Dan's recommendations, from his presentation are: Optimizer_index_caching=3D90 Optimizer_index_cost_adj=3D10 for OLTP systems Optimizer_index_cost_adj=3D50 for DSS Now I don't have a database around here that I'd call either an OLTP or = DSS system. Their mostly hybrids of the above, so for me Optimizer_index_caching=3D90 Optimizer_index_cost_adj=3D40 Seems to work the best. Dick Goulet Senior Oracle DBA Oracle Certified 8i DBA -----Original Message----- From: Gudmundur Josepsson [mailto:gbj@xxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 7:33 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: why rule based optimizer performs better than cost based? Dick, Does Dan recommend these values for every OLTP and DSS environments or = are these good values to start working from? Do you know if he's published anything on this subject that's downloadable from somewhere? Thanks, Gudmundur > Mei, > > Take a serious look at two init parameters: > > Optimizer_index_caching > Optimizer_index_cost_adj > > The default values are 0 and 100 respectively which inform the = optimizer =3D > that a) you will never find an index in the buffer cache and b) = scanning =3D > an index is just as expensive as a table. If any of you are familiar = =3D > with Dan Hotka, he recently presented his "Index Advance Tuning" = seminar =3D > at the NOUG DBA SIG here in Boston. His recommendation is to set = these =3D > to 90 and 30(OLTP) or 50(DSS) respectively. I've tried it, it helps = and =3D > does not appear to have any unpleasant side effects. > > Dick Goulet > Senior Oracle DBA > Oracle Certified 8i DBA ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------