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Re: cpu_count

From: Ari Kaplan <akaplan_at_interaccess.com>
Date: 1998/02/06
Message-ID: <6bfdk6$lkv$2@nntp3.interaccess.com>#1/1

Chris Kirke (cakirke_at_multiservice.com) wrote:
: any ideas on oracle's use of the cpu_count init file parameter ??
: if i don't set it, a query of v$parameter shows it still set to 1
: on a multi-processor system.
:
: SCO Open Server 5.0.4 w/mpx (2 or 4 processors)
: Oracle7 RDBMS V7.3.2.3
:
: thanks,
: Chris

Chris,

You are correct - Oracle does not automatically detect the number of CPUs on startup. By default the cpu_count will be 1. If you need to change it, you must specify it in the init.ora parameter file.

-Ari Kaplan
Independent Oracle DBA Consultant

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Received on Fri Feb 06 1998 - 00:00:00 CST

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