Then it depends on the workload and its quality & quantity ;=) because, the database does what it is asked to do ;)
- Kirti -----Original Message----- Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 1:04 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Well absolutely true, but then everything the database does is a symptom of the fact that we throw workload at it ;-) "Deshpande, Kirti" wrote: > One needs to keep in mind that Waits are the symptoms, and not a problem. > > - Kirti > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 12:13 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > I don't think anyone who reads the original YAPP > paper will miss this. If I recall correctly, one of > it's opening statements is the classic formula: > > response time = service time plus wait time. > > My own mantra puts in rather less scientific terms: > > If you have a performance problem, either your database > is working too hard, or it's not being allowed to work. > > Jonathan Lewis > http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk > > Author of: > Practical Oracle 8i: Building Efficient Databases > > Next Seminar - Australia - July/August > http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/seminar.html > > Host to The Co-Operative Oracle Users' FAQ > http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/faq/ind_faq.html > > -----Original Message----- > | > |Aside: In the migration to wait-based tuning, don't forget that even > waits > |alone don't cover everything. Service time is the other significant > |component. > | > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Deshpande, Kirti > 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: Anjo Kolk 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: Deshpande, Kirti 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).
