CHAPTER 2Database Diagnosability and Failure Repair

One of the major thrusts of Oracle Database 11g is in the area of fault management, which includes error diagnosing and repairing database failures. When you encounter a critical database error such as a corrupted datafile, for example, most of your attention is focused on fixing the problem after the fact. It's not easy to bring the same level of attention to the prevention of the problem. In Oracle Database 11g, Oracle provides a first-rate advanced diagnosability infrastructure to help you undertake proactive steps to prevent and proactively detect problems and quickly diagnose and resolve critical errors, such as those caused by code bugs and data corruption. The new infrastructure also ...

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