even after the startup restrict also the below is the WIO: $ sar -u 2 5 SunOS oracle 5.9 Generic_117171-02 sun4u 10/24/2005 12:09:30 %usr %sys %wio %idle 12:09:32 11 6 64 19 12:09:34 12 7 66 16 12:09:36 4 1 90 6 12:09:38 0 0 94 5 12:09:40 0 0 90 10 $ CAN SOMEONE hlep me. we are stuck here on the production db. Michael McMullen <ganstadba@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: startup restrict and see what it is doing. ----- Original Message ----- From: raja rao To: raja4list@xxxxxxxxx ; Michael McMullen ; oracle list Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 12:10 PM Subject: oracle is causing high WIO It seems the problem is with oracle. Now when I shutdown the WIO is 0% AND when i start oracle, it is showing WIO as 80-90% $ sar -u 2 4 SunOS oracle 5.9 Generic_117171-02 sun4u 10/24/2005 11:54:39 %usr %sys %wio %idle 11:54:41 4 4 85 6 11:54:43 1 2 83 14 11:54:45 1 2 81 16 11:54:47 2 2 82 13 $ how to find out why oracle is causing this high WIO ? can someone help me raja rao wrote: Yes, When the db was down, there was no change in WIO. Means, the databse connections are not casing this high WIO. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.