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Re: Buffer Cache Hit Ration Formulas??

From: Kevin A Lewis <KevinALewis_at_Hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 11:06:48 +0100
Message-ID: <OWws3.7871$B%2.631@newreader.ukcore.bt.net>


Even more interesting the T.O.A.D. tool uses the following formula

SELECT ROUND((CONGETS.VALUE + DBGETS.VALUE - PHYSREADS.VALUE ) * 100 / (CONGETS.VALUE + DBGETS.VALUE ) ,4) FROM V$SYSSTAT CONGETS,V$SYSSTAT DBGETS,V$SYSSTAT PHYSREADS WHERE CONGETS.NAME = 'consistent gets' AND DBGETS.NAME = 'db block gets' AND PHYSREADS.NAME = 'physical reads'

And I would say at second look that in your example that mathamatically examples 1 and 4 are more alike and 2 and 3 are more alike. See what you think.

Regards

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Kevin A Lewis (BOCM PAULS LTD - Animal Feed Manufacturer - Ipswich England)

                        <KevinALewis_at_HotMail.com>

The views expressed herein by the author of this document are not necessarily those of BOCM PAULS Ltd. Kevin A Lewis <KevinALewis_at_Hotmail.com> wrote in message news:PLws3.7869$B%2.832_at_newreader.ukcore.bt.net...
> Very interesting - are the databases static (no one using them) while you
> perform the tests.
>
> Otherwise some of what you see will be a moving goal post problem.
>
> Regards
>
> --
> Kevin A Lewis (BOCM PAULS LTD - Animal Feed Manufacturer - Ipswich
England)
> <KevinALewis_at_HotMail.com>
>
> The views expressed herein by the author of this document
> are not necessarily those of BOCM PAULS Ltd.
> <jdanton1_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message news:7os46q$bm8$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> > To all,
> >
> > In trying to calculate hit ratio we have come across 4 different
> > formulas that produce 4 different results. Two of the formulas come
> > from Oracle from V7 and V8 respectively. The other two have come from
> > outside user guides etc.
> >
> > The formulas are as follows--
> >
> > 1) select (sum(decode(a.name,'db block gets', value,0)) +
> > sum(decode(a.name,'consistent gets',value,0))) /
> > ((sum(decode(a.name,'db block gets', value,0)) +
> > sum(decode(a.name,'consistent gets',value,0))) +
> > (sum(decode(a.name,'physical reads', value,0)))) *100 hr
> > from v$sysstat a, v$statname b
> > where a.statistic# = b.statistic#
> > ;
> >
> > 2)select (1 - ((sum(decode(a.name,'physical reads', value,0))) /
> > (sum(decode(a.name,'db block gets', value,0)) +
> > sum(decode(a.name,'consistent gets',value,0)))))
> > * 100 hr
> > from v$sysstat a, v$statname b
> > where a.statistic# = b.statistic#
> > ;
> >
> > 3)select name, (1 - (physical_reads / (db_block_gets +
> > consistent_gets)))
> > * 100 hit_ratio
> > from v$buffer_pool_statistics
> > ;
> >
> > 4) select name, ((db_block_gets + consistent_gets)/
> > (db_block_gets + consistent_gets + physical_reads))
> > * 100 hit_ratio
> > from v$buffer_pool_statistics
> > ;
> >
> > We get the following results on several selected instances (named a-e):
> >
> > 1 2 3 4
> >
> > A 99.683729 99.682726 99.64895 99.650178
> > B 95.15888 94.912592 92.818093 93.299329
> > C 94.809245 94.525054 94.137671 94.462309
> > D 95.277418 95.043336 92.366629 92.907988
> > E 92.300564 91.6583 91.045514 91.781443
> >
> >
> > While the spread varies slightly the general trend is the numbers from
> > formulas #1 and #2 are greater than #3 and #4. I find this odd as
> > mathematically 1 is more like 3 and 2 is more like 4. I assume since
> > the number come from different sources they have slightly different
> > values (or algorithms for determining the data).
> >
> > I would appreciate it if anyone with knowledge of the matter could
> > comment on what might be the most accurate formula.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Joey D'Antoni
> >
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
>
>
Received on Thu Aug 12 1999 - 05:06:48 CDT

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