Re: Very high CPU on OS side vs very high dbFileSeqRead on Oracle side...

From: Bib Endum <gd-newsgroups_at_spamex.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 14:56:02 -0500
Message-ID: <xX42c.15867$JZ6.487494@news20.bellglobal.com>

"Ed Stevens" <nospam_at_noway.nohow> a écrit dans le message de news:n79h40hh9lhjk8j9ull2qqpb8sureg94dr_at_4ax.com...

> >> Seems like a case of silver bullet tuning and more is better.
> >Sorry here but my English is not good enough: what does "silver
> >bullet" mean ?
> >
> >Thanks.
>
> The 'silver bullet' is actually a reference to an old American movie
> and television western character called "The Lone Ranger". The Lone
> Ranger loaded his six-shooter with silver bullets and never missed his
> target. The term 'silver bullet' has fallen into the general
> vernacular as meaning a single, simple act that solves a complex
> problem with little or no effort.

I taught the silver bullet thing had to do with something even older thant the lone ranger, and that's what was needed to kill a vampire. But I think vampire started living in legends before hand guns appeared. Received on Fri Mar 05 2004 - 13:56:02 CST