Re: parameter file settings

In article <7jjf1l$org$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,   ngroves_at_ndsuk.com wrote:
> In article <7jjcec$nku$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,
> farrellyr_at_my-deja.com wrote:
> > We have a fairly new database, and I have received an error in
regards
> > to the open_cursors. I have increased them, but I was wondering how
> > would I go about setting this number if I were setting it for the
> first
> > time?
> >
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> Depends on the types of activity against your database.
>
> On my development database I've got it set to 2400 - team of 30ish
> developers, some working with a cursor hungry product called Magic - &
> on my testing database 4800 - simulated hundreds of users.
>
> Don't know if these figures are high or low in relation to other DBA's
> - I just know they work for me.
>
> Guess it boils down to experience...
>
> Regards
>
> Nigel Groves
>
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Is anything affected if I set it too high? From what I have read setting it too high doesn't hurt, I just want to make sure. I thought that this number is used for each user. So your 30 users can have 2400 each, is that correct, it doesn't sound right to me now?

Thanks alot.
>

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Share what you know. Learn what you don't. Received on Tue Jun 08 1999 - 12:41:45 CDT