To borrow the style from some MetaLink notes-- Fact: Oracle 10.2.0.1.0 Fact: RedHat 3 Fact: 3 node RAC Many concurrent sessions inserting one row at a time into the same table. On first run, table in ASSM tablespace, about 50% of database service time was gc buffer busy waits. Built a new tablespace with manual segment management, re-created table with three freelist groups and 4 freelists. Next run showed >90% of service time was enq: HW contention; total run time was slightly higher than it was with ASSM.. Re-created table again, allocated three 4 GB extents, one for each instance. Current run is still showing high HW contention waits. Might I have too many freelists? Other than forcing all sessions to use the same RAC instance, is there anything else I can do to reduce these waits? Thanks, Paul Baumgartel CREDIT SUISSE Information Technology Prime Services Databases Americas One Madison Avenue New York, NY 10010 USA Phone 212.538.1143 paul.baumgartel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.credit-suisse.com ============================================================================== Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic communications disclaimer: http://www.credit-suisse.com/legal/en/disclaimer_email_ib.html ==============================================================================