Seema, I think you are in old days. You don't need to worry about the hit ratio. Performance measurement has changed from hit ratio to wait event based. Best Regards, Syed Jaffar Hussain -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Seema Singh Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 5:06 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: BUFFER CACHE RATIOS Hi, I noticed Buffer Cache Hit Ratio was 52% ,after increased db_block_buffers only I see increase in 4% in buffer cahe hit ratio. change value from db_block_buffers = 14424 to db_block_buffers = 16000 Wondering how to improve more buffer cache ratio. thanks _________________________________________________________________ MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page - FREE download! http://toolbar.msn.com/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------