Hi=20 Basically when the coordinator is in trace mode, the slaves are set in = trace mode as well. Where did you look for the trace files? Since slaves are background = processes they generate their trace files under BDUMP and not UDUMP. Chris >-----Original Message----- >From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx = [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charlotte >Hammond >Sent: 21 October 2004 11:43 >To: ORACLE-L >Subject: 10046 Tracing on Parallel Query > >Hi all, > >I'm trying to run a 10046 trace on a parallel query. Using ALTER = SESSION SET EVENTS, I only get >the trace on the QC session (which just tells me it spends most of its = time waiting for the slave >sessions - um, secondary sessions if you're in California :-) > >So next run, I tried to manually trace the slaves using = DBMS_SYSTEM.SET_EV (using the SID,SERIAL# >for the slaves) after the query had started. But this still didn't = produce any trace files. > >Any suggestions much apprectiated! > >Thanks >- Charlotte > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >vote.yahoo.com - Register online to vote today! > >-- >//www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l