About Disabling Unnecessary Services

After you have significantly reduced the file cache, you can retrieve additional physical memory for Oracle Database by disabling services not needed for core operating system functionality.

Unnecessary services include:

• License Logging Service

• Plug and Play

• Remote Access Autodial Manager

• Remote Access Connection Manager

• Remote Access Server

• Telephony Service

Consult with your systems administrator to identify other unnecessary services.

Do not disable any of the following services:

• Alerter

• Computer Browser

• EventLog

• Messenger

• OracleServiceSID

• OracleHOMENAMETNSListener

• Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Service

• Server

• Spooler

• TCP/IP NetBS Helper

• Workstation