On 06/27/2006 10:30:11 AM, Schultz, Charles wrote: > What is the alternative to track down memory issues? Sure, one could use > DMA (Direct Memory Access), but I for one am not there yet. If there is > a better way to diagnose and resolve memory issues, I am all ears (or > rather, eyes *grin*). > Track what memory issues? Insufficient shared pool? Try with V$SGASTAT. PGA? Try with V$PROCESS_MEMORY. Buffer cache? Try with V$BUFFER_POOL_STATISTICS. What do you have in mind when you say "memory issues"? All those tables are well documented and stable. -- Mladen Gogala http://www.mgogala.com -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l