>>> >>>It isn't too difficult to write a simulation that will >>>render the cache useless. actually quite easy. create a file that is 100 fold larger than cache and do completely random 4KB transfers. smoked >>> >>> >>>-- >>>Jared Still >>>Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist >>>11+ years of trying to appear to know what I'm doing. >>>-- >>>//www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l >>> -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l