Paul, I've just read the item, and there is an error in the oci_block_header view , the line: where b.obj = o.obj# should read where b.obj = o.dataobj# This may fix your problem. I'll edit the item later on tonight. Regards Jonathan Lewis http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/faq/ind_faq.html The Co-operative Oracle Users' FAQ http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/seminar.html Optimising Oracle Seminar - schedule updated May 1st ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Drake" <discgolfdba@xxxxxxxxx> To: <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 7:17 PM Subject: strange behavior in 9.2.0.4 - no blocks in keep buffer pool for table : unexpected behavior in 9.2. : blocks are not appearing for a table in v$bh. : at all. : not via a table scan, not via index access. : : I don't see any of this table's blocks in v$bh in : production, either. : : : testing environment : 9.2.0.4 on w2k adv svr sp4 /3GB : 4 GB physical memory : sga max size set to 2.5 GB : : db_block_size=8KB : db_cache_size=1.5 GB : db_keep_size=.5 GB : : test heap table has 46246 blocks (363 MB). : : alter table <table_name> storage (buffer pool keep); : alter table <table_name> cache; : : bounced database instance. : : select distinct <column_name> from <table_name> : where pk_id in ( ... list of 10 values ... ); : : verified that table access is via index. : : still no blocks appear in v$bh, x$bh or the views that : Jonathan published here: : : http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/faq/pin_table.html : : has anyone seen this, did I miss something? : I'll admit that since we went from 7.3.4 to 8.1.6, I : stopped using the keep pool and marking tables as : "CACHE". There is one table that is getting hammered, : that I would very much like to cache. : : thanks in advance. : : Paul : : : : : : : : __________________________________ : Do you Yahoo!? : Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. : http://messenger.yahoo.com/ : ---------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------