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This manual describes the Oracle8 Parallel Server and supplements Oracle8 Server Administrator's Guide and Oracle8 Server Concepts.
This manual prepares you to successfully implement parallel processing by providing a thorough presentation of the concepts and procedures involved. Information in this manual applies to the Oracle8 Parallel Server running on all operating systems.
This manual is written for database administrators and application developers who work with a parallel server.
This manual is divided into the parts and chapters described below.
Chapter 1: Parallel Processing & Parallel Databases
This chapter introduces parallel processing and parallel database technologies, which offer great advantages for online transaction processing and decision support applications.
Chapter 2: Successfully Implementing Parallel Processing
This chapter explains how to attain the goals of speedup and scaleup, by effectively implementing parallel processing and parallel database technology.
Chapter 3: Parallel Hardware Architecture
This chapter describes the range of available hardware implementations which allow parallel processing, and surveys their advantages and disadvantages.
Chapter 4: How Oracle Implements Parallel Processing
This chapter gives a high-level view of how the Oracle Parallel Server provides high performance parallel processing.
Chapter 5: Oracle Instance Architecture for the Parallel Server
This chapter explains features of Oracle multi-instance architecture which differ from an Oracle server in exclusive mode.
Chapter 6: Oracle Database Architecture for the Parallel Server
This chapter describes features of Oracle database architecture that pertain to the multiple instances of a parallel server.
Chapter 7: Overview of Locking Mechanisms
This chapter provides an overview of internal Oracle Parallel Server locking mechanisms.
Chapter 8: Integrated Distributed Lock Manager: Access to Resources
This chapter explains the role of the Integrated Distributed Lock Manager in controlling access to resources in a parallel server.
Chapter 9: Parallel Cache Management Instance Locks
This chapter provides a conceptual overview of PCM locks. The planning and allocation of PCM locks is one of the most complex tasks facing the Oracle Parallel Server database administrator.
Chapter 10: Non-PCM Instance Locks
This chapter describes some of the most common non-PCM instance locks.
Chapter 11: Space Management and Free List Groups
This chapter explains space management concepts.
Chapter 12: Application Analysis
This chapter provides a conceptual framework for optimizing OPS application design.
Chapter 13: Designing a Database for Parallel Server
This chapter prescribes a general methodology for designing systems optimized for the Oracle Parallel Server.
Chapter 14: Creating a Database & Objects for Multiple Instances
This chapter describes aspects of database creation that are specific to a parallel server.
Chapter 15: Allocating PCM Instance Locks
This chapter explains how to allocate PCM locks to datafiles by specifying values for parameters in the initialization file of an instance.
Chapter 16: Ensuring IDLM Capacity for All Resources & Locks
This chapter explains how to reduce contention for shared resources and gain maximum performance from the parallel server by ensuring that adequate space is available in the Integrated Distributed Lock Manager for all the necessary locks and resources.
Chapter 17: Using Free List Groups to Partition Data
This chapter explains how to allocate free lists and free list groups to partition data. By doing this you can minimize contention for free space when using multiple instances.
Chapter 18: Administering Multiple Instances
This chapter describes how to administer instances of a parallel server.
Chapter 19: Tuning the System to Optimize Performance
This chapter provides an overview of tuning issues.
Chapter 20: Monitoring Views & Tuning a Parallel Server
This chapter describes how to monitor performance of a parallel server by querying data dictionary views and dynamic performance views. It also explains how to tune a parallel server.
Chapter 21: Backing Up the Database
This chapter explains how to protect your data by archiving the online redo log files and periodically backing up the datafiles, the control file for your database, and the parameter files for your instances.
Chapter 22: Recovering the Database
This chapter describes Oracle recovery features on a parallel server.
Chapter 23: Migrating from Single Instance to Parallel Server
This chapter describes database conversion from a single instance Oracle8 database to a multi-instance Oracle8 database using the parallel server option.
Appendix A: Differences from Previous Versions
This appendix describes the differences between this release and previous releases of the Parallel Server Option.
This appendix lists restrictions for the parallel server.
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