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Chapter 1. Database Editions and Oracle Database XE

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. - Henry Ford

This chapter briefly introduces various database editions offered by Oracle Database 11g, and then introduces Oracle Database XE. We will dive into a list of features supported by Oracle Database XE and also discuss the limitations imposed on Oracle Database XE. The topics that will be covered in this chapter are as follows:

  • Available database editions

  • Oracle Database Express Edition

About Oracle

Oracle Corporation is a computer technology company established in 1977. Oracle specializes in developing enterprise software products. Oracle provides database management systems (such as Oracle Database, MySQL, and TimesTen), database development tools (such as Oracle Developer Suite and JDeveloper), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, and so on. With the acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Oracle has emerged as a hardware vendor offering Sun hardware under its umbrella.

In the words of Larry Ellison, the CEO of Oracle, "Oracle will be the only company that can engineer an integrated system — applications to disk — where all the pieces fit and work together so customers do not have to do it themselves. Our customers benefit as their systems integration costs go down while system performance, reliability, and security go up." Read the complete story about "Oracle Buys Sun" at http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/018363.

Available database editions

Oracle Database 11g is available in five editions, namely Enterprise Edition, Standard Edition, Standard Edition One, Express Edition (XE) , and Personal Edition. All editions are built on the same code base. This means we can easily scale up Oracle Express Edition to Standard Edition One to Standard Edition to Enterprise Edition.

To scale up to a higher edition, we would install the new software, open the database in the new edition, run the catalog.sql and catproc.sql scripts, and recompile the stored procedures. This topic is covered in greater detail later in the book.

  • Personal Edition: Personal Edition is available on the Windows platform and it supports single-user development environments.

  • Express Edition (XE):  XE is a small footprint database. It does not require license from Oracle to develop applications on XE. You can deploy and distribute XE freely without paying a penny as a license fee to Oracle. Database features such as Automatic Memory Management (AMM), Advanced Queuing (AQ) , Flashback query, and Data Encryption are supported with XE. There are a few limitations on XE, which we will explore later in the chapter. Support is provided through a free Oracle Discussion Forum (https://forums.oracle.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=251&start=0).

  • Standard Edition One (SEO): SEO is a low cost and full featured database for servers. It provides all database features available with XE and adds a few more to its list. SEO is available on Windows, Linux, and UNIX platforms. As a license fee you pay $900 to Oracle (for five users) and start using SEO. You pay an additional $180 per user if required. The pricing information provided here is subject to change; refer to Oracle's Global Pricing and Licensing for more details (http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/pricing/index.html). Database features such as Java Support, Enterprise Manager and Automatic Storage Management (ASM) are included in SEO.

  • Standard Edition (SE): SE is an affordable edition of Oracle database. It is a full-featured database for servers up to four sockets. It can easily scale to Enterprise Edition as demand grows. Database features supported by Standard Edition One are supported by SE and it adds few more to its list. Real Application Clusters (RAC) and Automatic Workload Management (AWM) are two additional database features supported by Standard Edition.

    You pay $1,750 to Oracle towards a license fee, which includes a license for five users. You pay an additional $350 per user if required. It is also compatible with Enterprise Edition and can easily grow with demand. Refer to the Oracle's Global Pricing and Licensing document for more details.

  • Enterprise Edition (EE): This edition of Oracle database comes with a range of database options. EE provides industry leading performance, scalability, and security to your database. With Enterprise Edition you get database features such as Total Recall, Active Data Guard, Flashback Database, Real Application Clusters One-Node, Database Vault, Virtual Private Database, and many other that are not found in other database editions. An additional licensing cost is associated with these database features refer to Oracle's Global Pricing and Licensing for more details.

About Oracle


Oracle Corporation is a computer technology company established in 1977. Oracle specializes in developing enterprise software products. Oracle provides database management systems (such as Oracle Database, MySQL, and TimesTen), database development tools (such as Oracle Developer Suite and JDeveloper), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, and so on. With the acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Oracle has emerged as a hardware vendor offering Sun hardware under its umbrella.

In the words of Larry Ellison, the CEO of Oracle, "Oracle will be the only company that can engineer an integrated system — applications to disk — where all the pieces fit and work together so customers do not have to do it themselves. Our customers benefit as their systems integration costs go down while system performance, reliability, and security go up." Read the complete story about "Oracle Buys Sun" at http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/018363.

Available database editions

Oracle Database 11g is available in five editions, namely Enterprise Edition, Standard Edition, Standard Edition One, Express Edition (XE) , and Personal Edition. All editions are built on the same code base. This means we can easily scale up Oracle Express Edition to Standard Edition One to Standard Edition to Enterprise Edition.

To scale up to a higher edition, we would install the new software, open the database in the new edition, run the catalog.sql and catproc.sql scripts, and recompile the stored procedures. This topic is covered in greater detail later in the book.

  • Personal Edition: Personal Edition is available on the Windows platform and it supports single-user development environments.

  • Express Edition (XE):  XE is a small footprint database. It does not require license from Oracle to develop applications on XE. You can deploy and distribute XE freely without paying a penny as a license fee to Oracle. Database features such as Automatic Memory Management (AMM), Advanced Queuing (AQ) , Flashback query, and Data Encryption are supported with XE. There are a few limitations on XE, which we will explore later in the chapter. Support is provided through a free Oracle Discussion Forum (https://forums.oracle.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=251&start=0).

  • Standard Edition One (SEO): SEO is a low cost and full featured database for servers. It provides all database features available with XE and adds a few more to its list. SEO is available on Windows, Linux, and UNIX platforms. As a license fee you pay $900 to Oracle (for five users) and start using SEO. You pay an additional $180 per user if required. The pricing information provided here is subject to change; refer to Oracle's Global Pricing and Licensing for more details (http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/pricing/index.html). Database features such as Java Support, Enterprise Manager and Automatic Storage Management (ASM) are included in SEO.

  • Standard Edition (SE): SE is an affordable edition of Oracle database. It is a full-featured database for servers up to four sockets. It can easily scale to Enterprise Edition as demand grows. Database features supported by Standard Edition One are supported by SE and it adds few more to its list. Real Application Clusters (RAC) and Automatic Workload Management (AWM) are two additional database features supported by Standard Edition.

    You pay $1,750 to Oracle towards a license fee, which includes a license for five users. You pay an additional $350 per user if required. It is also compatible with Enterprise Edition and can easily grow with demand. Refer to the Oracle's Global Pricing and Licensing document for more details.

  • Enterprise Edition (EE): This edition of Oracle database comes with a range of database options. EE provides industry leading performance, scalability, and security to your database. With Enterprise Edition you get database features such as Total Recall, Active Data Guard, Flashback Database, Real Application Clusters One-Node, Database Vault, Virtual Private Database, and many other that are not found in other database editions. An additional licensing cost is associated with these database features refer to Oracle's Global Pricing and Licensing for more details.

Oracle Database Express Edition (XE)


Oracle Database XE is an entry level database available on Windows and Linux operating systems. XE is built with the same code base as Oracle Database 11g Release 2, so scaling XE to other editions can be easily achieved.

Oracle Database XE is a good starter database for DBAs and developers who need a free database for training and deployment. Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and hardware vendors can freely distribute Oracle Database XE along with their products, thus adding value to their own products.

Educational institutions can freely use Oracle Database XE for their curriculum. The following are the features of Oracle Database 11g Express Edition:

  • Available on Linux (64-bit) and Windows (32-bit)

  • Installs using native installers

  • Fully upgradeable to other Oracle Database 11g editions

  • Supports Oracle SQL Developer, Oracle Application Express, Java, .NET and Visual Studio, and PHP development environments

Oracle Database 11g Express Edition comes with the following licensing restrictions:

  • Executes on one processor in any size server

  • Supports up to 11GB of user data

  • Uses up to 1GB RAM of available memory in any size server

  • Supports one database per machine

  • HTTPS is not supported natively with the HTTP listener built into Oracle Database XE

Summary


At the end of this chapter, you will have a sound understanding of the various database editions available with Oracle Database 11g. You will also have a good understanding of the database features available with each database edition.

By now, you will also have an understanding of the features offered by Oracle Database 11g XE and also its limitations.

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  • Install and configure Oracle Database XE on Windows and Linux
  • Develop database applications using Oracle Application Express
  • Back up, restore, and tune your database
  • Includes clear step-by-step instructions and examples

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Oracle Database XE 11gR2 is an excellent beginner-level database and is a great platform to learn database concepts. "Oracle Database XE 11gR2 Jump Start Guide" helps you to install, administer, maintain, tune, back up and upgrade your Oracle Database Express Edition. The book also helps you to build custom database applications using Oracle Application Express.Using this book, you will be able to install Oracle Database XE on Windows/Linux operating system.This book helps you understand different database editions and it guides you through the installation procedure with the aid of screenshots. You will learn to interact with the database objects. You will gain a solid understanding of stored sub-programs which is followed by an introduction to Oracle Application Express (APEX). Solid database performance tuning strategies are also discussed in this book followed by backup and recovery scenarios. All in all, "Oracle Database XE 11gR2 Jump Start Guide" delivers everything that you should know to get started with Oracle Database administration.

Who is this book for?

If you are a student or beginner who is learning to administer Oracle Database, then this book is for you. This book is designed to cover the problems that novice DBAs particularly struggle with, so no prior knowledge of Oracle database administration is expected.

What you will learn

  • Install and uninstall Oracle Database XE on Windows and Linux environment
  • Set up local and remote database connections and resize Oracle SGA
  • Install SQL Developer, access table data, modify table data, understand transaction control statements and most commonly used SQL functions
  • Create and manage database objects like tables, indexes, constraints, views, sequences, and synonyms
  • Develop PL/SQL stored subprograms
  • Create rich and responsive applications using Oracle Application Express
  • Understand Oracle logical and physical components such as SGA, PGA, Tablespaces, and Flash Recovery Area
  • Move data between different Oracle Database XE versions
  • Upgrade Oracle Database Express Edition to other Oracle Database Editions
  • Protect and recover your database
  • Tune the database for optimal performance
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Table of Contents

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Database Editions and Oracle Database XE Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Installing and Uninstalling Oracle Database XE Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Connecting and Configuring Oracle Database 11g XE Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Accessing Table Data, DML Statements, and Transactions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Creating and Managing Schema Objects Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Developing Stored Subprograms and Triggers Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Building a Sample Application with Oracle Application Express Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Managing Database and Database Storage Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Moving Data between Oracle Databases Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Upgrading Oracle Database 11g XE to Other Database Editions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Tuning Oracle Database 11g XE Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

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I have reviewed all the chapters, Every step is with full of explanations and examples. Who ever starting to learn XE 11gR2 i think this is the right book to start learning.From the chapters of 1 to 6 designed for beginners to learn from architecture concepts, Every chapter is very detailed.From the chapters 7 to 12 desgined with advanced topics. Chapter 7 introduced with Application Express, Moving data between oracle Databases, Managing Database and storage,For sure Chapter 12 is an valuable by introducing "Tuning Oracle 11g XE". Overall This book looks great even for beginners and who ever looking for Advanced concepts of Oracle 11g XE.Thank You.
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This is an excellent introduction to the complex world of the Oracle 11G database. It covers all the important aspects of database installation, setup, programming, maintenance, backup and support.There is enough information in each subject area to get the reader started and interested in finding out more. It would even be a useful 11g quick reference for experienced DBAs. Highly recommended.
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The mere mention of "Oracle Database" can strike fear and intimidation in many an aspiring IT career climber. Have no fear. This books lays it out step by step in a clear fashion. For those concerned about licensing issues, since Oracle XE and Oracle Developer are free, you can use them to learn, build a working project, or both. The book gives a rundown of other Oracle versions and their licenses as well, explaining the cost, terms, and limitations.I have a background in mysql and MS SQL, so I'm no beginner, but I do like books that lay down the basics. When using a new technology, there may be features or ways of doing things that are a bit different. Reading from a basic level gives me a good foundation and fills in any gaps I may have. It leaves me well-prepared for tackling the more advanced topics.Pros:This book includes installation instructions for Oracle and the Oracle IDE, as well as step-by-step queries that you can practice that will introduce you to the syntax, features, and functions of Oracle.Cons:There are some things that I would do different. While there are instructions for Linux, there is no mention that the RPM files need to be converted for Debian-based distros such as Ubuntu. I had to Google the instructions. Ubuntu is one of the most popular distros, so I feel that the instructions should be there. There's quite a few steps involved in regards to various hardware settings. The book addresses some, but not all. I actually had to create a new swap partition and delete the old one because the one my Oracle VBOX built during the Ubuntu installation was under 2 gigabytes. I also had to figure out how to install JDK, and make a decision on whether to use Oracle's or opensdk. I feel these instructions should be included. To me, buying a technical book is about being hand-walked step by step without having to jump around from blog to blog for snippets of instructions. If I'm having to do this anyway, what's the point of buying the book?So after jumping from site to site, I'm back to the book, and go to where I feel I need to be... which is after IDE installation. But now I'm being asked to run queries on an HR database, except where's the HR database? Do I need to make one up? The thought crossed my mind... but it sounded like I had to bake a cake before learning how to make it. I downloaded the code samples from the publisher, but no database there. Turns out the instructions for adding Oracle's version of "Northwind", HR, a sample database that comes with Oracle, was a bit before the IDE installation. I feel this should go immediately before the SQL query chapter after the IDE installation, and if not, at least make a reference to it for those that had to step away from the book for the installation portion or waited to install the IDE before trying out queries.The third thing I would do differently is to create a chart for each screenshot that breaks down each line in the statement in summary. This is something that "MySQL Stored Procedure Programming" did which I found very practical and useful.Conclusion:Overall, I think this is a great book to get you started on Oracle. I haven't finished it yet, but I'm looking forward to the chapter on Oracle APEX. I feel confident that I'll be able to tackle more challenging material comfortably after completing this book.
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