Jonathan DB version : 10.1.0.5 System stats are gathered by Oracle's default job which runs in the default window. Thanks Jonathan Lewis <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Are you running 10.1 or 10.2 Have you gathered system stats, or do you let Oracle set the noworkload values on startup. If the latter, Have you set the db_file_mulitblock_read_count If not, What is the value of "processes" What was the size of the db_cache at the time the queries were optimised Regards Jonathan Lewis http://jonathanlewis.wordpress.com Author: Cost Based Oracle: Fundamentals http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/cbo_book/ind_book.html The Co-operative Oracle Users' FAQ http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/faq/ind_faq.html > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 10:22:41 -0700 (PDT) > From: fairlie rego > Subject: Re: Varying plans on different nodes > > Thanks for your emails > > Its 3:00 am in windy and rainy Sydney and not sure why Fairlie is actually > awake. > > The plans are indeed same with workarea_size_policy MANUAL (i.e no MJC) > > Thanks > Fairlie -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l Fairlie Rego Senior Oracle Consultant http://el-caro.blogspot.com/ M: +61 402 792 405 --------------------------------- Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games.