RE: catalog.sql catproc.sql

>You can do it while users are using the database but you will
>see a performance degration. This is from Oracle Support as
>I had the same question as they have to be run after applying
>a patch. I would rather have the database available albeit slower
>then not at all.
>
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>Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 7:22 AM
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>While it doesn't seem like a real great idea, can I get away with
>running catalog.sql and catproc.sql while db has users and jobs
>running? I have a real hard time getting a maintenance window,
>Some docs I've seen explicitly say to do a startup rather
>than startup restrict.
>===============================================================
>Ray Stell stellr_at_vt.edu (540) 231-4109 KE4TJC 28^D
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Hi Ray,

If you attempt to load/compile a package that is being used, then the compiling process will hang on the 'library cache pin' latch. The only way then is to either kill all processes using that package - if this package were the 'STANDARD', then I would assume this applies to most of the processes in the database. IMHO, I don't think it is a good idea to run catproc/catalog when users are logged in...

John Kanagaraj

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