Gregory J Doherty

US Patent:

6487547, Nov 26, 2002

Filed:

Jan 29, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/240229

Inventors:

Lawrence J. Ellison - Atherton CA
Gregory C. Doherty - San Francisco CA
Dimitris Nakos - Palo Alto CA
Pari Bhaduri - Foster City CA
Venkat Malla - Fremont CA
Jay Rossiter - Palo Alto CA

Assignee:

Oracle Corporation - Redwood Shores CA

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707 2, 707 10, 709106

Abstract:

A database system that incorporates numerous features that reduce the total cost of maintaining the database system is provided. That database system includes a database appliance that executes a database server on a platform that includes a special purpose operating system specifically tailored to the services required by the database server. The database appliance configures itself by detecting the environment in which it resides and setting operational parameters based on the detected environment. The configuration metadata of all components of the system are stored in a centralized repository which itself may reside external to the system. Both the database server configuration and the operating system configuration are managed by a remotely located integrated management console, which interacts with and configures the system at the database system level, the operating system level and, optionally, at the hardware subsystem level. Backup management may also be performed remotely. The remote components, such as the integrated management console, the backup server, and the configuration repository, may communicate with the system through a wide area network, such as the Internet, or directly through a dial-up connection.