"contention"? Memory? CPU? Disk? Latch? Something else? http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html -Mark -- Mark J. Bobak Senior Oracle Architect ProQuest/CSA "There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't." ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gil Cota Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 5:34 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: 'Gil Cota' Subject: Best Practices for configuring Oracle Rac (10.2) on Solaris 10 - AMD Hi experts, I've got a Solaris 10 AMD Rac Database with a lot o contention problems, could anyone point me to some document do check the env (Solaris Configuration and Oracle Configuration). I've searched but found few information on this platform. Thanks and Regards, Gil Cota No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.5.9/773 - Release Date: 22-04-2007 20:18