I tried glance but how do we put this into a flat file or output so that i can used it to link to the database If you have any information on this please let me know thanks for the info Arun This is how i am doing on the sun and linux boxes this fires only when there is a high cpu utilization. for p in `/usr/ucb/ps auxw|head -10|awk '{print $2":"$3}'|grep -v PID` do r=`echo $p|cut -d: -f1` c=`echo $p|cut -d: -f2` sqlplus -s / << EOF set heading off; set line 1000 select 'SPID '||b.spid||' with userid '||a.sid||' is running '||c.event||' his usr,os,m/c,addr,prg is '|| a.username||' '||a. machine||' '||a.osuser||' '||a.SQL_ADDRESS||' '||a.program||' CPU= $c ' "USR_M/C_OSUSR_SQLADDR_PROG_CPU" from v\$session a,v \$process b, v\$session_wait c where a.PADDR=b.addr and a.sid=c.sid and b.spid=$r; exit; EOF done --- KATHERINE_KAYLOR@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Try Glance. It comes with the HP9000 series. > > > > > > > > arun chakrapani rao <arunrao_oradba@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent by: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > 06/07/2005 12:26 PM > Please respond to > arunrao_oradba@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > To > oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > cc > > Subject > /usr/ucb/ps in hp unix > > > > > > > Hi Gurus, > in sun solaris we have /usr/ucb/ps auxw which does > tells us the top cpu,mem and the applications > running > it > but is there any command which is similar in HP > unix. > the /usr/bin/ps auxw does not give any information > or > i might be wrong in this. > if anybody has any information please do let me know > I have been trapping this information on sun and > linking this to the database sid when there is high > cpu, I am planning to do the same on HP. > thanks in advance > Arun > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Free antispam, antivirus and 1GB to save all your > messages > Only in Yahoo! Mail: http://in.mail.yahoo.com > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > ************************************************************************************************* > The following message has been automatically added > by the Internet mail > gateway > to comply with Royal & SunAlliance IT Security > Policy. > > "This e-Mail has arrived via the Internet and, > therefore, you should be > cautious > about its origin and content. Replies which contain > sensitive information > or > legal/contractual obligations are particularly > vulnerable. In these cases > you should > not reply unless you are authorized to do so." > > > If you have any questions, please speak to your > local desktop support team > or IT > security contact. > > ************************************************************************************************* > > > > > *********************************************************************************** > Notice of Confidentiality > > This transmission (including attachments) contains > information that > may be privileged, confidential and protected from > disclosure. Unless > you are the intended recipient of the message (or > authorized to receive > it for the intended recipient) you may not copy, > forward, or otherwise > use it, or disclose it or its contents to anyone. If > you received this > transmission in error please notify us immediately, > permanently delete > the transmission(including attachments) from your > system, and destroy > all hard copies. Thank you. > > > Email: security_usa@xxxxxxxxxx > *********************************************************************************** > > _______________________________________________________ Too much spam in your inbox? Yahoo! Mail gives you the best spam protection for FREE! http://in.mail.yahoo.com -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l