Oracle 10g Database

Administrator: Implementation
and Administration

Chapter 1
Oracle Architecture Overview
 Objectives
• Learn about Oracle10g architecture and key
Oracle10g software components
• Look at the ORACLASS database used in exercises
throughout the book
• Discover differences between Oracle10g client and
server installation options
• Learn how to use the Oracle Universal Installer
• Examine why to use OFA (Optimal Flexible
Architecture)

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 Introduction to Oracle10g Architecture

• The Oracle10g RDBMS software suite includes

everything you need to build/maintain a relational DB
• The basic software:
– Runs the database engine
– Manages the data storage for all information in the
database
– Provides tools to manage users, tables, data integrity,
backups, and basic data entry
– Includes additional tools and utilities that help monitor
the performance and security of the database
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 Key Components of the Oracle10g

OEM

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 Key Components of Oracle10g
(continued)

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 Running the Database
• When you install an Oracle10g DB, you install the
software components, create DB files to store your
data, and start a set of background processes that
allocate memory and handle database activities
– Oracle defines a DB as the collection of operating system
files that store your data
• Database server: combination of DB software, a
DB (the files), and DB instance (the SGA and the
background processes)
– Single-instance server (typical configuration)
– Multiple-instance server
– Clustered servers
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 Running the Database (continued)

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 Running the Database (continued)

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 Running the Database (continued)

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 Running the Database (continued)
• When an application that uses the DB is run, it
creates a user process that controls the
connection to the database process
– On the DB side, the process that interacts with the
user process is called a server process
• Two basic methods to connect these processes:
– Dedicated server: connects one user process with
one server process
• Predefined DBs created on installation are configured
in dedicated server mode
– Shared Servers: a minimal number of database
server processes are shared with multiple
connections, between an application and the DB
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Some Optional Additions to Oracle10g
• Optional features requiring additional license fees:
– Oracle Partitioning
– Oracle Clusterware
– Oracle Spatial
– Oracle Data Mining
– Oracle COM Automation Feature
– Oracle Database Extensions for .NET
– Oracle Advanced Security
– Oracle Label Security
– Oracle Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) Services

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 Introduction to ORACLASS Database
• Main features:
– Enterprise Edition software
– User: CLASSMATE, password: CLASSPASS
• Initially owns no tables or other objects
– Required script instructions are included in each
chapter
– Includes standard users SYSTEM and SYS
• Global Globe is a national newspaper chain and
you have been hired to design and build its
database
– You are starting from scratch
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 Overview of Oracle10g Installation
Options
Multi-tier (or n-tier) means that the data,
processing, and user interfaces are divided
into separate areas that are fairly
independent of one another

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 Overview of Oracle10g Installation
Options (continued)

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 Comparing Server-Side Installation
Options
• Enterprise Edition: includes all major components
– Enables multiple users to connect concurrently
– Optimized for high data volume is common
– Supports multiple DB instances and replication
• Standard Edition: provides basic support for multi-
user database applications on a smaller scale than
that of the Enterprise Edition
– Cannot be upgraded with database features
• Personal Edition: single-user access to DB instance
– Two primary uses: programming and deployment
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 Comparing Client-Side Installation
Options
• Client-side installations facilitate user access to a
remote Oracle10g database
• Oracle Net Services component on the client side
handles communication with remote database
• Four variations, including:
– Administrator: provides user management tools,
including Enterprise Manager, to provide remote
management of multiple databases
– Runtime: intended primarily for programmers who
are developing applications on their own client
machines while using a remote database as the
connection to the database
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 The Oracle Universal Installer
• Keeps records on your previous installation activity
– If you install upgrades/enhancements later, it skips
redundant subcomponents
• Enables you to view/uninstall components and
subcomponents currently
– Does not allow you to remove a subcomponent that is
still required by installed components

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 The Oracle Universal Installer
(continued)

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 Oracle Home

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 Oracle Home (continued)
• Installer lets you install several versions of Oracle
software on a single machine by setting up a
separate directory structure for each version and its
software components
• SILENT MODE installation enables you to run an
installation without any human intervention
– setup.exe -responseFile <filename> -silent
– runInstaller -responseFile <filename> -silent
• Installer can also be used to install applications that
you write by preparing an installation script with the
optional Oracle package called the Software
Packager
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 Description of Optimal Flexible
Architecture (OFA)
• Provides standards to improve performance by:
– Spreading I/O functions across separate devices by
separating data from software
– Improving performance by separating products into
distinct directories that can be located on separate
devices to reduce bottlenecks
– Speeding up administrative tasks, such as backups,
by using naming standards for file types
– Improving detection and prevention of fragmentation
in datafiles by using naming standards that quickly
identify which tablespace and datafile are associated
with one another
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 Directory Structure Standards
• SW and DB storage files are under ORACLE_BASE
– C:\oracle\product\10.2.0
– /app/oracle/product/10.2.0
• Directories found under ORACLE_BASE:
– Admin/<database name>
– db_1
– client_1
– oradata/<database name>
– flash_recovery_area
• DB files allow for division by function and by either
database instance or software release number
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 Directory Structure Standards
(continued)
• Path to Oracle software is called ORACLE_HOME
containing Oracle binaries
– Defined as a variable within your system
• E.g. ORACLE_HOME/bin/runnit.exe
– Each installation has its own ORACLE_HOME
– Examples:
• /app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db 1
• C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db 1
• c:\oracle\product\10.2.0\client 1
– Contains a bin directory that holds most of the
executables
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 Directory Structure Standards
(continued)

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 File Naming Standards

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 Installing Oracle Software

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 Installing Oracle Software (continued)

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 Installing Oracle Software (continued)

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 Installing Oracle Software (continued)

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 Installing Oracle Software (continued)

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 Summary
• The core Oracle10g RDBMS software includes a
suite of products
• The basic installation includes many components and
subcomponents
• The key components of Oracle10g RDBMS software
are: Oracle10g database, Oracle Net Services,
Java/Web support and tools, Enterprise Manager,
SQL*Plus, utilities, and pre-compilers
• Additional add-on options to Oracle10g can help
increase database functionality and add more tools to
the basic tool set provided by the basic version
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 Summary (continued)
• A database instance is made up of the memory area
(SGA) and the background processes started on a
computer
• A database server contains a database instance and
the database files that store the database data
• A database server can contain a single instance,
multiple instances, or can be a combination of multiple
servers, called a cluster or grid of computers
• Some key optional components are Oracle Spatial,
Oracle Partitioning, Oracle Real Application Clusters,
Oracle Data Mining, Oracle Advanced Security, Oracle
Label Security, and Oracle OLAP services
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 Summary (continued)
• The most complete and robust installation option for
the server side is the Enterprise Edition
– Other choices: Standard Edition and Personal Edition
• On the client side, you can install the Administrator
option or the Runtime option
• The ORACLASS database is provided for running
exercises throughout this book
• A running case project develops a database system
for a fictional newspaper chain called Global Globe

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 Summary (continued)
• Multi-tier (n-tier) architecture separates different
levels of software components
• The client-side installation option runs remote
applications or remote DBA tasks
• The server-side installation option runs a DB server
• The client-side installation option has a number of
paths: Administrator, Runtime, a custom install,
and InstantClient
• Oracle Universal Installer is a user-friendly
interface for installing/uninstalling Oracle products
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 Summary (continued)
• The Oracle Home Selector feature of the Universal
Installer enables the installation of multiple versions
of Oracle software on one computer
• The Silent Install option pre-builds and runs an
installation without any human intervention
• Optimal Flexible Architecture (OFA) defines
standard names for directory structures, database
files, control files, and redo log files
• OFA uses the ORACLE_BASE variable to define
the root location for all Oracle subdirectories,
including Pradata and ORACLE_HOME
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