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The following graphs are displayed:

Table 10- 1 Graphs of the RAC Database Cache view

GraphDescription
GC Blocks TransferIt displays the total aggregated number of global cache current blocks and global cache CR blocks that have been transferred.
Avg. GC Blocks Access Latency (Msec.)

It displays the following average end-to-end elapsed time, or latency for a global cache block request:

  • Average current blocks receive time (in milliseconds)
  • Average CR blocks receive time (in milliseconds)
CR Blocks Request Latency (Avg.)

It displays the following breakdown of the average end-to-end elapsed time, or latency for a CR block request:

  • Average global cache CR block send time
  • Average global cache CR block flush time
  • Average global cache CR block build time
Current Blocks Request Latency (Avg.)

It displays the following breakdown of the average end-to-end elapsed time, or latency for a current block request:

  • Average global cache current block send time
  • Average global cache current block flush time
  • Average global cache current block pin time

About information on instances in the RAC database

The Instance in Database view, in the Statistics tab, displays the following additional RAC database information:

Table 10- 2 Additional RAC database information

InformationDescription
DatabaseDisplays the logical name of the RAC database.
DB NameDisplays the Oracle database ID for the instance.
DB IDDisplays the Oracle database ID.
Instance NumberDisplays the number of the instance in the RAC database.
InstancesDisplays the number of instances that share the same RAC database with the selected instance.
Instance SessionsNumber of current instance sessions in the database.
Database SessionsNumber of total database sessions.
Time Non-Idle Wait EventPie chart comparing the amount of non-idle wait time experienced by the selected instance vs. the entire database.
LatchesPie chart comparing the amount of latch wait time experienced by the selected instance vs. the entire database.
Logical I/OPie chart comparing the amount of logical I/O experienced by the selected instance vs. the entire database.
Statement ExecutionsPie chart comparing the number of statements executed by the selected instance vs. the entire database.

About the load of a Tier, instance, or database

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The following table shows Wait event information in the Association area.

Table 10- 3 Wait event information in the Association area

ColumnDescription
Wait EventName of the Oracle wait event.
In Oracle Sub-StateEquivalent Precise for Oracle wait sub-state. See “Wait States” on page 35.*
IdleIndicates whether Precise for Oracle categorizes the wait event as an idle event. Precise for Oracle considers certain events, such as sql*net message from client, rdbms ipc message or pmon timer, as idle because Oracle is effectively sleeping and not consuming any resources. The categorization affects the top 10 wait events displayed in the Wait Event view of the Tier or an instance.
WaitsTotal number of occurrences of the wait event.
TimeoutsTotal number of occurrences of the wait event that exceeded the timeout. Some events have a timeout associated with them.
Times Waited (Sum.)Total time waited, displayed as a duration and bar graph.

About the Block Contentions entity

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When you view information on block contentions in the Association area, the following information is displayed in the table:

Table 10- 4 Block contention information in the Association area

ColumnDescription
Block ContentionName of the block contention.
WaitsTotal number of block contention waits.
Times Waited (Sum.)Total time waited, displayed as a duration and bar graph.

About the Latch entity

The Latch entity, in the Statistics tab, displays information that is derived from the V$LATCH table.

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When you view information on latches in the Association area, the following information is displayed in the table:

Table 10- 5 Latch information in the Association area

ColumnDescription
LatchName of the latch.
ClassPrecise for Oracle categorization of the latch. Precise for Oracle uses these categories to display a breakdown of latch types in the Latching view of a Tier or instance.
MissesBar graph showing the number of Willing to Wait misses and No Wait misses. Willing to Wait misses is equivalent to MISSES in V$LATCH; No Wait misses is equivalent to IMMEDIATE_MISSES in V$LATCH.
Willing to Wait Miss RadioPercentage of requests to get a latch that were unsuccessful but the caller was willing to wait. Equivalent to the ratio of MISSES to GETS in V$LATCH.
No Wait Miss RadioPercentage of requests to get a latch that were unsuccessful but the caller was not willing to wait. Equivalent to the ratio of IMMEDIATE_MISSES to IMMEDIATE_GETS in V$LATCH.
Wait Times (Sum.)Total time Oracle spent sleeping, waiting on the latch to become available, displayed as a duration and bar graph.

About the Statistics entity

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When you view statistics information in the Association area, the following information is displayed in the table:

Table 10- 6 Statistics information in the Association area

ColumnDescription
StatisticName of the Oracle statistic.
ClassOracle class of statistic.
ValueStatistic value.

You can use the More... option in the Association controls to populate the association area with a subset of statistics based on class. For example, you can click Statistics>Cache or Statistics>Debug. Some statistics are classified more than once. For example, Buffer is Pinned Count is classified as both Cache and SQL.

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When you view database time statistics information in the Association area, the following information is displayed in the table:

Table 10- 7 Database time statistics information in the Association area

ColumnDescription
StatisticName of the statistic.
Times Waited (Sum.)Total time waited, displayed as a duration and bar graph.

About the Operating System Statistics entity

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When you view database time statistics information in the Association area, the following information is displayed in the table:

Table 10- 8 Operating system statistics information in the Association area

ColumnDescription
StatisticName of the statistic.
TypeType of statistic. Values are Processor or Paging
Processor TimeAmount of CPU time consumed. This and the Utilization column are only available for Processor-related statistics.
UtilizationCPU utilization.
Paged BytesTotal number of bytes paged in or out. This and the Paged Bytes/sec column are only available for Paging-related statistics.
Paged Bytes/Sec.Average number of bytes paged in or out per second.
DescriptionProvides a description of the statistic.

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HowtheStatisticstabcanhelpyouidentifyperformanceproblems
HowtheStatisticstabcanhelpyouidentifyperformanceproblems
How the Statistics tab can help you identify performance problems

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For our example, we will examine how a number of hard parses affects the parse time. If we look at the Hard Parse Ratio graph in the Main area, we can observe that the hard parse ratio increased to around 50% at 6 PM, meaning that some new statements were executed or required reloading. Consequently, the total parse time increased to around 15 minutes. Then the number of statements that required parsing remained fairly constant (shown on the Soft Parse graph), but the hard parses fell away and so did the parse times. This example explains why it is a good idea to use bind variables or cursor sharing.

 

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