The following is a list of new features or enhancements provided with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.1):
- New Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation Option
- New Desktop and Server Class Options
- Daylight Savings Time Upgrade of Timestamp with Timezone Data Type
- SYSASM Privilege
- Fixup Scripts and Prerequisite Checks
- Database Smart Flash Cache
- New Tool to Configure Custom Installation Options
- Deinstallation Tool
- Intelligent Data Placement
- Oracle Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System (Oracle ACFS)
- Data Pump Export and Data Pump Import
- Use Oracle Restart to Automatically Restart Your Database
- SRVCTL Support for Single Instance Database in a Cluster