Re: A new form of ORA-1555

2003-06-07 Thread Mladen Gogala
I'm not using AUM on my production databases because they're still 8.1.7.
To tell the truth, I haven't seen any major patches for AUM in the 9iR2.
Well, when Oxford goes to 9.2, I guess AUM is an option. I'm still 
paranoid about the new features. I believe that progress does bad things
to the lambs and ruins our milk. 

On 2003.06.06 23:49 Rachel Carmichael wrote:
 we are using AUM pretty successfully for our production systems.
 Interestingly enough the one problem we did have was on a test box, and
 we couldn't repeat it
 
 
 --- Daniel W. Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  Mladen,
  I could not agree more! I seriously pondered not posting this 
  information at all. FBQ is a nice feature, but I would not depend
  upon 
  it. I'm a conservative and somewhat paranoid DBA and I would not 
  recommend AUM for production systems, though certain very
  knowledgable 
  and respected members of this list disagree with me. We each have our
  
  reasons for our positions and we are both right.
  
  -- 
  Daniel W. Fink
  http://www.optimaldba.com
  
  
  Gogala, Mladen wrote:
  
   Well, I've read a lot of that on this list (this is not the first
  time 
   FBQ is being discussed) but as a
   conservative and somewhat paranoid DBA, I don't want to try
  anything 
   that isn't supported with a
   very new feature like FBQ. The experience taught me a lesson about 
   ora-600 and alike. I really
   wouldn't want to depend on a feature that is very, very new. I'd
  much 
   rather use logminer instead.
   That's just me.

  
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   Phone:(203) 459-6855
   Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
  
  
  
  
 
 
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Re: A new form of ORA-1555

2003-06-06 Thread Kirtikumar Deshpande
A classic case when AUM does not help prevent 1555 errors ! 

Query duration is MAXQUERYLENreported inv$undostat view. SCN could be the 'as of SCN' when the query started (not sure, as I could never get my small tests to failwith 1555 when using AUM). 

What is also interesting is the SMON activity of offlining undo segments. That very well could be the reason for this error. 


In this case adjusting UNDO_RETENTION  MAXQUERYLEN is one option. The other being, correcting this long running query. 

BTW.. Raj  I exchanged e-mails earlier regarding this, as I just wanted to confirm that he was using Auto Undo Dmgt feature ;) 

He informed me that v$undostat view did report a non-zero count in the SSOLDERRCNT column as expected... so that column works okay. 

Cheers!

- Kirti 
"Jamadagni, Rajendra" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


A sighting in alert log ... 
SMON offlining US=102 SMON offlining US=104 Fri Jun 6 08:42:06 2003 ORA-01555 caused by SQL statement below (Query Duration=41895 sec, SCN: 0x0010.c2bd0c24): Fri Jun 6 08:42:06 2003 SELECT ROUND(G_1/:"SYS_B_00") G_1, ROUND(G_2/:"SYS_B_01") G_2, ROUND(G_3/:"SYS_B_02") G_3, ROUND(G_4/:"SYS_B_03") G_4, R
OUND(G_5/:"SYS_B_04") G_5, ROUND(A_1/:"SYS_B_05") A_1, ROUND(A_2/:"SYS_B_06") A_2, ROUND(A_3/:"SYS_B_07") A_3, ROUND(A_4
/:"SYS_B_08") A_4, ROUND(A_5/:"SYS_B_09") A_5, LOG_NO, AE, ADVR, AGNC, OFFICE, POB_ID, POB_CREATE_DT, POB_STAT From (SE
LECT DECODE(YEAR,:"SYS_B_10",NVL((DECODE(QTR,:"SYS_B_11",NVL(CURR_GOAL,:"SYS_B_12"))),:"SYS_B_13"),:"SYS_B_14") G_1,DECO
DE(YEAR,:"SYS_B_15",NVL((DECODE(QTR,:"SYS_B_16",NVL(CURR_GOAL,:"SYS_B_17"))),:"SYS_B_18"),:"SYS_B_19") G_2,DECODE(YEAR,:
"SYS_B_20",NVL((DECODE(QTR,:"SYS_B_21",NVL(CURR_GOAL,:"SYS_B_22"))),:"SYS_B_23"),:"SYS_B_24") G_3,DECODE(YEAR,:"SYS_B_25
",NVL((DECODE(QTR,:"SYS_B_26",NVL(CURR_GOAL,:"SYS_B_27"))),:"SYS_B_28"),:"SYS_B_29") G_4,DECODE(YEAR,:"SYS_B_30",NVL((DE
CODE(QTR,:"SYS_B_31",NVL(CURR_GOAL,:"SYS_B_32"))),:"SYS_B_33"),:"SYS_B_34") G_5,DECODE(YEAR,:"SYS_B_35",NVL((DECODE(QTR,
:"SYS_B_36",NVL(CURR_ACCRUAL,:"SYS_B_37"))),:"SYS_B_38"),:"SYS_B ~ 
But I havn't figured out why query duration and SCN is shown any ideas? ... what is the significance? Oracle 9202, RAC 
TIA Raj  Rajendra dot Jamadagni at nospamespn dot com All Views expressed in this email are strictly personal. QOTD: Any clod can have facts, having an opinion is an art ! *
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Re: A new form of ORA-1555

2003-06-06 Thread Rachel Carmichael
we ended up with an ORA-600 after lots of 'SMON offlining undo segment
messages in the alert log. Happened only once, Support asked us to set
an event and trap it when/if it happens again

I'm beginning to think maybe I should have stuck with rollback segments


--- Kirtikumar Deshpande [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 A classic case when AUM does not help prevent 1555 errors ! 
  
 Query duration is MAXQUERYLEN reported in v$undostat view. SCN could
 be the 'as of SCN' when the query started (not sure, as I could never
 get my small tests to fail with 1555 when using AUM). 
  
 What is also interesting is the SMON activity of offlining undo
 segments. That very well could be the reason for this error. 
  
 In this case adjusting UNDO_RETENTION  MAXQUERYLEN is one option.
 The other being, correcting this long running query. 
  
 BTW.. Raj  I exchanged e-mails earlier regarding this, as I just
 wanted to confirm that he was using Auto Undo Dmgt feature ;) 
  
 He informed me that v$undostat view did report a non-zero count in
 the SSOLDERRCNT column as expected... so that column works okay. 
  
 Cheers!
  
 - Kirti 
 
 
 Jamadagni, Rajendra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
 A sighting in alert log ... 
 
 SMON offlining US=102 
 SMON offlining US=104 
 Fri Jun  6 08:42:06 2003 
 ORA-01555 caused by SQL statement below (Query Duration=41895 sec,
 SCN: 0x0010.c2bd0c24): 
 Fri Jun  6 08:42:06 2003 
 SELECT ROUND(G_1/:SYS_B_00) G_1, ROUND(G_2/:SYS_B_01) G_2,
 ROUND(G_3/:SYS_B_02) G_3, ROUND(G_4/:SYS_B_03) G_4, R
 
 OUND(G_5/:SYS_B_04) G_5, ROUND(A_1/:SYS_B_05) A_1,
 ROUND(A_2/:SYS_B_06) A_2, ROUND(A_3/:SYS_B_07) A_3, ROUND(A_4
 
 /:SYS_B_08) A_4, ROUND(A_5/:SYS_B_09) A_5, LOG_NO, AE, ADVR,
 AGNC, OFFICE, POB_ID, POB_CREATE_DT, POB_STAT  From (SE
 
 LECT

DECODE(YEAR,:SYS_B_10,NVL((DECODE(QTR,:SYS_B_11,NVL(CURR_GOAL,:SYS_B_12))),:SYS_B_13),:SYS_B_14)
 G_1,DECO
 

DE(YEAR,:SYS_B_15,NVL((DECODE(QTR,:SYS_B_16,NVL(CURR_GOAL,:SYS_B_17))),:SYS_B_18),:SYS_B_19)
 G_2,DECODE(YEAR,:
 

SYS_B_20,NVL((DECODE(QTR,:SYS_B_21,NVL(CURR_GOAL,:SYS_B_22))),:SYS_B_23),:SYS_B_24)
 G_3,DECODE(YEAR,:SYS_B_25
 

,NVL((DECODE(QTR,:SYS_B_26,NVL(CURR_GOAL,:SYS_B_27))),:SYS_B_28),:SYS_B_29)
 G_4,DECODE(YEAR,:SYS_B_30,NVL((DE
 

CODE(QTR,:SYS_B_31,NVL(CURR_GOAL,:SYS_B_32))),:SYS_B_33),:SYS_B_34)
 G_5,DECODE(YEAR,:SYS_B_35,NVL((DECODE(QTR,
 
 :SYS_B_36,NVL(CURR_ACCRUAL,:SYS_B_37))),:SYS_B_38),:SYS_B 
 ~ 
 
 But I havn't figured out why query duration and SCN is shown any
 ideas? ... what is the significance? Oracle 9202, RAC 
 
 TIA 
 Raj 


 
 Rajendra dot Jamadagni at nospamespn dot com 
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 QOTD: Any clod can have facts, having an opinion is an art ! 
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Re: A new form of ORA-1555

2003-06-06 Thread Ruth Gramolini
Title: A new form of ORA-1555



It might have something to do with setting the 
table to do a Flashback query. Maybe Dan will know.

Ruth

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Jamadagni, Rajendra 
  To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L 
  
  Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 10:00 
AM
  Subject: A new form of ORA-1555
  
  A sighting in alert log ... 
  SMON offlining US=102 SMON offlining US=104 Fri Jun 6 08:42:06 2003 ORA-01555 caused by SQL statement below (Query 
  Duration=41895 sec, SCN: 0x0010.c2bd0c24): Fri Jun 6 08:42:06 2003 SELECT ROUND(G_1/:"SYS_B_00") G_1, ROUND(G_2/:"SYS_B_01") G_2, 
  ROUND(G_3/:"SYS_B_02") G_3, ROUND(G_4/:"SYS_B_03") G_4, R
  OUND(G_5/:"SYS_B_04") G_5, 
  ROUND(A_1/:"SYS_B_05") A_1, ROUND(A_2/:"SYS_B_06") A_2, ROUND(A_3/:"SYS_B_07") 
  A_3, ROUND(A_4
  /:"SYS_B_08") A_4, ROUND(A_5/:"SYS_B_09") 
  A_5, LOG_NO, AE, ADVR, AGNC, OFFICE, POB_ID, POB_CREATE_DT, POB_STAT 
  From (SE
  LECT 
  DECODE(YEAR,:"SYS_B_10",NVL((DECODE(QTR,:"SYS_B_11",NVL(CURR_GOAL,:"SYS_B_12"))),:"SYS_B_13"),:"SYS_B_14") 
  G_1,DECO
  DE(YEAR,:"SYS_B_15",NVL((DECODE(QTR,:"SYS_B_16",NVL(CURR_GOAL,:"SYS_B_17"))),:"SYS_B_18"),:"SYS_B_19") 
  G_2,DECODE(YEAR,:
  "SYS_B_20",NVL((DECODE(QTR,:"SYS_B_21",NVL(CURR_GOAL,:"SYS_B_22"))),:"SYS_B_23"),:"SYS_B_24") 
  G_3,DECODE(YEAR,:"SYS_B_25
  ",NVL((DECODE(QTR,:"SYS_B_26",NVL(CURR_GOAL,:"SYS_B_27"))),:"SYS_B_28"),:"SYS_B_29") 
  G_4,DECODE(YEAR,:"SYS_B_30",NVL((DE
  CODE(QTR,:"SYS_B_31",NVL(CURR_GOAL,:"SYS_B_32"))),:"SYS_B_33"),:"SYS_B_34") 
  G_5,DECODE(YEAR,:"SYS_B_35",NVL((DECODE(QTR,
  :"SYS_B_36",NVL(CURR_ACCRUAL,:"SYS_B_37"))),:"SYS_B_38"),:"SYS_B 
  ~ 
  But I havn't figured out why query duration 
  and SCN is shown any ideas? ... what is the significance? Oracle 9202, 
  RAC 
  TIA Raj  
  Rajendra dot Jamadagni at nospamespn dot 
  com All Views expressed in this 
  email are strictly personal. QOTD: 
  Any clod can have facts, having an opinion is an art ! 



Re: A new form of ORA-1555

2003-06-06 Thread Daniel W. Fink




You do not have to specifically enable a table for flashback query. In 9.2
(Kirti, please correct me if I am wrong), it is automatically enabled, even
if you are not using AUM.

I believe that this is a new error message format for 9. The solution that
is commonly quoted is to increase your undo_retention to cover the amount
of time needed to complete the query. However, this is not a guarantee that
the query will actually work. If space is needed, unexpired extents will
be reused. 

I think you may be hitting a situation similar to what Rachel encountered
several weeks ago. It appears that a large number (at least 104) undo segments
have been created. SMON is now offlining them in the hopes of reclaiming
space. This brings up a situation posed recently and it was not a condition
I had tested. If a large number of segments is created, are they ever dropped
or do they continue to exist and consume space (at least 2 extents/128k)
in the undo tablespace until it is dropped and a new one created? I THINK
that the answer is that once created an undo segment will exist until the
tablespace is dropped as there is no 'drop undo segment' command with aum.

-- 
Daniel W. Fink
http://www.optimaldba.com

Ruth Gramolini wrote:

  A new form of ORA-1555
  
  
 
  
 

  It might have something to do with setting
the  table to do a Flashback query. Maybe Dan will know.
 
  
 
  Ruth
 
   
  
-
Original Message - 
   
From:
   Jamadagni, Rajendra 
   
To:
Multiple
recipients of list ORACLE-L
   
Sent:
Friday, June 06, 2003 10:00  AM
   
Subject:
A new form of ORA-1555
   


   
A sighting in alert log ...

   
SMON offlining US=102 
SMON offlining US=104 
Fri Jun 6 08:42:06 2003 
ORA-01555 caused by SQL statement below
(QueryDuration=41895 sec, SCN: 0x0010.c2bd0c24): 
Fri Jun 6 08:42:06 2003 
SELECT ROUND(G_1/:"SYS_B_00") G_1,
ROUND(G_2/:"SYS_B_01") G_2,ROUND(G_3/:"SYS_B_02") G_3, ROUND(G_4/:"SYS_B_03")
G_4, R
   
OUND(G_5/:"SYS_B_04") G_5,ROUND(A_1/:"SYS_B_05")
A_1, ROUND(A_2/:"SYS_B_06") A_2, ROUND(A_3/:"SYS_B_07")A_3, ROUND(A_4
   
/:"SYS_B_08") A_4, ROUND(A_5/:"SYS_B_09")
   A_5, LOG_NO, AE, ADVR, AGNC, OFFICE, POB_ID, POB_CREATE_DT, POB_STAT
   From (SE
   
LECTDECODE(YEAR,:"SYS_B_10",NVL((DECODE(QTR,:"SYS_B_11",NVL(CURR_GOAL,:"SYS_B_12"))),:"SYS_B_13"),:"SYS_B_14")
   G_1,DECO
   
DE(YEAR,:"SYS_B_15",NVL((DECODE(QTR,:"SYS_B_16",NVL(CURR_GOAL,:"SYS_B_17"))),:"SYS_B_18"),:"SYS_B_19")
   G_2,DECODE(YEAR,:
   
"SYS_B_20",NVL((DECODE(QTR,:"SYS_B_21",NVL(CURR_GOAL,:"SYS_B_22"))),:"SYS_B_23"),:"SYS_B_24")
   G_3,DECODE(YEAR,:"SYS_B_25
   
",NVL((DECODE(QTR,:"SYS_B_26",NVL(CURR_GOAL,:"SYS_B_27"))),:"SYS_B_28"),:"SYS_B_29")
   G_4,DECODE(YEAR,:"SYS_B_30",NVL((DE
   
CODE(QTR,:"SYS_B_31",NVL(CURR_GOAL,:"SYS_B_32"))),:"SYS_B_33"),:"SYS_B_34")
   G_5,DECODE(YEAR,:"SYS_B_35",NVL((DECODE(QTR,
   
:"SYS_B_36",NVL(CURR_ACCRUAL,:"SYS_B_37"))),:"SYS_B_38"),:"SYS_B
   
~ 
   
But I havn't figured out why query
durationand SCN is shown any ideas? ... what is the significance? Oracle
9202,RAC 
   
TIA 
Raj 

   
Rajendra dot Jamadagni at nospamespn
dotcom 
All Views expressed in thisemail
are strictly personal. 
QOTD:Any clod can have facts, having
an opinion is an art !  
  







RE: A new form of ORA-1555

2003-06-06 Thread Gogala, Mladen



Flashback query is enabled by setting the 
UNDO_RETENTION parameter to the
desired number of seconds. Table V$UNDOSTAT contains 
the column MAXQUERYLEN
which 
gives the max time that you can use to dynamically set 
UNDO_RETENTION.
You 
also have to enable flashback for session using 
DBMS_FLASHBACK.

Mladen Gogala Oracle DBA Phone:(203) 459-6855 
Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 

  -Original Message-From: Daniel W. Fink 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 5:01 
  PMTo: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-LSubject: Re: A 
  new form of ORA-1555You do not have to specifically 
  enable a table for flashback query. In 9.2 (Kirti, please correct me if I am 
  wrong), it is automatically enabled, even if you are not using AUM.I 
  believe that this is a new error message format for 9. The solution that is 
  commonly quoted is to increase your undo_retention to cover the amount of time 
  needed to complete the query. However, this is not a guarantee that the query 
  will actually work. If space is needed, unexpired extents will be reused. 
  I think you may be hitting a situation similar to what Rachel 
  encountered several weeks ago. It appears that a large number (at least 104) 
  undo segments have been created. SMON is now offlining them in the hopes of 
  reclaiming space. This brings up a situation posed recently and it was not a 
  condition I had tested. If a large number of segments is created, are they 
  ever dropped or do they continue to exist and consume space (at least 2 
  extents/128k) in the undo tablespace until it is dropped and a new one 
  created? I THINK that the answer is that once created an undo segment will 
  exist until the tablespace is dropped as there is no 'drop undo segment' 
  command with aum. -- 
Daniel W. Fink
http://www.optimaldba.comRuth 
  Gramolini wrote:
  



It might have something to do with setting the 
table to do a Flashback query. Maybe Dan will know.

Ruth

  - 
  Original Message - 
  From: 
  Jamadagni, Rajendra 
  To: 
  Multiple 
  recipients of list ORACLE-L 
  Sent: 
  Friday, June 06, 2003 10:00 AM
  Subject: 
  A new form of ORA-1555
  
  A sighting in alert log ... 
  SMON offlining US=102 SMON offlining US=104 Fri Jun 6 08:42:06 2003 ORA-01555 caused by SQL statement below (Query 
  Duration=41895 sec, SCN: 0x0010.c2bd0c24): Fri Jun 6 08:42:06 2003 SELECT ROUND(G_1/:"SYS_B_00") G_1, 
  ROUND(G_2/:"SYS_B_01") G_2, ROUND(G_3/:"SYS_B_02") G_3, 
  ROUND(G_4/:"SYS_B_03") G_4, R
  OUND(G_5/:"SYS_B_04") G_5, 
  ROUND(A_1/:"SYS_B_05") A_1, ROUND(A_2/:"SYS_B_06") A_2, 
  ROUND(A_3/:"SYS_B_07") A_3, ROUND(A_4
  /:"SYS_B_08") A_4, 
  ROUND(A_5/:"SYS_B_09") A_5, LOG_NO, AE, ADVR, AGNC, OFFICE, POB_ID, 
  POB_CREATE_DT, POB_STAT From (SE
  LECT 
  DECODE(YEAR,:"SYS_B_10",NVL((DECODE(QTR,:"SYS_B_11",NVL(CURR_GOAL,:"SYS_B_12"))),:"SYS_B_13"),:"SYS_B_14") 
  G_1,DECO
  DE(YEAR,:"SYS_B_15",NVL((DECODE(QTR,:"SYS_B_16",NVL(CURR_GOAL,:"SYS_B_17"))),:"SYS_B_18"),:"SYS_B_19") 
  G_2,DECODE(YEAR,:
  "SYS_B_20",NVL((DECODE(QTR,:"SYS_B_21",NVL(CURR_GOAL,:"SYS_B_22"))),:"SYS_B_23"),:"SYS_B_24") 
  G_3,DECODE(YEAR,:"SYS_B_25
  ",NVL((DECODE(QTR,:"SYS_B_26",NVL(CURR_GOAL,:"SYS_B_27"))),:"SYS_B_28"),:"SYS_B_29") 
  G_4,DECODE(YEAR,:"SYS_B_30",NVL((DE
  CODE(QTR,:"SYS_B_31",NVL(CURR_GOAL,:"SYS_B_32"))),:"SYS_B_33"),:"SYS_B_34") 
  G_5,DECODE(YEAR,:"SYS_B_35",NVL((DECODE(QTR,
  :"SYS_B_36",NVL(CURR_ACCRUAL,:"SYS_B_37"))),:"SYS_B_38"),:"SYS_B 
  ~ 
  But I havn't figured out why query 
  duration and SCN is shown any ideas? ... what is the significance? Oracle 
  9202, RAC 
  TIA Raj  
  Rajendra dot Jamadagni at nospamespn 
  dot com All Views expressed in 
  this email are strictly personal. QOTD: Any clod can have facts, having an opinion is an art ! 
  


Re: A new form of ORA-1555

2003-06-06 Thread Rachel Carmichael
well it's been a few weeks and ours are still there, offline

so I guess they don't get dropped. 


--- Daniel W. Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 You do not have to specifically enable a table for flashback query.
 In 
 9.2 (Kirti, please correct me if I am wrong), it is automatically 
 enabled, even if you are not using AUM.
 
 I believe that this is a new error message format for 9. The solution
 
 that is commonly quoted is to increase your undo_retention to cover
 the 
 amount of time needed to complete the query. However, this is not a 
 guarantee that the query will actually work. If space is needed, 
 unexpired extents will be reused.
 
 I think you may be hitting a situation similar to what Rachel 
 encountered several weeks ago. It appears that a large number (at
 least 
 104) undo segments have been created. SMON is now offlining them in
 the 
 hopes of reclaiming space. This brings up a situation posed recently
 and 
 it was not a condition I had tested. If a large number of segments is
 
 created, are they ever dropped or do they continue to exist and
 consume 
 space (at least 2 extents/128k) in the undo tablespace until it is 
 dropped and a new one created? I THINK that the answer is that once 
 created an undo segment will exist until the tablespace is dropped as
 
 there is no 'drop undo segment' command with aum.
 
 -- 
 Daniel W. Fink
 http://www.optimaldba.com
 
 
 Ruth Gramolini wrote:
 
  It might have something to do with setting the table to do a
 Flashback 
  query.  Maybe Dan will know.
   
  Ruth
 
  - Original Message -
  From: Jamadagni, Rajendra mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
  To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
  mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 10:00 AM
  Subject: A new form of ORA-1555
 
  A sighting in alert log ...
 
  SMON offlining US=102
  SMON offlining US=104
  Fri Jun  6 08:42:06 2003
  ORA-01555 caused by SQL statement below (Query Duration=41895
 sec,
  SCN: 0x0010.c2bd0c24):
  Fri Jun  6 08:42:06 2003
  SELECT ROUND(G_1/:SYS_B_00) G_1, ROUND(G_2/:SYS_B_01) G_2,
  ROUND(G_3/:SYS_B_02) G_3, ROUND(G_4/:SYS_B_03) G_4, R
 
  OUND(G_5/:SYS_B_04) G_5, ROUND(A_1/:SYS_B_05) A_1,
  ROUND(A_2/:SYS_B_06) A_2, ROUND(A_3/:SYS_B_07) A_3,
 ROUND(A_4
 
  /:SYS_B_08) A_4, ROUND(A_5/:SYS_B_09) A_5, LOG_NO, AE,
 ADVR,
  AGNC, OFFICE, POB_ID, POB_CREATE_DT, POB_STAT  From (SE
 
  LECT
 

DECODE(YEAR,:SYS_B_10,NVL((DECODE(QTR,:SYS_B_11,NVL(CURR_GOAL,:SYS_B_12))),:SYS_B_13),:SYS_B_14)
  G_1,DECO
 
 

DE(YEAR,:SYS_B_15,NVL((DECODE(QTR,:SYS_B_16,NVL(CURR_GOAL,:SYS_B_17))),:SYS_B_18),:SYS_B_19)
  G_2,DECODE(YEAR,:
 
 

SYS_B_20,NVL((DECODE(QTR,:SYS_B_21,NVL(CURR_GOAL,:SYS_B_22))),:SYS_B_23),:SYS_B_24)
  G_3,DECODE(YEAR,:SYS_B_25
 
 

,NVL((DECODE(QTR,:SYS_B_26,NVL(CURR_GOAL,:SYS_B_27))),:SYS_B_28),:SYS_B_29)
  G_4,DECODE(YEAR,:SYS_B_30,NVL((DE
 
 

CODE(QTR,:SYS_B_31,NVL(CURR_GOAL,:SYS_B_32))),:SYS_B_33),:SYS_B_34)
  G_5,DECODE(YEAR,:SYS_B_35,NVL((DECODE(QTR,
 
 
 :SYS_B_36,NVL(CURR_ACCRUAL,:SYS_B_37))),:SYS_B_38),:SYS_B
  ~
 
  But I havn't figured out why query duration and SCN is shown
 any
  ideas? ... what is the significance? Oracle 9202, RAC
 
  TIA
  Raj
 


 
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Re: A new form of ORA-1555

2003-06-06 Thread Kirtikumar Deshpande
Acutally, there nothing at the table level to 'enable' it for the FBQ (in 9i R1 and 
R2). 
In 9i R2, they introduced a 'flashback' privilege (object and System level).  
In 9i R1 one needed exec privilege on a package (dbms_flashback) to use FBQ. 

SMON offlined Undo Segs because those had been idled, had expired undo_retention 
period, and
current number of concurrent transactions dropped. AUS still left online were due to 
either 1)
they had active transactions or 2) unexpired extents or 3) SESSIONS parameter 
dectated... 

Dan, you are correct. After AUS gets created it gets dropped only when the Undo TS is 
dropped.
(Also, switching to a new UNDO TS does not drop old AUS from old unto TS.)  Whether it 
comes
on-line or not is solely dependent on the transaction load. And that may create the 
possibility of
getting 'Out of Space' error, in case, if I resized the UNDO TS datafiles to a smaller 
value ;) 

- Kirti 



--- Daniel W. Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 You do not have to specifically enable a table for flashback query. In 
 9.2 (Kirti, please correct me if I am wrong), it is automatically 
 enabled, even if you are not using AUM.
 
 I believe that this is a new error message format for 9. The solution 
 that is commonly quoted is to increase your undo_retention to cover the 
 amount of time needed to complete the query. However, this is not a 
 guarantee that the query will actually work. If space is needed, 
 unexpired extents will be reused.
 
 I think you may be hitting a situation similar to what Rachel 
 encountered several weeks ago. It appears that a large number (at least 
 104) undo segments have been created. SMON is now offlining them in the 
 hopes of reclaiming space. This brings up a situation posed recently and 
 it was not a condition I had tested. If a large number of segments is 
 created, are they ever dropped or do they continue to exist and consume 
 space (at least 2 extents/128k) in the undo tablespace until it is 
 dropped and a new one created? I THINK that the answer is that once 
 created an undo segment will exist until the tablespace is dropped as 
 there is no 'drop undo segment' command with aum.
 
 -- 
 Daniel W. Fink
 http://www.optimaldba.com
 
 
 Ruth Gramolini wrote:
 
  It might have something to do with setting the table to do a Flashback 
  query.  Maybe Dan will know.
   
  Ruth
 
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  Subject: A new form of ORA-1555
 
  A sighting in alert log ...
 
  SMON offlining US=102
  SMON offlining US=104
  Fri Jun  6 08:42:06 2003
  ORA-01555 caused by SQL statement below (Query Duration=41895 sec,
  SCN: 0x0010.c2bd0c24):
  Fri Jun  6 08:42:06 2003
  SELECT ROUND(G_1/:SYS_B_00) G_1, ROUND(G_2/:SYS_B_01) G_2,
  ROUND(G_3/:SYS_B_02) G_3, ROUND(G_4/:SYS_B_03) G_4, R
 
  OUND(G_5/:SYS_B_04) G_5, ROUND(A_1/:SYS_B_05) A_1,
  ROUND(A_2/:SYS_B_06) A_2, ROUND(A_3/:SYS_B_07) A_3, ROUND(A_4
 
  /:SYS_B_08) A_4, ROUND(A_5/:SYS_B_09) A_5, LOG_NO, AE, ADVR,
  AGNC, OFFICE, POB_ID, POB_CREATE_DT, POB_STAT  From (SE
 
  LECT
 

DECODE(YEAR,:SYS_B_10,NVL((DECODE(QTR,:SYS_B_11,NVL(CURR_GOAL,:SYS_B_12))),:SYS_B_13),:SYS_B_14)
  G_1,DECO
 
 

DE(YEAR,:SYS_B_15,NVL((DECODE(QTR,:SYS_B_16,NVL(CURR_GOAL,:SYS_B_17))),:SYS_B_18),:SYS_B_19)
  G_2,DECODE(YEAR,:
 
 
 SYS_B_20,NVL((DECODE(QTR,:SYS_B_21,NVL(CURR_GOAL,:SYS_B_22))),:SYS_B_23),:SYS_B_24)
  G_3,DECODE(YEAR,:SYS_B_25
 
  
  ,NVL((DECODE(QTR,:SYS_B_26,NVL(CURR_GOAL,:SYS_B_27))),:SYS_B_28),:SYS_B_29)
  G_4,DECODE(YEAR,:SYS_B_30,NVL((DE
 
  CODE(QTR,:SYS_B_31,NVL(CURR_GOAL,:SYS_B_32))),:SYS_B_33),:SYS_B_34)
  G_5,DECODE(YEAR,:SYS_B_35,NVL((DECODE(QTR,
 
  :SYS_B_36,NVL(CURR_ACCRUAL,:SYS_B_37))),:SYS_B_38),:SYS_B
  ~
 
  But I havn't figured out why query duration and SCN is shown any
  ideas? ... what is the significance? Oracle 9202, RAC
 
  TIA
  Raj
  
  
 
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Re: A new form of ORA-1555

2003-06-06 Thread Daniel W. Fink




Mladen,
 That is a common misconception, one that Oracle wholeheartedly supports.
Flashback Query (FBQ) depends upon the smon_scn_time table, which is popluated
in 9i, regardless of the undo_management setting. This table is populated
regardless of the UNDO_RETENTION parameter. This parameter is the guideline
(not absolute) that Oracle uses when deciding which extents to reclaim when
it needs space. If Oracle needs space, it may take extents containing committed
transaction info that is still within the UNDO_RETENTION time.
 You can perform FBQ using RBSs, though this is probably not supported
by Oracle, so use it at your own peril. The chances of success are diminished
because of the difference in undo space management (rbs reuses space more
often). I have done this several times, but in a non-production environment.
 IIRC, v$undostat is not populated unless the undo_management is set to
auto. This really does not help in making the transition from rbs to aum.
It would be nice to have it populated regardless so that you would have data
to use to set the undo tablespace size and the value of UNDO_RETENTION.
 I did make one mistake. You have to enable flashback for a table or have
the flashback_any_table privilege (Thanks, Kirti).

Dan

Gogala, Mladen wrote:
  
  
  
   
  
 
  Flashback query is enabled by setting the  UNDO_RETENTION
parameter to the
 
  desired number of seconds. Table V$UNDOSTAT contains
 the column MAXQUERYLEN
 
  which  gives the max time that you can use to
dynamically set  UNDO_RETENTION.
 
  You  also have to enable flashback for session
using  DBMS_FLASHBACK.
 
  
 
  Mladen Gogala 
  Oracle DBA 
  Phone:(203) 459-6855  
  Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 





RE: A new form of ORA-1555

2003-06-06 Thread Gogala, Mladen



Well, 
I've read a lot of that on this list (this is not the first time FBQ is being 
discussed) but as a
conservative and somewhat paranoid DBA, I don't want to 
try anything that isn't supported with a
very 
new feature like FBQ. The experience taught me a lesson about ora-600 and alike. 
I really
wouldn't want to depend on a feature that is very, very 
new. I'd much rather use logminer instead.
That's 
just me.

Mladen Gogala Oracle DBA Phone:(203) 459-6855 
Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 

  -Original Message-From: Daniel W. Fink 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 6:20 
  PMTo: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-LSubject: Re: A 
  new form of ORA-1555Mladen, That is 
  a common misconception, one that Oracle wholeheartedly supports. Flashback 
  Query (FBQ) depends upon the smon_scn_time table, which is popluated in 9i, 
  regardless of the undo_management setting. This table is populated regardless 
  of the UNDO_RETENTION parameter. This parameter is the guideline (not 
  absolute) that Oracle uses when deciding which extents to reclaim when it 
  needs space. If Oracle needs space, it may take extents containing committed 
  transaction info that is still within the UNDO_RETENTION 
  time. You can perform FBQ using RBSs, though this is 
  probably not supported by Oracle, so use it at your own peril. The chances of 
  success are diminished because of the difference in undo space management (rbs 
  reuses space more often). I have done this several times, but in a 
  non-production environment. IIRC, v$undostat is not 
  populated unless the undo_management is set to auto. This really does not help 
  in making the transition from rbs to aum. It would be nice to have it 
  populated regardless so that you would have data to use to set the undo 
  tablespace size and the value of UNDO_RETENTION. I did 
  make one mistake. You have to enable flashback for a table or have the 
  flashback_any_table privilege (Thanks, Kirti).DanGogala, 
  Mladen wrote:
  

Flashback query is enabled by setting the 
UNDO_RETENTION parameter to the
desired number of seconds. Table V$UNDOSTAT 
contains the column MAXQUERYLEN
which gives the max time that you can use to 
dynamically set UNDO_RETENTION.
You also have to enable flashback for session using 
DBMS_FLASHBACK.

Mladen Gogala Oracle DBA Phone:(203) 
459-6855 Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  


Re: A new form of ORA-1555

2003-06-06 Thread Jared . Still
 You can perform FBQ using RBSs, though this is probably not supported by 
Oracle, so use it at your own peril. The chances of success are diminished 
because of the difference in undo space 
 management (rbs reuses space more often). I have done this several 
times, but in a non-production environment.

Dan,

I'm sure you're aware of how to prevent RBS from ever wrapping.

So in theory, using FQB with standard RBS can provide snapshots
( excuse me,  'flashbacks' ) of data for an indefinite period of time.

You just need a lot of disk space.  :)

Jared







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Mladen,
That is a common misconception, one that Oracle wholeheartedly 
supports. Flashback Query (FBQ) depends upon the smon_scn_time table, 
which is popluated in 9i, regardless of the undo_management setting. This 
table is populated regardless of the UNDO_RETENTION parameter. This 
parameter is the guideline (not absolute) that Oracle uses when deciding 
which extents to reclaim when it needs space. If Oracle needs space, it 
may take extents containing committed transaction info that is still 
within the UNDO_RETENTION time.
You can perform FBQ using RBSs, though this is probably not supported 
by Oracle, so use it at your own peril. The chances of success are 
diminished because of the difference in undo space management (rbs reuses 
space more often). I have done this several times, but in a non-production 
environment.
IIRC, v$undostat is not populated unless the undo_management is set to 
auto. This really does not help in making the transition from rbs to aum. 
It would be nice to have it populated regardless so that you would have 
data to use to set the undo tablespace size and the value of 
UNDO_RETENTION.
I did make one mistake. You have to enable flashback for a table or 
have the flashback_any_table privilege (Thanks, Kirti).

Dan

Gogala, Mladen wrote:
Flashback query is enabled by setting the UNDO_RETENTION parameter to the
desired number of seconds. Table V$UNDOSTAT contains the column 
MAXQUERYLEN
which gives the max time that you can use to dynamically set 
UNDO_RETENTION.
You also have to enable flashback for session using DBMS_FLASHBACK.
 
Mladen Gogala 
Oracle DBA 
Phone:(203) 459-6855 
Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 



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Re: A new form of ORA-1555

2003-06-06 Thread Daniel W. Fink




Mladen,
 I could not agree more! I seriously pondered not posting this information
at all. FBQ is a nice feature, but I would not depend upon it. I'm a conservative
and somewhat paranoid DBA and I would not recommend AUM for production systems,
though certain very knowledgable and respected members of this list disagree
with me. We each have our reasons for our positions and we are both right.

-- 
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http://www.optimaldba.com

Gogala, Mladen wrote:
  
  
  
   
  
 
  Well,  I've read a lot of that on this list (this
is not the first time FBQ is being  discussed) but as a
 
  conservative and somewhat paranoid DBA, I don't
want to  try anything that isn't supported with a
 
  very  new feature like FBQ. The experience taught
me a lesson about ora-600 and alike.  I really
 
  wouldn't want to depend on a feature that is
very, very  new. I'd much rather use logminer instead.
 
  That's  just me.
 
  
 
  Mladen Gogala 
  Oracle DBA 
  Phone:(203) 459-6855  
  Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 
 
  








Re: A new form of ORA-1555

2003-06-06 Thread Rachel Carmichael
we are using AUM pretty successfully for our production systems.
Interestingly enough the one problem we did have was on a test box, and
we couldn't repeat it


--- Daniel W. Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Mladen,
 I could not agree more! I seriously pondered not posting this 
 information at all. FBQ is a nice feature, but I would not depend
 upon 
 it. I'm a conservative and somewhat paranoid DBA and I would not 
 recommend AUM for production systems, though certain very
 knowledgable 
 and respected members of this list disagree with me. We each have our
 
 reasons for our positions and we are both right.
 
 -- 
 Daniel W. Fink
 http://www.optimaldba.com
 
 
 Gogala, Mladen wrote:
 
  Well, I've read a lot of that on this list (this is not the first
 time 
  FBQ is being discussed) but as a
  conservative and somewhat paranoid DBA, I don't want to try
 anything 
  that isn't supported with a
  very new feature like FBQ. The experience taught me a lesson about 
  ora-600 and alike. I really
  wouldn't want to depend on a feature that is very, very new. I'd
 much 
  rather use logminer instead.
  That's just me.
   
 
  Mladen Gogala
  Oracle DBA
  Phone:(203) 459-6855
  Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
 
 
 


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Re: A new form of ORA-1555

2003-06-06 Thread Mladen Gogala
Oh no, we agree. I wouldn't do automatic undo management, either. V$ROLLSTAT is 
perfectly good for me. I'll wait for the version 10 to intorduce AUM to my databases.



On 2003.06.06 21:54 Daniel W. Fink wrote:
 Mladen,
 I could not agree more! I seriously pondered not posting this 
 information at all. FBQ is a nice feature, but I would not depend upon 
 it. I'm a conservative and somewhat paranoid DBA and I would not 
 recommend AUM for production systems, though certain very knowledgable 
 and respected members of this list disagree with me. We each have our 
 reasons for our positions and we are both right.
 
 -- 
 Daniel W. Fink
 http://www.optimaldba.com
 
 
 Gogala, Mladen wrote:
 
  Well, I've read a lot of that on this list (this is not the first time 
  FBQ is being discussed) but as a
  conservative and somewhat paranoid DBA, I don't want to try anything 
  that isn't supported with a
  very new feature like FBQ. The experience taught me a lesson about 
  ora-600 and alike. I really
  wouldn't want to depend on a feature that is very, very new. I'd much 
  rather use logminer instead.
  That's just me.
   
 
  Mladen Gogala
  Oracle DBA
  Phone:(203) 459-6855
  Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
 
 
 

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Re: A new form of ORA-1555

2003-06-06 Thread Kirtikumar Deshpande
I am using AUM in our Test/Acceptance databases with no problems at all. This month it 
will be
rolled out to a couple of production databases. 
FBQ is another matter altogether :) 

MUM (manual undo mgmt) was a depreacted option when 9i R1 came out. I won't be 
surprised if only
AUM would be available from the next release (Oracle10i, OracleX or whatever they call 
it).  We
will know for sure in just couple more months ([EMAIL PROTECTED] is in Sept this year 
:) 

- Kirti 

--- Rachel Carmichael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 we are using AUM pretty successfully for our production systems.
 Interestingly enough the one problem we did have was on a test box, and
 we couldn't repeat it
 
 
 --- Daniel W. Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  Mladen,
  I could not agree more! I seriously pondered not posting this 
  information at all. FBQ is a nice feature, but I would not depend
  upon 
  it. I'm a conservative and somewhat paranoid DBA and I would not 
  recommend AUM for production systems, though certain very
  knowledgable 
  and respected members of this list disagree with me. We each have our
  
  reasons for our positions and we are both right.
  
  -- 
  Daniel W. Fink
  http://www.optimaldba.com
  
  
  Gogala, Mladen wrote:
  
   Well, I've read a lot of that on this list (this is not the first
  time 
   FBQ is being discussed) but as a
   conservative and somewhat paranoid DBA, I don't want to try
  anything 
   that isn't supported with a
   very new feature like FBQ. The experience taught me a lesson about 
   ora-600 and alike. I really
   wouldn't want to depend on a feature that is very, very new. I'd
  much 
   rather use logminer instead.
   That's just me.

  
   Mladen Gogala
   Oracle DBA
   Phone:(203) 459-6855
   Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
  
  
  
  
 
 

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