Oracle Performance Tuning for 10gR2

Tuning of SQL code is generally cheaper than changing the data model. Physical and configuration tuning involves a search for bottlenecks that often points to SQL code or data model issues. Building an appropriate data model and writing properly performing SQL code can give 100%+ performance improvement. Physical and configuration tuning often gives at most a 25% performance increase.

Gavin Powell shows that the central theme of Oracle10gR2 Performance Tuning is four-fold: denormalize data models to fit applications; tune SQL code according to both the data model and the application in relation to scalability; create a well-proportioned physical architecture at the time of initial Oracle installation; and most important, mix skill sets to obtain the best results.

• Fully updated for version 10gR2 and provides all necessary transition material from version 9i
• Includes all three aspects of Oracle database tuning: data model tuning, SQL & PL/SQL code tuning, physical plus configuration tuning
• Contains experienced guidance and real-world examples using large datasets Emphasizes development as opposed to operating system perspective

Developers, Database Administrators, Consultants and Corporate professionals

Preface
Introduction

Part I. Data Model Tuning Chapter 1. The Relational Database Model
Chapter 2. Tuning the Relational Database Model
Chapter 3. Different Forms of the Relational Database Model
Chapter 4. A Brief History of Data Modeling

Part II. SQL Code Tuning Chapter 5. What is SQL?
Chapter 6. Basic Concepts of Efficient SQL
Chapter 7. Advanced Concepts of Efficient SQL
Chapter 8. Common Sense Indexing
Chapter 9. Oracle SQL Optimization and Statistics Chapter 10. How Oracle SQL Optimization Works
Chapter 11. Overriding Optimizer Behavior Using Hints
Chapter 12. How to Find Problem Queries
Chapter 13. Automated SQL Tuning

Part III. Physical and Configuration Tuning Chapter 14. Installing Oracle and Creating a Database
Chapter 15. Tuning Oracle Database File Structures Chapter 16. Object Tuning
Chapter 17. Low Level Physical Tuning Chapter 18. Hardware Resource Usage Tuning Chapter 19. Tuning Network Usage
Chapter 20. Oracle Partitioning and Parallelism Chapter 21. Ratios: Possible Symptoms of Problems Chapter 22. Wait Events
Chapter 23. Latches
Chapter 24. Tools and Utilities

Part IV. Tuning Everything at Once Chapter 25. The Wait Event Interface Chapter 26. The Database Control Chapter 27. Tuning With STATSPACK

Appendices Appendix A. Sample Databases
Appendix B. Sample Scripts (script changes) Appendix C. Sources of Information (accreditations) Appendix D. SQL Tuning in Oracle Enterprise Manager