Also (and conversely), when you insert/update/delete an indexed table, those index blocks will be loaded into x$bh. That doesn't necessarily mean that they are needed.
hth connor --- Mark Leith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Could you conclusively say that? What about those > obscure indexes that may > have been added for long running reports that get > run once every quarter / > year end what ever.. Just for example.. Without > knowing the nature of the > system as well.. It would be pretty hard to tell if > an index was *never* > used. > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: 04 February 2002 20:45 > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Hmm... > > One option might be to monitor x$bh for blocks > belonging to that object > every ten minutes for a week. If it doesn't appear, > the object can pretty > conclusively be called "not in use". > > Paul > --- > www.pythian.com -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 877-PYTHIAN > Smarter than adding another team member, Pythian has > new services for > supplementing DBAs: get our help with monitoring, > 24x7 on-call, daily > verifications, storage management, performance and > more. > > ----- Original Message ----- > To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 3:31 PM > > > Seema, > > It is always better to include the OS and database > versions to the post :) > > Okay.. To answer your question.. If you are using > Oracle9i you can find that > by querying V$OBJECT_USAGE after turning the > monitoring option for the > index. If it is pre Oracle9i database there is no > direct way of doing this. > > > Best Regards, > K Gopalakrishnan > Bangalore, INDIA > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 9:55 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Hi > I there any view which can tell us which indexes are > not in use? > Thx > -Seema > > > also send the HELP command for other information > (like subscribing). > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at > http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: K Gopalakrishnan > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: > (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet > access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an > E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of > 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB > ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed > from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information > (like subscribing). > > > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Paul Vallee > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: > (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet > access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an > E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of > 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB > ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed > from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information > (like subscribing). > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Mark Leith > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: > (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet > access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an > E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of > 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB > ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed > from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information > (like subscribing). ===== Connor McDonald http://www.oracledba.co.uk (mirrored at http://www.oradba.freeserve.co.uk) "Some days you're the pigeon, some days you're the statue" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: =?iso-8859-1?q?Connor=20McDonald?= INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
