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| Introduction |
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1 Getting Started with Oracle Database 12c Release 2 |
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Downloading Oracle Database 12c Release 2 Components |
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Preparing the Operating System for Oracle Database 12c Release 2 |
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Review the Installation Guide and Readme Files |
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Make Sure Your OS Platform Has All Required Updates Installed |
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Make Sure Your Platform Meets the Minimum Requirements |
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Create the Required OS Groups and Users |
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Configure the Kernel Parameters |
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10 | (1) |
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Finish the Preinstall Steps |
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Installing Oracle Database 12c Release 2 |
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Prepare the Installation Environment |
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13 | (1) |
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Install Oracle Database 12c Release 2 Using the OUI |
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Installing Oracle Database 12c Release 2 Grid Infrastructure |
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25 | (1) |
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Prepare to Install Oracle Database 12c Release |
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Stage Oracle Database 12c Release 2 Grid Infrastructure |
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25 | (1) |
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Deinstalling Oracle Database 12c Release 2 |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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2 Installing or Upgrading to Oracle Database 12c Release 2 |
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Installing Oracle Database 12c Release 2 Grid Infrastructure |
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Configure Grid Infrastructure and Start ASM |
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Add the RECO Disk Group Using asmca |
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39 | (2) |
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Creating a New Oracle Database 12c Release 2 Database |
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41 | (5) |
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Upgrading to Oracle Database 12c Release 2: Traditional Architecture |
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46 | (24) |
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46 | (2) |
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The Last Word on Upgrading the Traditional Architecture |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (2) |
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Upgrading to Oracle Database 12c Release 2: Multitenant Architecture |
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70 | (6) |
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Upgrade Methods for Multitenant Databases in Oracle Database 12c Release 2 |
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71 | (5) |
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76 | (1) |
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Going...Going...Gone: Deprecated and Desupported Features |
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76 | (3) |
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Features Deprecated in Oracle Database 12c Release 2 |
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77 | (1) |
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Features Desupported in Oracle Database 12c Release 2 |
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77 | (1) |
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Deprecated Parameters in Oracle Database 12c Release 2 |
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78 | (1) |
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Desupported Parameters in Oracle Database 12c Release 2 |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (2) |
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3 Oracle Database 12c Release 2 Multitenant New Features |
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New Features Related to Creating Pluggable Databases |
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Support for Thousands of PDBs for Each Container Database |
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83 | (1) |
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Hot and Cold Cloning a PDB |
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Creating a PDB with a Default Tablespace |
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85 | (1) |
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Support for Different Character Sets in PDBs |
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86 | (2) |
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PDB Support for Different Database Time Zones |
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88 | (1) |
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PDB Support for Different Database Time Zone Files |
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89 | (1) |
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Moving, Copying, and Migrating PDBs |
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89 | (9) |
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Cloning a PDB in READ WRITE Mode |
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90 | (1) |
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Incrementally Refreshing a Read-Only PDB |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (2) |
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Manually Transporting PDBs Across Platforms |
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94 | (3) |
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Using PDB Archive Files when Unplugging a PDB |
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97 | (1) |
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PDB Security: Lockdown Profiles |
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98 | (3) |
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Multitenant Performance-Related New Features |
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101 | (5) |
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Controlling SGA Use at the PDB Level |
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101 | (3) |
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Resource Manager Changes Related to CDBs and PDBs |
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104 | (2) |
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106 | (1) |
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4 Application Containers and Hints Thereof |
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107 | (14) |
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108 | (10) |
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Creating the Application Container |
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109 | (2) |
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Creating the Application in the Application Root |
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111 | (2) |
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Creating an Application PDB |
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113 | (3) |
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Installing, Upgrading, and Patching the Application Container |
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116 | (1) |
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Creating the Application Seed |
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117 | (1) |
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Using Hints in the Containers Query |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (2) |
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5 Administrative, High Availability, and Security New Features |
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121 | (36) |
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122 | (9) |
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Online Table Redefinition |
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122 | (7) |
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Converting Nonpartitioned Tables to Partitioned Tables |
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129 | (1) |
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Creating a New Table with Partition Characteristics |
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130 | (1) |
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131 | (6) |
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RAC and Grid Infrastructure |
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132 | (2) |
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Automatic Storage Management |
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134 | (2) |
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136 | (1) |
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137 | (18) |
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137 | (8) |
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145 | (4) |
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149 | (2) |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (1) |
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User and Password Management |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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155 | (2) |
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157 | (18) |
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Table Recovery Enhancements |
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158 | (3) |
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RMAN High Availability and Security Enhancements |
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161 | (3) |
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Using RMAN to Duplicate TDE Tablespaces |
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162 | (1) |
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Cross-Platform Transport Using RMAN |
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162 | (1) |
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Backup and Recovery of Sparse Databases on Exadata |
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163 | (1) |
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Cloud Control, PDB Archives, and RMAN, Oh My! |
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164 | (10) |
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Unplugging a PDB Using RMAN and Cloud Control |
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164 | (2) |
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Plugging In a PDB Using RMAN and Cloud Control |
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166 | (8) |
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174 | (1) |
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7 Performance-Related New Features |
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175 | (20) |
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176 | (5) |
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178 | (2) |
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180 | (1) |
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Optimizer Statistics Advisor |
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181 | (6) |
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183 | (3) |
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186 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
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187 | (6) |
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Initialization Parameters |
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187 | (1) |
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Dynamic Memory Area for In-Memory Objects |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (2) |
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191 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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8 Compression and Archiving |
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195 | (16) |
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NFS Server in the Database |
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196 | (8) |
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Prerequisites for Setting Up an NFS Server in the Database |
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196 | (1) |
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Creating a DBFS File System |
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197 | (3) |
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Installing NFS Server in the Database |
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200 | (1) |
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Using the NFS Client Interface |
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200 | (4) |
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Tuning NFS Server in the Database |
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204 | (1) |
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OFS Dynamic Performance and Data Dictionary Views |
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204 | (1) |
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Using Advanced Index Compression |
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204 | (4) |
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Using COMPRESS in Oracle Database 11g |
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205 | (1) |
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Using COMPRESS ADVANCED LOW in Oracle Database 12c Release 1 |
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206 | (1) |
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Using COMPRESS ADVANCED HIGH |
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206 | (2) |
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Improvements to Hybrid Columnar Compression (HCC) |
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208 | (1) |
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208 | (1) |
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HCC with Automatic Data Optimization (ADO) |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (2) |
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9 Big Data, Business Intelligence, and Data Warehousing New Features |
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211 | (18) |
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Leveraging New Partitioning Methods |
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212 | (14) |
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Using Interval Partitioning with Subpartitions |
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214 | (2) |
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List Partitioning Enhancements |
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216 | (5) |
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Partitioning External Tables |
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221 | (5) |
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Materialized View Performance Improvements |
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226 | (2) |
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228 | (1) |
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10 Utilities and Scheduler New Features |
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229 | (8) |
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Oracle Data Pump Parallel Metadata Management |
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230 | (2) |
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External Table Access Driver Improvements |
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232 | (1) |
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233 | (3) |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (1) |
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236 | (1) |
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11 New Features for Developers, Report Writers, and Power Users |
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237 | (16) |
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New and Enhanced Functions |
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238 | (7) |
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238 | (2) |
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240 | (2) |
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242 | (3) |
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Approximate Query Processing |
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245 | (3) |
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Configuring Approximate Query Processing |
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246 | (1) |
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Using Approximate Query Processing |
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246 | (2) |
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Data Dictionary and Data Type Enhancements |
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248 | (3) |
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Identifier Length Changes |
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248 | (1) |
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New Data Dictionary Views |
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249 | (2) |
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251 | (2) |
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12 Integrating with Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13c Release 2 |
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253 | (20) |
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Configuring a Cloud Control Repository |
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254 | (6) |
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Installing Cloud Control 13c |
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260 | (11) |
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Leveraging New Cloud Control 13c Features |
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271 | (1) |
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Support for Oracle Database 12c Release 2 |
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271 | (1) |
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Other Features Worth Mentioning |
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272 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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