Dave, I'm back-I'm free this afternoon or tomorrow afternoon. J At 07:42 PM 2/3/2004 +0200, you wrote: >Maybe you have analyzed your data dictionary by accident (or haven't set >optimizer* parameters accordingly) and your query uses full table scans on >underlying tables extensively. > >Btw, select * from dba_segments in a fully LMT 9i requires multiple IOs for >each segment header blocks as well, in order to determine number of blocks & >extents in it (seg$ contains obsolete information) > >Tanel. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Kommareddy, Srinivas (MED, Wissen Infotech)" ><Srinivas.Kommareddy@xxxxxxxxxx> >To: <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 9:28 AM >Subject: scattered reads > > > > Hi Gurus, > > > > DB: 9.2x > > OS: solaris 2.8 > > > > Why the following query is waiting for db file scattered reads.... > > > > select segment_name from dba_segments > > where tablespace_name in > > ('ASPD', > > 'CSED', > > 'CUED', > > 'DDDD' ..... 50 more tablespaces. > > > > What could be done to avoid this db file scattered reads ? > > > > Is there a better way to get this. > > > > > > Thanks and Regards, > > Srinivas > > Oracle DBA ( ODC ) > > Wissen Infotech Pvt. Ltd. > > Hyderabad, India > > Work +91-40-55313031, 91-40-27892897 > > e-mail Srinivas.Kommareddy@xxxxxxxxxx > > Visit us http://www.wisseninfotech.com <http://www.wisseninfotech.com> > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. > > -- > > Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ > > FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------- >Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com >---------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. >-- >Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ >FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html >----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------