Instance Caging

Instance Caging is available from Oracle Database 11g Release 2 onwards. Database Instance Caging: A Simple Approach to Server Consolidation Instance Caging Resources Configuring and Monitoring Instance Caging [ID 1362445.1] CPU count consideration for Oracle Parameter setting when using Hyper-Threading Technology [ID 289870.1]

Oracle Instance Caging

Instance caging is one of the best ways to allocate resources from a database standpoint. It really takes it one step further from products like the IBM Workload Manager but is far superior. One of my favorite articles on instance caging Oracle’s White Paper on Instance Caging