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Table 1-4 High Availability
Feature / Option / Pack | SE2 | EE | EE-Exa | DBCS SE | DBCS EE | DBCS EE-HP | DBCS EE-EP | ExaCS | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Application Continuity |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Requires the Oracle Active Data Guard option or the Oracle Real Application Clusters option |
Oracle Sharding |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: No limit on the number of either primary shards or standby shards if every shard has an Oracle Active Data Guard, Oracle GoldenGate, or Oracle RAC license. Without an Oracle Active Data Guard, Oracle GoldenGate, or Oracle RAC license, use is limited to three primary shards, with basic Data Guard standbys. Authorized Cloud Environments, DBCS EE, and DBCS EE-HP: Use is limited to three primary shards; there is no limit on the number of standby shards. DBCS EE-EP and ExaCS: No limit on the number of either primary shards or standby shards. |
Oracle Fail Safe |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Windows only |
Oracle RAC One Node |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Extra cost option |
Oracle Data Guard—Redo Apply |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Oracle Data Guard—Far Sync Standby |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Requires the Oracle Active Data Guard option |
Oracle Data Guard—SQL Apply |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Oracle Data Guard—Snapshot Standby |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Oracle Data Guard—Real-Time Cascading Standbys |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Requires the Oracle Active Data Guard option |
Oracle Active Data Guard |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Extra cost option |
Rolling Upgrades—Patch Set, Database, and Operating System |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Rolling Upgrade Using Active Data Guard |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Requires the Oracle Active Data Guard option |
Online index rebuild |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Online table organization |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Online table redefinition |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Using the |
Duplexed backup sets |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Block change tracking for fast incremental backup |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
|
Unused block compression in backups |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Block-level media recovery |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Lost Write Protection |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Automatic Block Repair |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Requires the Oracle Active Data Guard option |
Parallel backup and recovery |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Tablespace point-in-time recovery |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Trial recovery |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Fast-start fault recovery |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Flashback Table |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Flashback Database |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Flashback Transaction |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Flashback Transaction Query |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Optimization for Flashback Data Archive |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Basic Flashback Data Archive is in all offerings EE and EE-Exa: Optimization for Flashback Data Archive requires the Oracle Advanced Compression option |
Online Datafile Move |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Transaction Guard |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Cross-platform Backup and Recovery |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Global Data Services |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Requires the Oracle Active Data Guard option |
Recovering tables and table partitions from RMAN backups |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Table 1-5 Integration
Feature / Option / Pack | SE2 | EE | EE-Exa | DBCS SE | DBCS EE | DBCS EE-HP | DBCS EE-EP | ExaCS | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oracle Streams |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
SE2: no capture from redo |
Database Gateways |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Database Gateway for ODBC is included in all offerings. All other Database Gateway products are available for all offerings, but require a separate product license. |
Messaging Gateway |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Sharded Queues |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Requires the Oracle Partitioning option |
Table 1-6 Manageability
Feature / Option / Pack | SE2 | EE | EE-Exa | DBCS SE | DBCS EE | DBCS EE-HP | DBCS EE-EP | ExaCS | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Extra cost option |
Oracle Data Masking and Subsetting Pack |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Extra cost option |
Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Extra cost option |
Oracle Diagnostics Pack |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Extra cost option |
Oracle Tuning Pack |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Extra cost option, also requires Oracle Diagnostics Pack |
Oracle Real Application Testing |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Extra cost option |
Database Resource Manager |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
I/O Resource Management |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
|
Instance Caging |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
SQL Plan Management |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
SQL Tuning Sets |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: SQL Tuning Sets can also be accessed by way of database server APIs and command-line interfaces. The following subprograms, part of the |
Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning (formerly Rapid Home Provisioning) |
N |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
EE and EE-ES: When deployed across multiple clusters, requires Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database, Oracle Real Application Clusters, or Oracle RAC One Node on a per target basis |
Table 1-7 Networking
Feature / Option / Pack | SE2 | EE | EE-Exa | DBCS SE | DBCS EE | DBCS EE-HP | DBCS EE-EP | ExaCS | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Infiniband Support |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
|
Oracle Connection Manager |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Available via a custom install of the Oracle Database client, usually installed on a separate machine or compute instance |
Network Compression |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Requires the Oracle Advanced Compression option |
Network Encryption (SSL/TLS) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Table 1-8 Performance
Feature / Option / Pack | SE2 | EE | EE-Exa | DBCS SE | DBCS EE | DBCS EE-HP | DBCS EE-EP | ExaCS | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Client Side Query Cache |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Query Results Cache |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
PL/SQL Function Result Cache |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Oracle TimesTen Application-Tier Database Cache |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
EE and EE-Exa: Extra cost option |
Database Smart Flash Cache |
N |
Y |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
EE: Solaris and Oracle Linux only |
Support for Oracle Exadata Storage Server Software |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
|
Adaptive Execution Plans |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Concurrent Execution of |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Oracle Database In-Memory |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Extra cost option |
In-Memory Column Store |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Requires the Oracle Database In-Memory option |
In-Memory Column Store on Active Data Guard standby |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
EE-Exa: Requires the Oracle Database In-Memory option and the Oracle Active Data Guard option |
Fault Tolerant In-Memory Column Store |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
EE: Requires Oracle Database Appliance, the Oracle Database In-Memory option, and the Oracle Real Application Clusters option EE-Exa: Requires the Oracle Database In-Memory option and the Oracle Real Application Clusters option |
In-Memory Aggregation |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Requires the Oracle Database In-Memory option |
Attribute Clustering |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Zone Maps |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
EE-Exa: Requires the Oracle Partitioning option |
Table 1-9 Scalability
Feature / Option / Pack | SE2 | EE | EE-Exa | DBCS SE | DBCS EE | DBCS EE-HP | DBCS EE-EP | ExaCS | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Extra cost option |
Automatic Workload Management |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Requires the Oracle Real Application Clusters option |
Quality of Service Management |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Requires the Oracle Real Application Clusters option |
Oracle NoSQL Database Basic Edition |
N |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Table 1-10 Security
Feature / Option / Pack | SE2 | EE | EE-Exa | DBCS SE | DBCS EE | DBCS EE-HP | DBCS EE-EP | ExaCS | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Column-Level Encryption |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Requires the Oracle Advanced Security option |
Tablespace Encryption |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Requires the Oracle Advanced Security option |
Oracle Advanced Security |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Extra cost option |
Oracle Database Vault |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Extra cost option |
Oracle Label Security |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Extra cost option |
Enterprise User Security |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE, EE-Exa, DBCS EE, DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, and ExaCS: Enterprise User Security is a feature for directory-based management of database users. It requires a corresponding Oracle Identity Management Directory Services Plus to be licensed. |
Fine-grained Auditing |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Privilege Analysis |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Real Application Security |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Redaction |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Requires the Oracle Advanced Security option |
Transparent Sensitive Data Protection |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Virtual Private Database |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Table 1-11 Snapshots and Cloning
Feature / Option / Pack | SE2 | EE | EE-Exa | DBCS SE | DBCS EE | DBCS EE-HP | DBCS EE-EP | ExaCS | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Storage Snapshot Optimization |
N |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
EE and EE-Exa: Requires the Oracle Advanced Compression option |
Table 1-12 Spatial and Graph Data
Feature / Option / Pack | SE2 | EE | EE-Exa | DBCS SE | DBCS EE | DBCS EE-HP | DBCS EE-EP | ExaCS | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oracle Spatial and Graph |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Graph and Semantic Technologies (RDF/OWL) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Parallel spatial index builds |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Multimaster replication of |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Single master/materialized view replication for |
Partitioned spatial indexes |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Requires the Oracle Partitioning option |
Table 1-13 VLDB, Data Warehousing, and Business Intelligence
Feature / Option / Pack | SE2 | EE | EE-Exa | DBCS SE | DBCS EE | DBCS EE-HP | DBCS EE-EP | ExaCS | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oracle Partitioning |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Extra cost option |
Oracle On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP) |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Extra cost option |
Oracle Machine Learning (formerly Advanced Analytics) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Oracle Advanced Compression |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Extra cost option |
Advanced Index Compression |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Requires the Oracle Advanced Compression option |
Prefix Compression (also called Key Compression) |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Hybrid Columnar Compression |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE: Requires ZFS, Axiom, or FS1 storage |
Hybrid Columnar Compression Row-Level Locking |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
EE: Requires ZFS or FS1 storage, and the Oracle Advanced Compression option EE-Exa: Requires the Oracle Advanced Compression option |
Exadata Flash Cache Compression |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
EE-Exa: Requires the Oracle Advanced Compression option |
Heat Map |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Requires the Oracle Advanced Compression option or the Oracle Database In-Memory option |
Automatic Data Optimization |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
EE and EE-Exa: Requires the Oracle Advanced Compression option or the Oracle Database In-Memory option |
Basic Table Compression |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Deferred Segment Creation |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Bitmapped index, bitmapped join index, and bitmap plan conversions |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Parallel query/DML |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Parallel statistics gathering |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Parallel index build/scans |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Parallel Data Pump Export/Import |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
In-Memory Parallel Execution |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Parallel Statement Queuing |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Parallel capture and apply via XStream |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Transportable tablespaces, including cross-platform and full transportable export and import |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Import of transportable tablespaces supported into SE2 |
Summary management—Materialized View Query Rewrite |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
1.2.3 Oracle Database Options and Their Permitted Features
Table 1-14 lists Oracle Database options, the Oracle Database offerings for which each option is available, and the features that are included with each option. You must be licensed for an option in order to use any of its features.
Table 1-14 Oracle Database Options and Their Permitted Features
Option | Availability | Included Features |
---|---|---|
Oracle Active Data Guard |
Extra cost option: EE, EE-Exa Included option: PE, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS |
Oracle Active Data Guard includes the following features:
Oracle Active Data Guard must be licensed on any standby databases with any of the above features in use, as well as the primary database. If there are additional standby databases in the Oracle Data Guard configuration that are not using any of the Oracle Active Data Guard features, those standby databases do not require an Oracle Active Data Guard license. |
Oracle Advanced Compression |
Extra cost option: EE, EE-Exa Included option: PE, DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS |
Oracle Advanced Compression includes the following features:
|
Oracle Advanced Security |
Extra cost option: EE, EE-Exa Included option: PE, DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS |
Oracle Advanced Security includes the following features:
Oracle Advanced Security includes a restricted use license for certain Oracle Enterprise Manager features. Refer to Oracle Advanced Security in "Restricted Use Licenses" for more information. Note: Network encryption (native network encryption and SSL/TLS) and strong authentication services (Kerberos, PKI, and RADIUS) are no longer part of Oracle Advanced Security and are available in all licensed editions of all supported releases of Oracle Database. |
Oracle Database In-Memory |
Extra cost option: EE, EE-Exa Included option: PE, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS |
Oracle Database In-Memory includes the following features:
|
Oracle Database Vault |
Extra cost option: EE, EE-Exa Included option: PE, DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS |
Oracle Database Vault includes the following features:
Oracle Database Vault includes special license rights for Oracle Label Security. Refer to Oracle Database Vault in "Special License Rights" for more information. Oracle Database Vault includes a restricted use license for certain Oracle Enterprise Manager features. Refer to Oracle Database Vault in "Restricted Use Licenses" for more information. |
Oracle Label Security |
Extra cost option: EE, EE-Exa Included option: PE, DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS |
Oracle Label Security includes the following features:
Oracle Label Security includes a restricted use license for certain Oracle Enterprise Manager features. Refer to Oracle Label Security In "Restricted Use Licenses" for more information. |
Oracle Machine Learning (formerly Advanced Analytics) |
Included option: SE2, EE, EE-ES, DBCS SE, DBCS EE, DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS |
Oracle Machine Learning includes the following features:
|
Oracle Multitenant |
Extra cost option: EE, EE-Exa Included option: PE, DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS |
Oracle Multitenant includes the following features:
A restricted use license for Oracle Multitenant is included with all Oracle Database offerings. Refer to Oracle Multitenant in "Restricted Use Licenses" for more information. |
Oracle On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP) |
Extra cost option: EE, EE-Exa Included option: PE, DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS |
Oracle On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP) includes the following features:
|
Oracle Partitioning |
Extra cost option: EE, EE-Exa Included option: PE, DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS |
Oracle Partitioning includes the following features:
|
Oracle RAC One Node |
Extra cost option: EE, EE-Exa Included option: SE2, ExaCS |
Oracle RAC One Node includes the following features:
|
Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) |
Extra cost option: EE, EE-Exa Included option: SE2, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS |
Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) includes the following features:
|
Oracle Real Application Testing |
Extra cost option: EE, EE-Exa Included option: PE, DBCS EE, DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS |
Oracle Real Application Testing includes the following features:
Database Replay
SQL Performance Analyzer (SPA) An Oracle Real Application Testing license permits you to access SQL Performance Analyzer functionality through Oracle Enterprise Manager, as well as through the following database server command-line API: Database Consolidation Workbench
|
Oracle Spatial and Graph |
Included option: PE, SE2, EE, EE-ES, DBCS SE, DBCS EE, DBCS EE-HP, DBCS EE-EP, ExaCS |
Oracle Spatial and Graph includes the following features:
Geospatial Data Features
Graph Database Features Graph database features include the following models:
Oracle Spatial and Graph includes a restricted use license for Oracle Partitioning. Refer to Oracle Spatial and Graph in "Restricted Use Licenses" for more information. |
Oracle TimesTen Application-Tier Database Cache |
Extra cost option: EE, EE-Exa Included option: PE |
Oracle TimesTen Application-Tier Database Cache includes the following features:
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