Two words: "wait events" I'll forward, in private mail, a posting I made here on April 21, 2002 with some pointers to sites... (The subject line was "Re: ioug-a question")
Don Granaman [certifiable OraSaurus] ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 5:18 AM > > Hi guys , > > Need some help. Actually we are looking here at a Oracle 8.1.7 db on HP-UNIX. The application was running fine uptil yesterday. Suddenly a part of the appln is running extremely slow. I can not figure what might be the problem. Wanted to track this down asap. > > Here is some information about the db. > > Database size - 20GB > > Optimizer - CHOOSE > > Disk Structure - RAID 1+0 > > No. of processors - 4 > > Block Size - 8K > > Archivelog mode : ARCHIVELOG > > Please tell me what should be the ideal way I should try to trace the problem. I thought of running UTLBSTAT/UTLESTAT or STATSPACK and asked the user to run that part of the appln. Has anybody worked with STATSPACK before ? > > Can anybody tell me what should accurate and fastest way to hunt down the problem ? I think its something to do with indexes or changes in the queries. > > Also can someone tell me the ideal backup strategy for this database considering the fact that it's a 24x7 system. > > Thanks in advance . > > Chetan Chindarkar > > > > --------------------------------- > Do You Yahoo!? > Sign-up for Video Highlights of 2002 FIFA World Cup -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Don Granaman 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).
