Re: Shrinking PGA of snp processes

  • From: Christo Kutrovsky <kutrovsky.oracle@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: BoivinP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 15:41:51 -0400

The reason why PGA memory never releases is because you are well under
your pga target.

There's is no need to schedule a "release" of this memory, unless your
target is innapropriate.

On 5/5/05, Boivin, Patrice J <BoivinP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks.
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> I can't do this randomly or at set intervals during the night though.
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> Patrice.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: zhu chao [mailto:zhuchao@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: May 5, 2005 12:05 PM
> To: BoivinP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Oracle-L (oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
> Subject: Re: Shrinking PGA of snp processes
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> alter system set job_queue_processes=3D0;
> alter system set job_queue_processes=3DX;
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> On 5/5/05, Boivin, Patrice J <BoivinP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I noticed some of the snp processes take a LOT of memory, probably thei=
r
> PGA
> > grows to accommodate the largest nightly jobs.
> >
> > Looks like the PGA never shrinks back down, is there a way to force
> > processes to release PGA memory once they're done using it (in 8i -- we=
're
> > upgrading soon)?
> >
> > Other than setting a lower sort_area_size.
> >
> > Patrice.
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> >
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> Regards
> Zhu Chao
> www.cnoug.org
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Christo Kutrovsky
Database/System Administrator
The Pythian Group
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