Toad® for Oracle Editions

Version 10.5.1

Release Notes

May 13, 2010


Contents

Welcome to Toad for Oracle Editions

New in this Release

Product Release Notes

System Requirements

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Welcome to Toad for Oracle Editions

Toad for Oracle is available in several different editions. Each of these is packaged with additional Quest products to expand your Oracle experience. This document contains information regarding all of these components. Please refer to the components contained in the edition covered by your license. The following editions are available:

Toad for Oracle Base Edition
  • Toad for Oracle
  • Knowledge Xpert for PL/SQL
  • Knowledge Xpert for Oracle Admin
  • Toad Data Modeler
  • Toad for Data Analysts

Toad for Oracle Professional Edition

  • Toad for Oracle Professional
  • Knowledge Xpert for PL/SQL
  • Knowledge Xpert for Oracle Admin
  • Toad Data Modeler
  • Toad for Data Analysts

Toad for Oracle Xpert Edition

  • Toad for Oracle Xpert
  • Quest SQL Optimizer for Oracle
  • Knowledge Xpert for PL/SQL
  • Knowledge Xpert for Oracle Admin
  • Toad Data Modeler
  • Toad for Data Analysts

Toad Development Suite for Oracle

  • Toad for Oracle Xpert
  • Quest SQL Optimizer for Oracle
  • Knowledge Xpert for PL/SQL
  • Knowledge Xpert for Oracle Admin
  • Quest Code Tester for Oracle
  • Benchmark Factory for Databases - Oracle Edition
  • Toad Data Modeler
  • Toad for Data Analysts

Toad DBA Suite for Oracle

  • Toad for Oracle Xpert
  • DB Admin Module Add-on
  • Quest SQL Optimizer for Oracle
  • Knowledge Xpert for PL/SQL
  • Knowledge Xpert for Oracle Admin
  • Spotlight on Oracle
  • Benchmark Factory for Databases - Oracle Edition
  • Toad Data Modeler
  • Toad for Data Analysts

Toad DBA Suite for Oracle - RAC Edition

  • Toad for Oracle Xpert
  • DB Admin Module Add-on
  • Quest SQL Optimizer for Oracle
  • Knowledge Xpert for PL/SQL
  • Knowledge Xpert for Oracle Admin
  • Spotlight on Oracle with RAC Option
  • Benchmark Factory for Databases - Oracle Edition
  • Toad Data Modeler
  • Toad for Data Analysts
Notes: 
  • The DB Admin Module can be added to any Toad edition.
  • Commercial versions of Toad editions also include a copy of the Toad for MySQL freeware product. Quest support is not available for this product.

 


New in This Release

To see what is new in each product, visit the Toad Editions page on ToadWorld, or view the release notes for each individual product.

 


Product Release Notes

To view the release notes for each product, click the links below:


System Requirements

Before installing your Toad Edition, ensure your system meets the following minimum hardware and software requirements:

Platform

1 GHz processor (Spotlight requires 1.2 GHz processor)

Memory

512 MB RAM required, 1 GB recommended

Hard Disk Space

By Toad Edition

MB
Edition
512
Toad for Oracle Base Edition
512
Toad for Oracle Professional Edition
602
Toad for Oracle Xpert Edition
774
Toad Development Suite for Oracle
924
Toad DBA Suite for Oracle
924
Toad DBA Suite for Oracle - RAC Edition

By Product

MB
Product
75
Toad for Oracle

78

Knowledge Xpert for PL/SQL and
Knowledge Xpert for Oracle Admin

90
Quest SQL Optimizer for Oracle

52

Quest Code Tester for Oracle

150

Spotlight on Oracle

120

Benchmark Factory for Databases - Oracle Edition
100
Toad Data Modeler
251
Toad for Data Analysts

Operating System

Windows 2000

Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Notes:

  • When running on a 64-bit operating system, you must use the 32-bit Oracle Client.
  • In Windows Vista, you must use a logon with the Admin privilege or if you are logged on as a normal user, you must have the Universal Access Control (UAC) turned OFF.
Product Exceptions/Requirements
Spotlight

Requires

  • Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or later)
  • Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or later)
Toad Data Modeler

Requires

  • Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4)
Toad for Data Analysts

Does not support

  • Windows 2000
  • Windows 2003 (64-bit)
  • DB2 connections on Windows XP (64-bit only)

Database Client

Oracle 8i Client (Net 8)

Oracle 9 Client (Net 9)

Oracle 10 Client (Net 10) or Instant Client 10

Oracle 11 Client (Net 11) or Instant Client 11.1.0.7

Note: Only the 32-bit Oracle client is supported.

Database Server

Oracle versions 8.0.6; 8.1.7; 9i; 9iR2; 10gR1; 10gR2; 11gR1, 11gR2

Notes:

  • It is recommended that your database client use the same version (or later) as your database server version. If the version of the client you are currently using is not compatible with the database server version, the incompatibilities may cause errors. See Oracle’s Metalinkarticle 207303.1 "Client / Server / Interoperability Support Between Different Oracle Versions" for more detailed information about possible compatibility issues.

  • To take advantage of Toad for Oracle's new Unicode support, you must use an Oracle client/server 9i or later.
Product Exceptions/Requirements
SQL Optimizer Requires 8.1.7 or later
Code Tester Requires 9.2.0.6 or later
Spotlight

Requires 9.2.0.4 or later

Requires SQL*Net 2.3.4 or later

Toad for Data Analysts Requires 9i or later

Cloud Database Service

Oracle databases running on Amazon EC2
Product Exceptions/Requirements
Knowledge Xpert (PL/SQL and Oracle Admin) Has not been tested
Benchmark Factory Has not been tested
Spotlight Has not been tested
Additional Software
SQL Optimizer For Windows 2000, 2003, or XP Professional, Microsoft’s .NET Framework 2.0 (Service Pack 1 or 2), or 3.5 is required.

Note: If you have only the .NET Framework 3.0 installed, you must also install .NET Framework 2.0 and the service pack or you must install .NET Framework 3.5 (which includes .NET 2.0 with Service Pack 1).

For Windows Vista, Windows 2008, and Windows 7, Microsoft’s .NET Framework 3.0 is required.

Toad for Data Analysts Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (Service Pack 1)

Note: The following conditions apply:

  • The .NET Framework Client Profile is not supported.
  • To run Toad for Data Analysts, the .NET security policy must be set to unrestricted.
Additional Requirements VGA monitor, 1024x768 resolution, small fonts (Spotlight requires 1280x1024 or larger)

Virtualization Support

Before installing your Toad edition, review the following for virtualization support:

Application Virtualization Citrix support has been tested on Windows Server 2003 (Service Pack 2) using the MetaFrame Presentation Server 4.0 and Citrix Presentation Server Clients 10.2.
Product Exceptions/Requirements
Knowledge Xpert (PL/SQL and Oracle Admin) Has not been tested
Code Tester Has not been tested
Benchmark Factory Has not been tested
Spotlight Has not been tested
Toad for Data Analysts Has been tested using Citrix XenApp 5.0 on Windows Server 2003
Desktop Virtualization (VDI) Quest vWorkspace 7.0 has been tested.
Server Virtualization VMWare ESX Server 3.5 has been tested.
Product Exceptions/Requirements
SQL Optimizer Has been tested using VMWare ESX Server 2.0.2
Knowledge Xpert (PL/SQL and Oracle Admin) Has not been tested
Code Tester Has not been tested
Spotlight Has not been tested
Benchmark Factory Has not been tested
Toad for Data Analysts Has not been tested
Note: Toad Editions may work in virtualization environments other than the ones in which they were tested.

 

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