Re: CPU usage peaks when running OS commands that does both io

SP wrote:

> We have two node Oracle 9.2.0.4 Enterprise Edition cluster in Red Hat AS
> 2.1. Both the instances that are in those servers read/write to
> OCFS filesystem in SAN. All the hardwares are Dell. Whenever a OS command
> that does both io like cp, mv, tar, gzip etc. is run the CPU
> usage peaks to around 100%. All the database utilities like exp/imp or
> DMS/DLLs run fine. In other words no complaints on database side.
> Currently we can't move/copy database backups because of this or we can't
> run RMAN in NFS. We have asynch IO turned on, if that has to do
> anything with this problem...Any pointer to resolve this problem would be
> greatly appreciated.
> Thanks,
> SP

<RHETORICAL>
You wouldn't happen to be with a very large company in Florida that manufactures and sells things made from plastic would you? </RHETORICAL>

Upgrade your RedHat to version 3 and the problem will go away.

And if you are from that company in Florida this is exactly what Oracle has been telling you too. ;-)

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
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