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RE: Database writer

From: Mark Leith <mark_at_cool-tools.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 13:42:21 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.0031AFE0.20010604132739@fatcity.com>

Well duh? :)

Sorry, but isn't the Database Writer an Oracle process?

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 08:46
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

But I don't see any Processors for DBWr except ORACLE80.EXE!!

SID        SERIAL#    SCHEMANAME                     PROGRAM
                                      NAME
---------- ---------- ------------------------------
---------------------------
------------------------------------- -----
         1          1 SYS                            ORACLE80.EXE
                                      PMON
         2          1 SYS                            ORACLE80.EXE
                                      DBW0
         3          1 SYS                            ORACLE80.EXE
                                      ARCH
         4          1 SYS                            ORACLE80.EXE
                                      LGWR
         5          1 SYS                            ORACLE80.EXE
                                      CKPT
         6          1 SYS                            ORACLE80.EXE
                                      SMON
         7          1 SYS                            ORACLE80.EXE
                                      RECO
         8          7 SYS
                                      SNP0
         9          7 SYS
                                      SNP1
9 rows selected.

>From: "Kevin Kostyszyn" <kevin_at_dulcian.com>
>Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>Subject: RE: Database writer
>Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 10:16:07 -0800
>
>That was the query I was looking for.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 12:46 PM
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
>There is a tool in the WinNT Resource Kit that lets you look at
>individual threads per process. I don't remember what the name is, but
>it's in there.
>
>Try doing a select against v$session and v$bgprocess you should from
>v$bgprocess you should get a DBW0 and DBW1 under the listing of
>background processes.
>
>select s.sid, s.serial#, s.schemaname, s.program, b.name
>from v$session s, v$bgprocess b
>where s.paddr = b.paddr;
>
>
>HTH
>
>Rodd Holman
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
>On 6/4/01, 10:55:35 AM, Kevin Kostyszyn <kevin_at_dulcian.com> wrote regarding
>Database writer:
>
>
> > Hi all,
> > I added db writer processes last week to try and improve
>performance of one
> > of my 8.1.7 db's on NT. Does anyone know if there is a way to see if
>Oracle
> > actually started the additional db writer processes? I added
> > db_writer_processes to the init file, the instance started so I am
>assuming
> > that the db writer processes are working. But we all know what happens
>when
> > we assume something. Any ideas would be appreciated.
>
> > Sincerely,
> > Kevin Kostyszyn
> > DBA
> > Dulcian, Inc
> > www.dulcian.com
> > kevin_at_dulcian.com
>
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