Introduction

The Database Server

Installing and Configuring the Database Server

Configuration Parameters

Client/Server Communications

Initializing the Database Server

Security

Disk, Memory, and Process Management

Virtual Processors and Threads

Managing Virtual Processors

Shared Memory

Managing Shared Memory

Data Storage

Managing Disk Space

Logging and Log Administration

Logging

Managing the Database-Logging Mode

In This Chapter

Changing the Database-Logging Mode

Modifying the Database-Logging Mode with ondblog

Modifying the Database Logging Mode with ontape

Modifying Database Logging Mode with ISA

Modifying Database Logging Mode with ON-Monitor (UNIX)

Modifying the Table-Logging Mode

Monitoring Transactions

Monitoring the Logging Mode of a Database

Logical Log

Managing Logical-Log Files

Physical Logging, Checkpoints, and Fast Recovery

Managing the Physical Log

Fault Tolerance

Mirroring

Using Mirroring

High-Availability Data Replication (Enterprise/Workgroup Editions)

Using High-Availability Data Replication (Enterprise/Workgroup Editions)

Consistency Checking

Distributed Data

Multiphase Commit Protocols

Recovering Manually from Failed Two-Phase Commit

Appendixes

Appendix. Accessibility

Notices

Index