Re: Oracle & Swap?

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 00:15:22 +0200
Message-ID: <9v9lmuoku45phnihkhbiccikg98j8rqps3@4ax.com>

On 26 Aug 2002 14:34:26 -0700, dtate_at_renalcaregroup.com (Daniel Tate) wrote:

>Quick question regarding oracle and swap - When oracle loads on one of
>my solaris (8) systems, it consumes physical memory + about 1 GB of
>swap even though physical memory is plentiful Is this normal? What
>causes it?

Most likely an incorrect configured O/S

issue the prtmem command and check whether file cache has been setup and how much memory it uses. I have to administer a system where a third party has made sure 80-90 percent of the physical memory goes to filecache and Oracle starts swapping immediately. This is NOT an Oracle problem as the cache is configured when the drives are mounted, so before Oracle starts.

Hth

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

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