I am not sure how LPAR works but 1 second per DML and no I/O waits is really strange, I cannot find any reasoning except what Toon stated Thanks On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 1:39 PM, <rajendra.pande@xxxxxxx> wrote: > ** ** > > I did not think LPAR was managed in a similar manner like a VM. **** > > My understanding was that in a LPAR the resources are hard bound when the > LPAR gets created **** > > You can move them around later but still this is not the same as a > hypervisor.**** > > Once moved the resources stay with the new LPAR – but I am not sure. Maybe > the newer LPARs are hypervised.**** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: > oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *LS Cheng > *Sent:* Friday, August 05, 2011 3:17 AM > *To:* Toon Koppelaars > *Cc:* Oracle Mailinglist > *Subject:* Re: Low CPU time, no Wait time but high elapsed time**** > > ** ** > > aha so this might mean the box was saturated and the LPAR couldnt get CPU > fast enough? > > Thanks > > **** > > On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 8:07 AM, Toon Koppelaars < > toon.koppelaars@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:**** > > That could explain it. I have had experiences where a trace-file of a slow > session did not record any waittime with similar observation like yours. > This was due to the fact that the 'slow session' was running inside a VM > that did not get a lot of cpu-cycles allocated from the VM manager.**** > > ** ** > > On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 7:45 AM, LS Cheng <exriscer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:**** > > The catalog database runs in side an IBM P780 Logical Partition (LPAR) > > > Thanks**** > > > > **** > > On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 7:42 AM, Toon Koppelaars < > toon.koppelaars@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:**** > > Is this a virtualized environment?**** > > > > **** > > On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 7:38 AM, LS Cheng <exriscer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:**** > > Hi > > The other day while I was troubleshooting with 10046 some RMAN resync > issues with the catalog (was taking very long time) I noticed that insert > and update statements were taking extremely long time, one second per > execution more or less. The 10046 trace for the RMAN catalog database > session showed cpu time 10000 microseconds, no waits and elapsed around > 1200000 microseconds. This is 10.2.0.5 running on AIX. > > I did some research and couldnt find any good reason. > > Anyone come across with this sort of issue? > > > Thanks! > > -- > LSC**** > > > > **** > > -- > Toon Koppelaars > ****RuleGen BV**** > Toon.Koppelaars@xxxxxxxxxxx > www.RuleGen.com > TheHelsinkiDeclaration.blogspot.com > > (co)Author: "Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals" > www.rulegen.com/am4dp-backcover-text**** > > ** ** > > > > > -- > Toon Koppelaars > ****RuleGen BV**** > Toon.Koppelaars@xxxxxxxxxxx > www.RuleGen.com > TheHelsinkiDeclaration.blogspot.com > > (co)Author: "Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals" > www.rulegen.com/am4dp-backcover-text**** > > ** ** > > Please visit our website at > http://financialservicesinc.ubs.com/wealth/E-maildisclaimer.html > for important disclosures and information about our e-mail > policies. For your protection, please do not transmit orders > or instructions by e-mail or include account numbers, Social > Security numbers, credit card numbers, passwords, or other > personal information. >