Mark: Oh...if only this were a conventional import! This is an SAP system, and the export/import process uses a SAP-written utility called "R3load". That I know of, there are no settable parameters like the buffer parameter in an Oracle import. R3load writes to a flat file than is encoded and compressed using SAP's proprietary programming. It works very well at the compression angle. A 1.5TB database exported out to just under 300GB of flat files. The only tuning opportunities I have are on the database server. I can send out the whole initSID.ora file, but I thought that would be overkill for the first question. Thanks for the support! Mike -----Original Message----- From: Powell, Mark D [mailto:mark.powell@xxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 8:16 AM To: 'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: RE: Import Question Mike, don't you think it would be helpful to show us the import = parameters in use? If you are doing a conventional import then I would recommend you use a large buffer=3D value. If any of the exported options are unnecessary = for the import such as grants then set the associated parameter off for the = import: grants=3Dn. If the target tables exist and ignore=3Dy is in use and = some of these tables are large drop the indexes so they do not have to be = maintained during the table load. Either build them after or let the import = rebuild them. HTH -- Mark D Powell -- -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Vergara, Michael (TEM) Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 10:53 AM To: Oracle-L (E-mail) Subject: Import Question Hey gang...any suggestions on how to speed up an import? I am trying to import to a new SAP database server. Oracle 9.2.0.5 on HP-UX11i. There appears to be a lot of I/O activity, but overall I get a feeling of the system dragging. Some DB params are: db_cache_size =3D3D 2147483648 log_buffer =3D3D 2097152 sort_area_retained_size =3D3D 0 sort_area_size =3D3D 5242880 undo_management =3D3D AUTO db_writer_processes =3D3D 4 java_pool_size =3D3D 167772160 Any suggestions? Thanks, Mike --- =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D= 3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D= 3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D= 3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D Michael P. Vergara Oracle DBA Guidant Corporation www.guidant.com <http://www.guidant.com/> ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------