[...]... the Design Stage,” explains the holistic approach to performance engineering Performance should be engineered into every aspect of the system, from hardware selection and network configuration to database design and application development xxv Oracle Performance Tuning & Optimization Part II, Tuning the Server,” focuses on tuning the RDBMS server The performance of the system depends on a number of factors... determine where performance can be enhanced Chapter 8, “What Affects Oracle Server Performance? ” is an overview of what can effect the server performance and where bottlenecks can occur Chapter 9, Oracle Instance Tuning, ” reviews the bulk of instance tuning Items such as memory, I/O, and CPU usage are discussed here You also get a more in-depth look at some internal Oracle structures Chapter 10, Performance. .. easy solution, tuning the database application first is usually much more cost effective Although many books have been written on this subject, you’ll find this one to be complete and thorough in its methodologies and execution steps for tuning your Oracle database In the time I’ve known Ed Whalen, he’s been extremely thorough and professional with regard to system performance and tuning and the following... benchmarks and what they mean to you You are introduced to the Transaction Processing Performance Council (TCP), their Web site, and how you can use this information Chapter 6, Performance Monitoring Tools,” gives an overview of some of the performance monitoring tools available from Oracle and third-party vendors and describes how they can help you in investigating performance problems Chapter 7, Performance. .. 291 Hardware Considerations 294 Tuning Considerations 294 Oracle Tuning 294 Server OS Tuning 295 Enhancements 296 Parallel Query Option 297 Oracle Parallel Server Option 297 Hardware Enhancements 298 Performance Verification 300 xi Oracle Performance Tuning & Optimization xii What To Test in the RDBMS ... 368 System Characteristics 369 Design and Tuning Hints 369 Enhancements 372 Replicated Systems 374 System Characteristics 374 Design and Tuning Hints 375 Distributed Systems 377 System Characteristics 378 Design and Tuning Hints 378 xiii Oracle Performance Tuning & Optimization Part IV 24 25 26 xiv TextServer 3.0... that solution, and understand the result I hope this book gives novices an idea of what performance engineering is all about; seasoned professionals should receive some new insight and ideas xxvii Part I x Introduction I Part Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction to Oracle 2 Understanding Terms 3 What Is a Well-Tuned System? 4 Tuning Methodology 5 Benchmarking 6 Performance Monitoring Tools 7 Performance. .. somehow able to create this volume and work 110 percent on his day job Bonnie Crater Vice President Oracle Corporation xxi Acknowledgments Oracle Performance Tuning & Optimization It is not easy acknowledging all the people who have made this book possible Not only is there the work that went into the book itself, but there is the support and encouragement of friends and family that moved the book forward... Ty; their Great Pyrenees, Shasta; and the cats He is active in many dog-related activities, including dog agility He is also a certified EMT and volunteers with the local emergency ambulance service, Cypress Creek EMS, where he is a regular on Medic-53, Medic-54, and Medic-55 xxiii Introduction Oracle Performance Tuning & Optimization Database management software and the manipulation of data has evolved... Bottlenecks 522 Network Performance 523 Application Performance 523 Presentation Performance 524 Client Hardware Performance 524 Summary 524 34 Tuning the Client System 525 Windows NT 527 Tuning Memory 527 16-bit Applications 527 I/O Performance 528 Microsoft Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 .