What's New in Oracle9i for Windows

This section describes new features of Oracle9i release 2 (9.2) and provides pointers to additional information. New features information from the previous release is also retained to help those users migrating to the current release.

The following sections describe new features:

Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2) New Features

This section contains these topics:

Very Large Memory Support

Oracle9i release 2 (9.2) for Windows supports Very Large Memory (VLM) configurations in Windows 2000 and Windows XP, which allows Oracle9i release 2 (9.2) to access more than 4 gigabyte (GB) of RAM traditionally available to Windows applications. For more information, see "Oracle Scalability on Windows" in Oracle9i Database Getting Started for Windows.

User Migration Utility

A new command-line tool, User Migration Utility, simplifies conversion of local or external database users to enterprise users. For more information, see:

"Database Tools Overview" in Oracle9i Database Getting Started for Windows
"Manually Migrating Users"
"Migrating Local or External Users to Enterprise Users" in Oracle Advanced Security Administrator's Guide

Oracle9i Release 1 (9.0.1) New Features

This section contains these topics:

Windows XP Support

Oracle9i release 1 (9.0.1.1.1) for Windows is certified on the 32-bit version of Windows XP Professional Edition.

Oracle Corporation provides support information for components on various platforms, lists compatible client and database versions, and identifies patches and workaround information. Find latest certification information at:

http://metalink.oracle.com/

You must register online before using OracleMetaLink. After logging into OracleMetaLink, select Product Lifecycle from the left-hand column.

Windows Integration

Oracle9i supports enhanced integration with Microsoft Transaction Services and Internet Information Services. Public key infrastructure and Single Sign-On capabilities in Oracle9i have also been integrated with Windows 2000, Active Directory, and Microsoft Certificate Store.

Oracle9i integration with Windows security supports Oracle Wallets in the registry and Active Directory, and it allows Oracle products to use Microsoft Certificate Store.

Synchronization between Active Directory and Oracle Internet Directory facilitates centralized scheduling and configuration of Oracle and third party meta-directory components.

Database Configuration Assistant Improvements

Database Configuration Assistant has been redesigned to include database definitions saved as templates. The templates can generate databases. Users can define new templates, modify existing templates, or use the ones Oracle provides. When creating a database with Database Configuration Assistant, users can include Oracle's new Sample Schemas.

Oracle Internet Directory Administration Improvements

Administration of Oracle Internet Directory replication server has been improved with addition of new replication queue management and reconciliation tools.

Using Oracle9i on Windows 2000

There are some differences between using Oracle9i on Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0. For more information, see "Using Oracle9i on Windows 2000" in Oracle9i Database Getting Started for Windows

CONNECT INTERNAL Not Supported

CONNECT INTERNAL and CONNECT INTERNAL/PASSWORD are not supported in Oracle9i. Use the following instead:

CONNECT / AS SYSDBA
CONNECT username/password AS SYSDBA

Server Manager Not Supported

Server Manager is not supported in Oracle9i. Use SQL*Plus instead. Most Server Manager scripts should work in a SQL*Plus environment, but some scripts may need to be modified.