SAP Note 600141 - Oracle9i: Automatic UNDO Management

Component : Oracle - Database Administration with Oracle

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Summary :
This SAP Note provides documentation for the Automatic Undo Management (AUM) feature in Oracle9i, geared towards database administrators transitioning from manual to automatic management of rollback segments. It outlines the structure, support through BR*Tools, general recommendations, and details of AUM, including description, advantages, recommendations, and special features. Key components such as the undo_management, undo_tablespace, and undo_retention parameters are discussed. The note emphasizes AUM’s benefits in dynamic configuration and simplified administration, reducing manual interventions and enhancing system management efficiency. Recommendations for implementing AUM in new Oracle installations and SAP systems are provided to optimize performance and consistency.

Key words :
tablespace_name  status    contents  extent_man allocatio  segment---------------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------  ------psapundo         online    undo      local      system    manualpsapundo2        online    undo      local      system    manual aum-administration creating, br toolsgeneral recommendationaum - descriptionaum - advantagesaum - recommendationsaum - special featuresaum - special features, delete temporarily created rollback segment    sql>alter rollback segment rbs_temp offline, sql>show parameter undo   sql>show parameter rollback_segments  sql>select segment_name, current undo management status   sql>show parameter undo  sql>select segment_name, current undo management mode   sql>show parameter undo  sql>select segment_name, sql>alter system reset undo_tablespace                scope = spfile sid = ' ', sql>alter system reset transactions_per_rollback_segment                scope = spfile sid = ' ', sql>alter system reset max_rollback_segments                scope = spfile sid=' ', sql>alter system reset rollback_segments                scope = spfile sid = ' '

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