Indeed, it probably clears global context values. KSBXIC stands for "kernel service background cross-instance call". Never seen this event show up before... SQL> *@lt zz* Show lock type info from V$LOCK_TYPE for lock zz TYPE LOCK NAME ID1 MEANING ID2 MEANING LT_ DESCRIPTION ---- ------------------------------ ------------------------- ------------------------- --- ------------------------------------------------------------ ZZ Global Context Action *KSBXIC Action* 0 NO *Lock held for updating Global context hash tables* SQL> *@sed "enq: ZZ"* Show wait event descriptions matching %enq: ZZ%.. EVENT# EVENT_NAME WAIT_CLASS PARAMETER1 PARAMETER2 PARAMETER3 ENQUEUE_NAME REQ_REASON REQ_DESCRIPTION ------ ------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------------ -------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 827 enq: ZZ - update hash tables Other name|mode KSBXIC Action 0 Global Context Action update hash tables lock held for updating global context hash tables -- *Tanel Poder* Enkitec (The Exadata Experts) Training <http://blog.tanelpoder.com/seminar/> | Troubleshooting<http://blog.tanelpoder.com/> | Exadata<http://www.amazon.com/Expert-Oracle-Exadata-Apress/dp/1430233923> | Voicee App <http://voic.ee/> On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 4:38 PM, Mati Vapper <mati.vapper@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > I have an interesting issue in 3 node cluster where during the backup the > normal processing is a bit disrupted. I didn't find much information from > mos either from internet, so maybe here somebody has experienced something > similar: > > Active% | SQL_ID | EVENT | WAIT_CLASS > | SERVICE_NRNAME | PROGRAM > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 95% | | db file parallel write | System I/O > | SYS$BACKG | oracle@linuxsrv1 (DBW1) > 81% | | log file parallel write | System I/O > | SYS$BACKG | oracle@linuxsrv1 (LGWR) > 57% | | db file parallel write | System I/O > | SYS$BACKG | oracle@linuxsrv1 (DBW0) > 24% | b1zbvg2qpwt05 | reliable message | Other > | service1 | JDBC Thin Client > 24% | b1zbvg2qpwt05 | enq: ZZ - update hash tables | Other > | service1 | JDBC Thin Client > 19% | b1zbvg2qpwt05 | enq: ZZ - update hash tables | Other > | service1 | JDBC Thin Client > 19% | b1zbvg2qpwt05 | enq: ZZ - update hash tables | Other > | service1 | JDBC Thin Client > 14% | fzbbuz7q4qpka | db file sequential read | User I/O > | service1 | JDBC Thin Client > 14% | | log file sync | Commit > | service1 | JDBC Thin Client > 14% | | log file sync | Commit > | service1 | JDBC Thin Client > > > The service1 is an application service which is running on 2 instances. The > enq: ZZ events are probably related to global context, because the sql is > the execution of dbms_session.clear_context procedure. > > Thanks, > Mati. > > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l