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Oracle Parameters

The following table provides an overview of all Oracle parameters and indicates how they should be set when you use them AE.


Parameter Recommended value Relevant for AE Description Oracle version
DBFIPS_140   No Enable use of cryptographic libraries in FIPS mode 12
active_instance_count   Yes For AE in the RAC (alternative backup via SERVICE in the RAC). 10, 11 and 12
aq_tm_processes   No   10, 11 and 12
archive_lag_target   No   10, 11 and 12
asm_diskgroup Only for an ASM instance No   10, 11 and 12
asm_diskstring Only for an ASM instance No   10, 11 and 12
asm_power_limit Only for an ASM instance No   10, 11 and 12
asm_preferred_read_failure_groups Only for an ASM instance No   11 and 12
audit_file_dest D:\ORACLE\ADMIN\O111\ADUMP No You can use any path. 10, 11 and 12
audit_sys_operations FALSE No Depending on your security guidelines. 10, 11 and 12
audit_syslog_level   No Depending on your security guidelines. 11gR2 and 12
awr_snapshot_time_offset   No AWR Snapshot offset to full hour 12
audit_trail DB No Depending on your security guidelines. 10, 11 and 12
background_core_dump partial No   10, 11 and 12
background_dump_dest D:\ORACLE\DIAG\RDBMS\O111\O111\TRACE No Is deprecated as of Oracle version 11; you can use any path. 10, 11 and 12
backup_tape_io_slaves FALSE No Relevant for an RMAN backup. 10, 11 and 12
bitmap_merge_area_size   No AE does not use bitmap indexes. 10, 11 and 12
blank_trimming FALSE No   10, 11 and 12
buffer_pool_keep   Yes Is deprecated and has been replaced by db_keep_cache_size. 10, 11 and 12
buffer_pool_recycle   Yes Is deprecated and has been replaced by db_recycle_cache_size. 10, 11 and 12
cell_offload%   No Cell Offload configurationA set of constituent components that make up a system. This includes information on how the components are connected including the settings applied. for Exadata only 12
circuits   Yes AE does not support Shared Server operations. 10, 11 and 12
client_result_cache_lag   Yes AE does not yet support the feature Result Cache. 11 and 12
client_result_cache_size   Yes AE does not yet support the feature Result Cache. 11 and 12
clonedb   No    
cluster_databaseA database is an organized collection of data including relevant data structures.   Yes TRUE for AE in the RAC, FALSE for Single Instance Database. 10, 11 and 12
cluster_database_instances   Yes The number of RAC instances. 10, 11 and 12
cluster_interconnects   No RAC interconnect selection. 10, 11 and 12
commit_logging Do not set or IMMEDIATE Yes Currently, AE does not support the feature COMMIT BATCH for the Automation Engine. 11 and 12
commit_point_strength   No   10, 11 and 12
commit_wait Do not set or WAIT Yes AE does not yet support the feature COMMIT NOWAIT for the Automation Engine. 11 and 12
commit_write   Yes Is deprecated. 10 and 11
common_user_prefix C## No Used for Multitenant Database 12
compatible 12.1.0.2.0 Yes This should contain the current Oracle version. 10, 11 and 12
control_file_record_keep_time 7 No   10, 11 and 12
control_files   No   10, 11 and 12
control_management_pack_access DIAGNOSTIC+TUNING No Depending on your Oracle Management Pack Licenses. 11 and 12
core_dump_dest D:\ORACLE\DIAG\RDBMS\O111\O111\CDUMP No You can use any path. 10, 11 and 12
cpu_count   No It is automatically set to the number of CPUs. 10, 11 and 12
create_bitmap_area_size   No AE does not use bitmap indexes. 10, 11 and 12
create_stored_outlines   No AE does not use Stored Outlines. 10, 11 and 12
cursor_sharing EXACT Yes As of Oracle version 11, you can implement FORCE at your own risk. 10, 11 and 12
cursor_space_for_time FALSE No You can use it for performance tuning measures. 10, 11 and 12
db_big_table_cache_percent_target   Yes Do not set, influence query performance for data warehouse workloads 12
db_block_buffers   Yes AE does not recommend using this parameter because it has been replaced by the parameter db_cache_size. 10, 11 and 12
db_block_checking FALSE No   10, 11 and 12
db_block_checksum TYPICAL No   10, 11 and 12
db_block_size 8192 Yes Automic recommends a standard block size of 8K; the allowed minimum is 4K. 10, 11 and 12
db_cache_advice ON Yes   10, 11 and 12
db_cache_size   Yes The required buffer cache size depends on your database size. 10, 11 and 12
db_create_file_dest   No   10, 11 and 12
db_create_online_log_dest_1   No   10, 11 and 12
db_create_online_log_dest_2   No   10, 11 and 12
db_create_online_log_dest_3   No   10, 11 and 12
db_create_online_log_dest_4   No   10, 11 and 12
db_create_online_log_dest_5   No   10, 11 and 12
db_domain   No   10, 11 and 12
db_file_multiblock_read_count 32 Yes The database administrator can change it for tuning measures. 10, 11 and 12
db_file_name_convert   No   10, 11 and 12
db_files   No   10, 11 and 12
db_flash_cache_file   Yes Used for Smart Flash Cache within Oracle Buffer Cache, currently not supported by AE may be used at own risk 11gR2 and 12
db_flash_cache_size   Yes Used for Smart Flash Cache within Oracle Buffer Cache, currently not supported by AE may be used at own risk 11gR2 and 12
db_flashback_retention_target   No   10, 11 and 12
db_keep_cache_size   Yes Automic Supports the use of KEEP CACHE and RECYCLE CACHE as tuning measures. 10, 11 and 12
db_lost_write_protect   No   10, 11 and 12
db_name   No   10, 11 and 12
db_performance_profile   No   12
db_recovery_file_dest   No   10, 11 and 12
db_recovery_file_dest_size   No   10, 11 and 12
db_recycle_cache_size   Yes Automic Supports the use of KEEP CACHE and RECYCLE CACHE as tuning measures. 10, 11 and 12
db_securefile PERMITTED Yes The database administrator can change it as a tuning purposes. 11 and 12
db_ultra_safe OFF No

Note that you should only change this value (other than OFF) for troubleshooting purposes because doing so can affect the performance of your system negatively.

11 and 12
db_unique_name   No   10, 11 and 12
db_unrecoverable_scn_tracking   No   12
dbwr_io_slaves   Yes For tuning the DBWR process, you can either use dbwr_io_slaves or db_writer_processes. 10, 11 and 12
db_writer_processes   Yes For tuning the DBWR process, you can either use dbwr_io_slaves or db_writer_processes. 10, 11 and 12
defferred_segment_creation TRUE No   11gR2 and 12
db_16k_cache_size   Yes AE accepts the use of different DB block sizes as a tuning measure but it does not explicitly support it in version upgrades. 10, 11 and 12
db_2k_cache_size   Yes AE accepts the use of different DB block sizes as a tuning measure but it does not explicitly support it in version upgrades. 10, 11 and 12
db_32k_cache_size   Yes AE accepts the use of different DB block sizes as a tuning measure but it does not explicitly support it in version upgrades. 10, 11 and 12
db_4k_cache_size   Yes AE accepts the use of different DB block sizes as a tuning measure but it does not explicitly support it in version upgrades. 10, 11 and 12
db_8k_cache_size   Yes AE accepts the use of different DB block sizes as a tuning measure but it does not explicitly support it in version upgrades. 10, 11 and 12
ddl_lock_timeout   No   11 and 12
ddl_wait_for_locks FALSE No   10
dg_broker_config_file1   No   10, 11 and 12
dg_broker_config_file2   No   10, 11 and 12
dg_broker_start FALSE No   10, 11 and 12
diagnostic_dest D:\ORACLE No You can use any path. 11 and 12
disk_asynch_io TRUE Yes Automic recommends using TRUE unless there are known OS producer limitations. 10, 11 and 12
dispatchers   No   10, 11 and 12
distributed_lock_timeout   No   10, 11 and 12
dml_locks >= 500 Yes You can increase this value in large AE installationations. 10, 11 and 12
dnfs_batch_size   Yes Max number of dNFS async I/O requests queued per session 11gR2 and 12
drs_start   No This parameter is deprecated. 10, 11 and 12
dst_upgrade_insert_conv   No   12
enable_ddl_logging   No   11 and 12
enable_goldengate_replication   No   12
enable_pluggable_database   No   12
exclude_seed_cdb_view   No Related to Multitenant Option 12
event   Yes This parameter is used for troubleshooting purposes. 10, 11 and 12
fal_client   No   10, 11 and 12
fal_server   No   10, 11 and 12
fast_start_io_target   No This parameter is deprecated. 10, 11 and 12
fast_start_mttr_target   No   10, 11 and 12
fast_start_parallel_rollback   No   10, 11 and 12
fileio_network_adapters   No   10, 11 and 12
file_mapping   No   10, 11 and 12
filesystemio_options SETALL Yes Automic recommends using SETALL unless there are known OS producer limitations. 10, 11 and 12
fixed_date NONE Yes This parameter must be set to NONE. 10, 11 and 12
gc_files_to_locks   Yes This parameter must not be set for AE in the RAC. 10, 11 and 12
gcs_server_processes   Yes This parameter must not be set for AE in the RAC. 10, 11 and 12
global_context_pool_size   No This parameter is deprecated. 10, 11 and 12
global_names   No   10, 11 and 12
global_txn_processes   No   11 and 12
hash_area_size   Yes Automic recommends using pga_aggregate_target. 10, 11 and 12
hi_shared_memory_address   No   10, 11 and 12
hs_autoregister   No   10, 11 and 12
ifile   No   10, 11 and 12
instance_groups   No This parameter is deprecated. 10, 11 and 12
instance_name   No   10, 11 and 12
instance_number   No   10, 11 and 12
instance_type RDBMS Yes This parameter must be set to RDBMS. 10, 11 and 12
java_jit_enabled TRUE No AE does not use JAVA in the database. 11 and 12
java_max_sessionspace_size   No AE does not use JAVA in the database. 10, 11 and 12
java_pool_size   No AE does not use JAVA in the database. 10, 11 and 12
java_soft_sessionspace_limit   No AE does not use JAVA in the database. 10, 11 and 12
job_queue_processes   No AE does not use DBMS_JOBS. 10, 11 and 12
large_pool_size   No   10, 11 and 12
ldap_directory_access NONE No   10, 11 and 12
ldap_directory_sysauth No No   11 and 12
license_max_sessions   No   10, 11 and 12
license_max_users   No   10, 11 and 12
license_sessions_warning   No   10, 11 and 12
listener_networks   No   12
local_listener   Yes Make sure that this parameter is correctly configured for AE in order to register the database to the listener. 10 and 11
lock_name_space   No This parameter is deprecated. 10, 11 and 12
lock_sga FALSE No   10, 11 and 12
log_archive_config   No   10, 11 and 12
log_archive_dest   No   10, 11 and 12
log_archive_dest_state_% enable No   10, 11 and 12
log_archive_dest_%   No   10, 11 and 12
log_archive_duplex_dest   No   10, 11 and 12
log_archive_format ARC%S_%R.%T No   10, 11 and 12
log_archive_local_first TRUE No This parameter is deprecated. 10, 11 and 12
log_archive_max_processes   No   10, 11 and 12
log_archive_min_succeed_dest 1 No   10, 11 and 12
log_archive_start   No This parameter is deprecated. 10, 11 and 12
log_archive_trace   No   10, 11 and 12
log_buffer 5653504 Yes Automic recommends using a log buffer of at least 5 MB and not more than 20 MB. 10, 11 and 12
log_checkpoint_interval   No   10, 11 and 12
log_checkpoints_to_alert   No   10, 11 and 12
log_checkpoint_timeout   No   10, 11 and 12
log_file_name_convert   No   10, 11 and 12
logmnr_max_persistent_sessions   No This parameter is deprecated. 10
max_commit_propagation_delay 0 Yes As of Oracle version 11g2, this parameter is deprecated and cannot be used anymore. 10, 11
max_dispatchers   No   10, 11 and 12
max_dump_file_size unlimited No   10, 11 and 12
max_enabled_roles   Yes This parameter is deprecated and should not be set. 10, 11 and 12
max_shared_servers   No   10, 11 and 12
max_string_size STANDARD Yes Do not change! 12
memory_max_target 2/3 of the Server memory Yes New Memory Management (SGA+PGA). The required size depends on the database size. AE recommends using at least 1.5 GB. 11 and 12
memory_target 2/3 of the Server memory Yes New Memory Management (SGA+PGA). The required size depends on the database size. Automic recommends using at least 1.5 GB. 11 and 12
nls_calendar   No   10, 11 and 12
nls_comp BINARY Yes For performance reasons, you should only use BINARY. 10, 11 and 12
nls_currency   No   10, 11 and 12
nls_date_format   No   10, 11 and 12
nls_date_language   No   10, 11 and 12
nls_dual_currency   No   10, 11 and 12
nls_iso_currency   No   10, 11 and 12
nls_language   No   10, 11 and 12
nls_length_semantics CHAR Yes CHAR must be set in order to support UNICODE databases. 10, 11 and 12
nls_nchar_conv_excp   No   10, 11 and 12
nls_numeric_characters   No   10, 11 and 12
nls_sort   Yes For performance reasons, Automic recommends using the default value BINARY. 10, 11 and 12
nls_territory   No   10, 11 and 12
nls_time_format   No   10, 11 and 12
nls_timestamp_format   No   10, 11 and 12
nls_timestamp_tz_format   No   10, 11 and 12
nls_time_tz_format   No   10, 11 and 12
nocdb_compatible FALSE No Multitenand Option 12
object_cache_max_size_percent   No   10, 11 and 12
object_cache_optimal_size   No   10, 11 and 12
olap_page_pool_size   No   10, 11 and 12
open_cursors 500 Yes AE requires at least 500. 10, 11 and 12
open_links   No   10, 11 and 12
open_links_per_instance   No   10, 11 and 12
optimizer_adaptive_featured TRUE Yes This parameter can be used for performance tuning purposes 12
optimizer_adaptive_reporting_only FALSE Yes This parameter can be used for performance tuning purposes 12
optimizer_capture_sql_plan_baselines FALSE Yes This parameter can be used for performance tuning purposes 11 and 12
optimizer_dynamic_sampling 2 Yes AE requires a value of >= 2. Automic recommends using 2. 10, 11 and 12
optimizer_features_enable 11.1.0.6 Yes Automic recommends using the current Oracle version unless you want to deactivate current optimizer features intentionally. 10, 11 and 12
optimizer_index_caching   Yes You can use this parameter for performance tuning purposes. 10, 11 and 12
optimizer_index_cost_adj   Yes You can use this parameter for performance tuning purposes. 10, 11 and 12
optimizer_inmemory_aware   Yes You can use this parameter for performance tuning purposes - In-Memory Database Cache Option 12
optimizer_mode ALL_ROWS Yes AE requires ALL_ROWS. You can change this value for performance tuning purposes. 10, 11 and 12
optimizer_secure_view_merging   No   10, 11 and 12
optimizer_use_invisible_indexes   No   11 and 12
optimizer_use_pending_statistics   No   11 and 12
optimizer_use_sql_plan_baselines   Yes You can use this parameter for performance tuning purposes. 11 and 12
os_authent_prefix   No   10, 11 and 12
os_roles   No   10, 11 and 12
o7_dictionary_accessibility FALSE No   10, 11 and 12
parallel_adaptive_multi_user   No   10, 11 and 12
parallel_automatic_tuning   No This parameter is deprecated. 10, 11 and 12
parallel_degree% Parameter   No Do not adjust 12
parallel_execution_message_size   No   10, 11 and 12
parallel_force_local TRUE No If parallel query is used for some reasons it should stay on local RAC node 12
parallel_instance_group   No   10, 11 and 12
parallel_io_cap_enabled   Yes You can use this parameter as a tuning measure in combination with I/O calibration. 11 and 12
parallel_max_servers   No   10, 11 and 12
parallel_min_percent   No   10, 11 and 12
parallel_min_servers   No   10, 11 and 12
parallel_server   No This parameter is deprecated. 10, 11 and 12
parallel_server_instances   No This parameter is deprecated. 10, 11 and 12
parallel_server_target   No   12
parallel_threads_per_cpu   No   10, 11 and 12
pdb_file_name_convert   No Multitenant Option 12
pdb_lockdown   No   12
pdb_os_credential   No   12
permit_92_wrap_format   No   12
pga_aggregate_limit Some 100 MB Yes Automic recommends a limit of 4*pga_aggregate_limit and a minimum of 2GB 12
pga_aggregate_target Some 100 MB Yes Automic recommends using pga_aggregate_target (or memory_target as of Oracle version 11). You can change this value for performance tuning purposes. Automic recommends using >= 500MB. 10, 11 and 12
plscope_settings   No   11 and 12
plsql_ccflags   No   10, 11 and 12
plsql_code_type   No   10, 11 and 12
plsql_compiler_flags   No This parameter is deprecated. 10
plsql_debug   No This parameter is deprecated. 10, 11 and 12
plsql_native_library_dir   No   10, 11 and 12
plsql_native_library_subdir_count   No   10, 11 and 12
plsql_optimize_level   No   10, 11 and 12
plsql_v2_compatibility   No This parameter is deprecated. 10, 11 and 12
plsql_warnings   No   10, 11 and 12
pre_page_sga   No   10, 11 and 12
processes   Yes AE requires at least 150. 10, 11 and 12
processes_group_name   No   12
query_rewrite_enabled   No   10, 11 and 12
query_rewrite_integrity   No   10, 11 and 12
rdbms_server_dn   No   10, 11 and 12
read_only_open_delayed   No   10, 11 and 12
recovery_parallelism   No   10, 11 and 12
recyclebin on No   10, 11 and 12
redo_transport_user   No   11 and 12
remote_archive_enable   No This parameter is deprecated. 10
remote_dependencies_mode   No   10, 11 and 12
remote_listener   Yes A reasonable configuration for AE in the RAC is required in order to ensure that the instance can communicate with the Remote Listeners. 10, 11 and 12
remote_login_passwordfile   No   10, 11 and 12
remote_os_authent   No This parameter is deprecated. 10, 11 and 12
remote_os_roles   No   10, 11 and 12
replication_dependency_tracking   No   10, 11 and 12
resource_limit FALSE Yes No resource limits must be set for AE. 10, 11 and 12
resource_manager_cpu_allocation   Yes You can use resource management without resource limits for AE. 11 and 12
resource_manager_plan   Yes You can use resource management without resource limits for AE. 10, 11 and 12
result_cache_max_result   Yes AE does not yet support the new feature Result Cache. 11 and 12
result_cache_max_size   Yes AE does not yet support the new feature Result Cache. 11 and 12
result_cache_mode   Yes AE does not yet support the new feature Result Cache. 11 and 12
result_cache_remote_expiration   Yes AE does not yet support the new feature Result Cache. 11 and 12
resumable_timeout   No   10, 11 and 12
rollback_segments   No Automic recommends using UNDO management 10, 11 and 12
sec_case_sensitive_logon   No Parameter is deprecated with 12c 11
sec_max_failed_login_attempts   No   11 and 12
sec_protocol_error_further_action   No   11 and 12
sec_protocol_error_trace_action   No   11 and 12
sec_return_server_release_banner   No   11 and 12
serial_reuse disable No This parameter is deprecated. 10, 11 and 12
service_names   No   10, 11 and 12
session_cached_cursors   No   10, 11 and 12
session_max_open_files   No   10, 11 and 12
sessions   Yes The default value depends on the parameter processes. 10, 11 and 12
sga_max_size Max. 2/3 of the Server memory Yes You can use this parameter for performance tuning purposes. 10, 11 and 12
sga_target Max. 2/3 of the Server memory Yes You can use this parameter for performance tuning purposes. 10, 11 and 12
shadow_core_dump   No   10, 11 and 12
shared_memory_address   No   10, 11 and 12
shared_pool_reserved_size   Yes Automic recommends using the parameter sga_target or memory_target. 10, 11 and 12
shared_pool_size   Yes Automic recommends using the parameter sga_target or memory_target. 10, 11 and 12
shared_servers   No   10, 11 and 12
shared_server_sessions   No   10, 11 and 12
skip_unusable_indexes TRUE Yes This value must be set to TRUE.  10, 11 and 12
smtp_out_server   No   10, 11 and 12
sort_area_retained_size   Yes Automic recommends using the parameter pga_aggregate_target or memory_target as of Oracle version 11. 10, 11 and 12
sort_area_size   Yes Automic recommends using the parameter pga_aggregate_target or memory_target as of Oracle version 11. 10, 11 and 12
spatial_vector_acceleration   No   12
spfile   No Automic recommends using SPFILEs. 10, 11 and 12
sql_trace   No This parameter is deprecated. 10, 11 and 12
sqltune_category   No   10, 11 and 12
sql_version   No This parameter is deprecated. 10, 11 and 12
sql92_security   No   10, 11 and 12
standby_archive_dest   No This parameter is deprecated. 10, 11 and 12
standby_file_management   No   10, 11 and 12
star_transformation_enabled FALSE Yes You can use this parameter for performance tuning purposes. 10, 11 and 12
statistics_level TYPICAL Yes You can use this parameter for performance tuning purposes. Automic recommends using TYPICAL or ALL. 10, 11 and 12
streams_pool_size   No   10, 11 and 12
tape_asynch_io   No   10, 11 and 12
thread   No   10, 11 and 12
timed_os_statistics   No   10, 11 and 12
timed_statistics   No   10, 11 and 12
trace_enabled   No   10, 11 and 12
tracefile_identifier   No   10, 11 and 12
transactions   Yes The default value depends on the parameter processes. 10, 11 and 12
transactions_per_rollback_segment   No Automic recommends using UNDO management. 10, 11 and 12
undo_management AUTO Yes Automic recommends using UNDO management. 10, 11 and 12
undo_retention 900 Yes

You required an appropriate size (depending on the database size) in order to archive data with the utility AE.DB Archive (i.e. without ILMStands for Information Lifecycle Management, which refers to a wide-ranging set of strategies for administering storage systems on computing devices.).

10, 11 and 12
undo_tablespace   No   10, 11 and 12
unified_audit_sga_queue_size   No   10, 11 and 12
use_indirect_data_buffers FALSE No   10, 11 and 12
user_dump_dest   No This parameter is deprecated. 10, 11 and 12
utl_file_dir   No   10, 11 and 12
workarea_size_policy AUTO Yes

Automic recommends using pga_aggregate_target; thus the value AUTO must be used.

10, 11 and 12
xml_db_events enable No   11 and 12