First introduced with Oracle 6.2 |
version 6.2 = version 6.0 (sequential) + Parallel Cache Management |
version 7.1 = version 6.2 + parallel query processing |
newest version 7.1.3 = sequential Oracle + Parallel Server Option + Parallel Query Option |
production release on nCUBE is in Jan. 1995 |
All parallel implementation is transparent to users |
Key technology: Parallel Cache Management and Parallel Query Processing |
Key components: a Distributed Lock Manager and a Parallel Query Optimizer |