Hi This are the tunning goals from Oracle tuning course 9i (page 24,25) -reducing or eliminating waits -accesing the least number of block -caching blocks in memory -response time -throughtput -load -recoverty time Measurable tunning goals -improved response time -improved database availability -improved database hit percentage -ipmroved memory utilization -fewer waits Do you have one missed important topic here to be named? The number of knocks in your dba door can be a measure, but the question is about specific topics in the database to tune. Thanks :) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------