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Value for sga_target [message #557762]

Fri, 15 June 2012 10:02

raj9999
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What value should i set for sga_target in my oracle 10g database?

Currently -
sga_max_size = 32GB
pga_aggregate_target = 6GB
RAM on server = 64 GB

I'll need to disable db_block_buffers parameters in order to enable sga_target. right?

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Re: Value for sga_target [message #557763 is a reply to message #557762]

Fri, 15 June 2012 10:09

BlackSwan
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what does SGA advisor report?

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Re: Value for sga_target [message #557764 is a reply to message #557763]

Fri, 15 June 2012 10:17

raj9999
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How to check that? please provide a query if possible.

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Re: Value for sga_target [message #557766 is a reply to message #557764]

Fri, 15 June 2012 10:38

Michel Cadot
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SQL> select * from DICTIONARY where lower(comments) like '%advice%' order by 1;
TABLE_NAME                     COMMENTS
------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------
DBA_HIST_DB_CACHE_ADVICE       DB Cache Advice History Information
DBA_HIST_JAVA_POOL_ADVICE      Java Pool Advice History
DBA_HIST_MTTR_TARGET_ADVICE    Mean-Time-To-Recover Target Advice History
DBA_HIST_PGA_TARGET_ADVICE     PGA Target Advice History
DBA_HIST_SGA_TARGET_ADVICE     SGA Target Advice History
DBA_HIST_SHARED_POOL_ADVICE    Shared Pool Advice History
DBA_HIST_STREAMS_POOL_ADVICE   Streams Pool Advice History
GV$DB_CACHE_ADVICE             Synonym for GV_$DB_CACHE_ADVICE
GV$JAVA_POOL_ADVICE            Synonym for GV_$JAVA_POOL_ADVICE
GV$MTTR_TARGET_ADVICE          Synonym for GV_$MTTR_TARGET_ADVICE
GV$PGA_TARGET_ADVICE           Synonym for GV_$PGA_TARGET_ADVICE
GV$PGA_TARGET_ADVICE_HISTOGRAM Synonym for GV_$PGATARGET_ADVICE_HISTOGRAM
GV$PX_BUFFER_ADVICE            Synonym for GV_$PX_BUFFER_ADVICE
GV$SGA_TARGET_ADVICE           Synonym for GV_$SGA_TARGET_ADVICE
GV$SHARED_POOL_ADVICE          Synonym for GV_$SHARED_POOL_ADVICE
GV$STREAMS_POOL_ADVICE         Synonym for GV_$STREAMS_POOL_ADVICE
V$DB_CACHE_ADVICE              Synonym for V_$DB_CACHE_ADVICE
V$JAVA_POOL_ADVICE             Synonym for V_$JAVA_POOL_ADVICE
V$MTTR_TARGET_ADVICE           Synonym for V_$MTTR_TARGET_ADVICE
V$PGA_TARGET_ADVICE            Synonym for V_$PGA_TARGET_ADVICE
V$PGA_TARGET_ADVICE_HISTOGRAM  Synonym for V_$PGA_TARGET_ADVICE_HISTOGRAM
V$PX_BUFFER_ADVICE             Synonym for V_$PX_BUFFER_ADVICE
V$SGA_TARGET_ADVICE            Synonym for V_$SGA_TARGET_ADVICE
V$SHARED_POOL_ADVICE           Synonym for V_$SHARED_POOL_ADVICE
V$STREAMS_POOL_ADVICE          Synonym for V_$STREAMS_POOL_ADVICE

SQL> desc V$SGA_TARGET_ADVICE            
 Name                             Null?    Type
 -------------------------------- -------- ----------------------
 SGA_SIZE                                  NUMBER
 SGA_SIZE_FACTOR                           NUMBER
 ESTD_DB_TIME                              NUMBER
 ESTD_DB_TIME_FACTOR                       NUMBER
 ESTD_PHYSICAL_READS                       NUMBER

Database Reference

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Michel

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Re: Value for sga_target [message #557767 is a reply to message #557762]

Fri, 15 June 2012 10:41

BlackSwan
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raj9999 wrote on Fri, 15 June 2012 08:02

What value should i set for sga_target in my oracle 10g database?

Currently -
sga_max_size = 32GB
pga_aggregate_target = 6GB
RAM on server = 64 GB

I'll need to disable db_block_buffers parameters in order to enable sga_target. right?

how much space does the application code consume if it all were in RAM at the same time?

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Re: Value for sga_target [message #558985 is a reply to message #557767]

Wed, 27 June 2012 18:24

alan.kendall@nfl.com
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I usually set sga_target to be 10g lower than my sga_max_size. This give me the ability to increase the sga_target immediately and allocate the memory to other sga cache areas.
CREATE PFILE = '$ORACLE_HOME/dbs/init_pre_30G_SGA_pfile.ora' FROM SPFILE;
alter system set sga_max_size=30g scope=spfile sid='*';
alter system set sga_target=20g scope=spfile sid='*';
shutdown/startup oracle one instance at a time to get new sga_max_size. Fix any errors from an instance that is still up.

After the startup, if I ever need to increase a cache, I can do so immediately without a shutdown.
Suppose I want to increase db_16k_cache_size from 2 gigabytes to 5 gigabytes, I can do so immediately without shutting down by the following:
CREATE PFILE = '$ORACLE_HOME/dbs/init_pre_30G_SGA_pfile.ora' FROM SPFILE;
alter system set sga_target=23g scope=memory sid='PROD1'; -- increased by 3 gigabytes
alter system set db_16k_cache_size=5g scope=memory sid='PROD1'; -- increased by 3 gigabytes
alter system set sga_target=23g scope=memory sid='PROD2'; -- increased by 3 gigabytes
alter system set db_16k_cache_size=5g scope=memory sid='PROD2'; -- increased by 3 gigabytes
alter system set sga_target=23g scope=spfile sid='*'; -- Make permanent for future startups.
alter system set db_16k_cache_size=5g scope=spfile sid='*'; -- Make permanent for future startups.

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Re: Value for sga_target [message #558986 is a reply to message #558985]

Wed, 27 June 2012 18:33

BlackSwan
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Ready, Fire, AIM!

Do you just pull new values out of a hat or use a UOIJA board to obtain new numbers?

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Re: Value for sga_target [message #558987 is a reply to message #558986]

Wed, 27 June 2012 18:57

alan.kendall@nfl.com
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I take snapshots of gv$latch to determine if I am latching at peak times. I then cache heavy hit objects to reduce physical disk reads and latching on freeing up buffers. I use gv$segment_statistics to detemine objects that are being read physically extensively. I do joins on dba_segments that tells me the buffer_pool with gv$bh to determine exactly how much is cached for each buffer_pool. I have been able to reduce physical I/O by 9 times by caching and almost completely eliminate latching.

Here is my io60.sql (and its output) which shows me what is being read physically at this minute in time:
INSTANCE_NAME IO_PER_MINUTE STATISTIC_NAME OBJECT_NAME
---------------- ------------- ------------------------------ -----------------------
NDOCP4 67 physical writes NFLPROD.DM_SYSOBJECT_S.
NDOCP1 900 physical read requests NFLPROD.NFL_CONTENT_S.
NDOCP1 1186 physical read requests NFLPROD.DM_SYSOBJECT_R.
NDOCP4 1848 physical read requests NFLPROD.NFL_CONTENT_S.
NDOCP4 2141 physical read requests NFLPROD.DM_SYSOBJECT_S.
NDOCP4 4587 physical read requests NFLPROD.DM_SYSOBJECT_R.
NDOCP1 114399 physical reads direct NFLPROD.NFL_CONTENT_S.
NDOCP1 114401 physical reads NFLPROD.NFL_CONTENT_S.
NDOCP1 151024 physical reads direct NFLPROD.DM_SYSOBJECT_R.
NDOCP1 151024 physical reads NFLPROD.DM_SYSOBJECT_R.
NDOCP4 235428 physical reads NFLPROD.NFL_CONTENT_S.
NDOCP4 235428 physical reads direct NFLPROD.NFL_CONTENT_S.
NDOCP4 264604 physical reads direct NFLPROD.DM_SYSOBJECT_S.
NDOCP4 264672 physical reads NFLPROD.DM_SYSOBJECT_S.
NDOCP4 583470 physical reads direct NFLPROD.DM_SYSOBJECT_R.
NDOCP4 583477 physical reads NFLPROD.DM_SYSOBJECT_R.
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2709202

io60.sql:
set termout off
set lines 160
break on report
compute sum of io_per_minute break on report
drop table gv$segment_statistics1 purge;
drop table gv$segment_statistics2 purge;
column statistic_name format a30
create table gv$segment_statistics1 as select * from gv$segment_statistics where upper(statistic_name) like '%PHYSICAL%';
execute dbms_lock.sleep(60);
create table gv$segment_statistics2 as select * from gv$segment_statistics where upper(statistic_name) like '%PHYSICAL%';
set wrap off
set termout on
select b.value last, a.value first,i.instance_name,(b.value-a.value)*1 IO_PER_MINUTE,a.statistic_name,
a.owner||'.'||a.object_name||'.'||a.subobject_name object_name
from gv$segment_statistics2 b,gv$segment_statistics1 a,gv$instance i
where a.statistic_name=b.statistic_name and a.inst_id=i.inst_id and b.inst_id=i.inst_id
and a.inst_id=b.inst_id and a.object_type=b.object_type
and a.owner||'.'||a.object_name||'.'||a.subobject_name=b.owner||'.'||b.object_name||'.'||b.subobject_name
and upper(a.statistic_name) like '%PHYSICAL%'
and a.object_name not like 'GV$SEGMENT_STATISTICS%'
and b.value-a.value > 0
order by b.value-a.value;
set termout off
drop table gv$segment_statistics1 purge;
drop table gv$segment_statistics2 purge;
set termout on

Alan

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Re: Value for sga_target [message #559012 is a reply to message #558987]

Wed, 27 June 2012 23:15

Michel Cadot
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