Primary Note: Overview of Oracle Background Processes
(Doc ID 1503146.1)
Last updated on JANUARY 07, 2025
Applies to:
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later Oracle Database Backup Service - Version N/A and later Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later Oracle Database Cloud Service - Version N/A and later Information in this document applies to any platform.
Purpose
The background processes of the Oracle instance manage memory structures, asynchronously perform I/O to write data to a file on a disk, and perform general maintenance tasks.
The purpose of this Document is to provide an overview of Oracle Background Processes. This note will help customers have a better understanding of what they are and the functions of some of the main Oracle Background Processes.
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Scope
This document applies to a single instance environment and looks at a basic typical database configuration.
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