25 Managing Automated Database Maintenance Tasks

Oracle Database has automated a number of common maintenance tasks typically performed by database administrators. These automated maintenance tasks are performed when the system load is expected to be light. You can enable and disable individual maintenance tasks, and can configure when these tasks run and what resource allocations they are allotted.

In this chapter:

About Automated Maintenance Tasks
About Maintenance Windows
Configuring Automated Maintenance Tasks
Configuring Maintenance Windows
Configuring Resource Allocations for Automated Maintenance Tasks
Automated Maintenance Tasks Reference

Note:

This chapter explains how to administer automated maintenance tasks using PL/SQL packages. An easier way is to use the graphical interface of Enterprise Manager.

To manage automatic maintenance tasks with Enterprise Manager:

Access the Database Home Page.

See Oracle Database 2 Day DBA or the Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control online help for instructions.
On the Database Home Page, click Server to display the Server page.
Under the Oracle Scheduler section, click Automated Maintenance Tasks to configure maintenance tasks, or Windows to configure maintenance windows.