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Administering ArcSDE for Oracle

Administering ArcSDE for Oracle

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This topic contains links to administration concepts and instructions. Some of these are topics that apply to all database management systems; others are specific to ArcSDE for Oracle.

Setting up the geodatabase

Be sure to read the ArcSDE for Oracle installation guide for specific preinstallation, installation, and postinstallation setup steps for your operating system. The following are links to provide summaries and help with configuring the geodatabase.

Tuning tips to configure the DBMS to work with ArcSDE

Oracle initialization parameters

Minimize disk I/O contention in Oracle

Tuning memory in Oracle

User logins and permissions

The ArcSDE administrative account

User permissions

User permissions for geodatabases in Oracle

Installing ArcSDE for Oracle

Installation summary for the ArcSDE component for Oracle

Sample scripts installed with ArcSDE for Oracle

Managing multiple ArcSDE component installations on the same machine

Using multiple geodatabases in Oracle

Upgrade summary for ArcSDE geodatabases

Postinstallation setup

The following are topics about tuning the ArcSDE geodatabase repository creation:

The giomgr.defs file and the SERVER_CONFIG system table

ArcSDE initialization parameters

The dbinit.sde file

The dbtune file and the DBTUNE table

DBTUNE configuration keywords

Default configuration keywords specific to Oracle

Composite configuration keywords

Making configuration keywords available in ArcGIS

The DATA_DICTIONARY keyword

Oracle DATA_DICTIONARY keyword

The DEFAULTS keyword

Oracle DEFAULTS keyword

Log file configuration options

Log file keywords

LOGFILE_DEFAULTS for Oracle

DBTUNE configuration parameter name-configuration string pairs

Oracle DBTUNE configuration parameters

About Oracle Spatial DBTUNE storage parameters

These topics discuss other geodatabase setup configurations:

Configuring Oracle Net Services to use ST_Geometry SQL functions

Language support in the geodatabase

Language support for Oracle

XML columns in the geodatabase

Configuring an Oracle database to support XML columns

Tuning an Oracle instance for XML data storage

Making connections to the geodatabase

The following are general topics about connecting to a geodatabase:

An overview of ArcSDE geodatabase connections

Compatibility between clients and geodatabases

ArcSDE connection syntax

Creating spatial database connections

These topics are specific to making connections using an ArcSDE service:

Starting an ArcSDE service

Stopping an ArcSDE service

Pausing and resuming an ArcSDE service

Accessing an ArcSDE service through a firewall

Displaying ArcSDE service statistics and session information

Removing ArcSDE service user processes

Troubleshooting the ArcSDE service

These topics deal with direct connections to the geodatabase:

Properties of a direct connection to an ArcSDE geodatabase

Setting up a direct connection to Oracle

Troubleshooting direct connections to an ArcSDE geodatabase

Working with the geodatabase

These topics cover working with data in an ArcSDE geodatabase:

About data types

Oracle data types

About geometry storage types

Registering tables to be used by ArcGIS Desktop

Granting and revoking privileges on datasets

Oracle backups

Recovery models for Oracle

Using database views

Views in Oracle

Locators in the geodatabase

About compressing a geodatabase

Compressing an ArcSDE geodatabase licensed under ArcGIS Server Enterprise

Updating statistics on a geodatabase licensed under ArcGIS Server Enterprise

Updating geodatabase statistics in Oracle databases

It would also be helpful to understand how the geodatabase is structured and how data is stored in it. For this, consult the section "Geodatabase data storage and schema" found in this help. There is a specific book for Oracle in this section: "Inside a geodatabase in Oracle."

See Also

  • An overview of ArcSDE geodatabase administration