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
  The V$CELL view provides identifying information about cells.
• About the V$CELL_ Views
  The views prefixed with V$CELL_ contain internal statistical information, which is used by Oracle Support Services.
• Using V$BACKUP_DATAFILE with Oracle Exadata Storage Server
  The V$BACKUP_DATAFILE view contains columns relevant to Oracle Exadata Storage Server during Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) incremental backups.
• Using V$ASM_DISK_SPARSE and V$ASM_DISKGROUP_SPARSE to Monitor Sparse Disks
  The V$ASM_DISK_SPARSE and V$ASM_DISKGROUP_SPARSE views contain information about sparse disks.