Hello All, Here is the result I have got from the v$session_event
SID EVENT TIME_WAITED ---- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- 22 direct path read 109 20 db file scattered read 125 24 db file scattered read 160 26 SQL*Net more data to client 162 26 db file scattered read 191 26 db file sequential read 230 26 log file sync 240 27 db file sequential read 398 24 db file sequential read 415 22 rdbms ipc reply 533 20 db file sequential read 603 24 log file sync 813 24 latch free 904 20 log file sync 917 27 log file sync 966 26 latch free 983 27 latch free 2779 20 latch free 3212 22 db file scattered read 4319 24 SQL*Net message from client 5583 20 SQL*Net message from client 6261 27 SQL*Net message from client 7286 22 db file sequential read 8883 22 latch free 16164 26 SQL*Net message from client 56266 26 row cache lock 6487782 27 library cache lock 7433464 20 library cache lock 7433918 22 library cache lock 7435227 24 row cache lock 7435680 Could somebody explain me , what are thsese Librarycache Lock and Row cache lock, and what should I do.. I could see lot of locks on the database.. and batch jobs are going very slow , taking hours ... Seems to me like something is happening on database, any idea ??? Pl response will be very much appreciated. Thanks, Madhu -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Reddy, Madhusudana 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).