Yeah, sorry, Chris pointed that out. I've been away from 10g for quite a while now....sigh.... From: Oleksandr Denysenko [mailto:odenysenko@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 3:43 PM To: Bobak, Mark Cc: ora_kclosson@xxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Christopher.Taylor2@xxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Prevent ASM from using any hugepages Mark, It's 10.2 so no AMM... Oleksandr Denysenko 17.05.2013 22:39 ÐÏÌØÚÏ×ÁÔÅÌØ "Bobak, Mark" <Mark.Bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Mark.Bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> ÎÁÐÉÓÁÌ: > > Chris, > > Just use AMM (MEMORY_TARGET) for ASM, and it *can't* use hugepages. That's > the default set up, anyhow. So, just install ASM and forget it, and it won't > touch any hugepages. > > That's how I have all my boxes set up. > > I have to add: > > Just got back from GLOC, had some discussions about hugepages with a few > folks. Still surprises me how many people don't bother with hugepages! > > My three rules about hugepages are as follows: > > 1.) If you're not using hugepages, you're doing it wrong. Period. (Yes, > ok, for very tiny databases and low loads, it may not be worth the time. > But, what if that database gets busier over time? Just get used to doing it > on all your databases.) > 2.) #1 doesn't apply to ASM instances. > 3.) 'alter system set use_large_pages = ONLY;' is your friend. > > -Mark > -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l