Re: Extra CPU

Find out why it is using so much processor time. Is it all dynamic sql? Jim

"Ilya Kuzkin" <elliew_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:9ati6g$fai$1_at_news3.cadvision.com...
> Hi, All.
> Environment:
> Oracle 8.0.4 (yes, desupported), Dec Alpha NT 4.0 (of course desupported
> too) :)
> Here's the problem - We've got several concurrent processes and one of
 them
> performs heavy PL/SQL code and another executes queries one after another
> (lets call them Process 1 and Process 2 for the further reference).
> Process 1 is basically spinning the server for the 80% of its working
 cycle
> with PL/SQL long lasting loop so the performance of Process 2 falls
> drastically (4 times) and we really cannot afford this.
> So, I wonder... If we add the second processor to this dinosaur. Would it
> really improve the situation? Wont it happen that that loop will occupy
 and
> spin both CPUs as it spins the single one?
> My concern is - we cannot just take that proc out of the blue, we have to
> destroy the standby server machine so it may be costly for us... But if we
> will be able to obtain seriuous benefits from this move, please let me
 know.
>
> Sincerely, Ilya.
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Received on Tue Apr 10 2001 - 00:15:31 CDT