Using Event Viewer to Monitor a Database

Event Viewer lets you monitor events in your system. An event is an important occurrence in the system or application (such as Oracle Database) that requires user notification.

While messages for major events can appear on-screen as you work at your computer, events that do not require your immediate attention are recorded by Windows in the Event Viewer log file. You can then view this information at your convenience.

Use Event Viewer to monitor Oracle Database events, such as:

• Initialization of System Global Area for active instance

• Initialization of Program Global Area (PGA) for background processes of the active instance

• Connection to Oracle Database using AS SYSDBA

In addition, the operating system audit trail is logged in the Event Viewer log file, which can be viewed using Event Viewer.