As a newer DBA I appreciate the Architecture Diagram for 11g showing the new background processes. Melody On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 10:37 AM, Jenny Tsai-Smith <jenny.tsai@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Hello, Rich, Brandon, Jared, Jack, > > Thank you for the feedback on the Oracle Database 11g: Interactive Quick > Reference (IQR) that my team produced. At this point in time, it is by no > means a replacement for the reference guide in the product documentation > library. > > However, the IQR does have some things the documentation doesn't include: > > - an architecture diagram of the key processes, memory structures, and > files > - a categorization of the background processes, plus which ones are > started by default, which ones are required, and which ones are new (the > background > processes table in the > documentation<http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e17110/bgprocesses.htm#sthref4453>doesn't > include all of this info) > - the DBA views, and the RAC-related V$ views, are categorized > > We have also posted a SWF version of the IQR (click here for download > page<http://www.oracle.com/go/?&Src=7027600&Act=54&pcode=WWOU10044054MPP047>) > so that Mac OS and Linux users don't have to use the .EXE version. We did > consider creating the IQR using HTML5+CSS3, but we did not have the > resources or time right now. This first version of the IQR was not actually > funded -- all of it was done on "spare" cycles. > > There were many features (such as searchability, sortable tables, covering > all of the V$ views, an ERD of the DBA and V$ views, easier / more intuitive > navigation, etc.) that we just did not have the time to get to in this > initial proof-of-concept release. With this first attempt, we were just > trying to take what was included in the printed Oracle data dictionary > posters, and add a little more info, but deliver it digitally. > > I have added your feedback to our enhancements list for the DB 12.1 version > of the IQR. Thanks again for taking the time to provide feedback. > > Cheers, > Jenny > > [image: Oracle Email Signature Logo] > Jenny Tsai-Smith <jenny.tsai@xxxxxxxxxx> | Senior Director | 650.506.4661 > | 650.743.8272 > >