Redo Log Files - Date Accessed

  • From: Jay Hostetter <hostetter.jay@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:18:51 -0400

I am checking a client database (10.2.0.3) running on Win 2003 R2.  There
are a high number of waits for "log file sync" and "log file parallel
writes".  This database is using OMF and Flashback.  Naturally everything
has been thrown onto the same file system (executables, db files, redo logs,
etc.).  The redologs are duplexed onto the same file system, but different
directories. I noticed that the "Date Accessed" timestamps (at the os level)
on these redo logs are all the same.  I am used to seeing the timestamps
correspond to the time when they were accessed (e.g. the active redo log
should have a more recent timestamp).  I feel like I'm missing something
obvious here.  Why do all of the redo logs have the same timestamp?  I
suspect it's related to Flashback (which I'll admit I haven't used
extensively).

Thank you,
Jay

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