C.1 Oracle Database Dictionary Views
The Oracle Database dictionary contains views that are specific to Oracle Exadata.
- Using the V$CELL and GV$CELL Views to Display Oracle Exadata Storage Server Identification
TheV$CELL
view provides identifying information about cells. - About the V$CELL_ Views
The views prefixed withV$CELL_
contain internal statistical information, which is used by Oracle Support Services. - Using V$BACKUP_DATAFILE with Oracle Exadata Storage Server
TheV$BACKUP_DATAFILE
view contains columns relevant to Oracle Exadata Storage Server during Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) incremental backups. - Using V$ASM_DISK_SPARSE and V$ASM_DISKGROUP_SPARSE to Monitor Sparse Disks
TheV$ASM_DISK_SPARSE
andV$ASM_DISKGROUP_SPARSE
views contain information about sparse disks.