Release Information

Knowledge Xpert for Oracle Administration v10.0

New and enhanced features for this release include:

• User Interface - A completely new user interface works similar to most web search engines and is very intuitive. Simply enter one or more keywords in the Search field and quickly start to use Knowledge Xpert to answer technical database questions and retrieve information.
• Table of Contents Hierarchy - A hierarchy at the top of each result page tells you where to find the current information in the table of contents. Click a heading in the hierarchy to access the table of contents and look for related topics.
• Table of Contents Access - The opening page lists the knowledge databases currently installed on your system. Click a database to go to the Table of Contents page for the selected knowledge database.
• Results Display - An improved presentation of results features icons to clearly differentiate search result types.
• Enhanced Search - The redesigned search functionality includes:
  • Capability to filter results as you type search terms
  • Ability to search across all installed Knowledge Xpert products
  • More descriptive search results that provide a better preview of the page
  • Ability to search all versions of Instant Messages and other resources along with standard pages

New Content in Knowledge Xpert for Oracle Administration 10.0:

Topics and Sections - additions to document changes to Oracle 11g

• Invisible Indexes
• Read Only Tables
• Fine-Grained Access Control On Network Services
• Oracle 11g Password Features
• Tablespace Encryption
• Flashback Transaction Backout and Flashback Data Archives
• Real-Time SQL Monitoring
• Data Recovery Advisor
• SQL Repair Advisor
• Streams Performance Advisor
• Automatic Login Wallets
• Automatic Memory Management
• AutoTask
• Automatic Diagnostic Repository (ADR)
• SQL Plan Management
• Automatic SQL Tuning
• Database Replay
• SQL Performance Analyzer

Topics and Sections - Updates document enhanced functionality in Oracle 11g

• Automated Storage Management (ASM)
• Automated Database Diagnostic Monitor (ADDM)
• The Automatic Workload Repository (AWR)
• Oracle Data Pump
• Optimizer Statistics

Reference Updates - Updates reflect changes in Oracle 11g

• INIT.ORA Parameters
• SQL Built-In Packages, including the following new Oracle 11g packages:
  • DBMS_ADDM
  • DBMS_ASSERT
  • DBMS_AUTO_TASK_ADMIN
  • DBMS_COMPARISON
  • DBMS_CUBE
  • DBMS_CUBE_ADVISE
  • DBMS_RESULT_CACHE
  • DBMS_SPM
  • DBMS_STREAMS_ADVISOR_ADM
  • DBMS_WORKLOAD_CAPTURE
  • DBMS_WORKLOAD_REPLAY
• SQL Built-In Packages, including the following new Oracle 11g packages:
  • CREATE_FLASHBACK_ARCHIVE
  • ALTER_FLASHBACK_ARCHIVE
  • DROP_FLASHBACK_ARCHIVE

System Requirements

• Monitor Resolution: Screen Resolution of 800x600 or greater
• Hard Disk Space: 50-60 MB
• Operating System: Windows 2000, XP, Vista
• Additional Software: Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater