Friday, March 13, 2009

Oracle Database Server

The Oracle Database Server Consists of :
1)Oracle Instance
2)Physical Database

Let us discuss these components of Oracle Database Server:

1)Oracle Instance : The Instance consists of a Memory Area known as SGA(System Global Area) and the Background Processes.When a DB is started, it is the Instance which gets loaded into the RAM.Hence the SGA is provided as part of RAM.We will be discussing the SGA components and various Background processes in detail.

2)Physical Database : The Physical Database consists of OS level files termed as :
  1. Data Files
  2. Control File
  3. Redo Log Files
Besides these, there are other files like Password File,Parameter File and Archive Log Files.

Pictorial Representation of the same is as below :




I will discuss each of these Memory Structures and Background Processes in detail in my next post.

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