Mark writes: > - ZFS can push the kernel CPU utilisation up when writing - during periods > of intense writing..ie..RMAN backup..we can see the kernel CPU utilisation > going up to 40% so you need to allow for this additional overhead. Are you sure the extra CPU is due to ZFS overhead? We have the same on AIX and JFS2. I reasoned that it was just the RMAN compression, which should be CPU intensive. Rich -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l