From oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Thu May 5 11:15:59 2005 Return-Path: Received: from air891.startdedicated.com (root@localhost) by orafaq.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j45GFxiX026585 for ; Thu, 5 May 2005 11:15:59 -0500 X-ClientAddr: 206.53.239.180 Received: from turing.freelists.org (freelists-180.iquest.net [206.53.239.180]) by air891.startdedicated.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j45GFw4Z026579 for ; Thu, 5 May 2005 11:15:59 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 57D6919130D; Thu, 5 May 2005 10:12:34 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 13428-09; Thu, 5 May 2005 10:12:34 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id D374018FF38; Thu, 5 May 2005 10:12:33 -0500 (EST) Content-return: allowed Date: Thu, 05 May 2005 12:10:29 -0300 From: "Boivin, Patrice J" Subject: RE: Shrinking PGA of snp processes To: "Oracle-L (oracle-l@freelists.org)" Message-id: <1A4AC4BAB9C50A42854582B69B08C03408673EFA@MSGMARBIO05> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-archive-position: 19372 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Errors-To: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-original-sender: BoivinP@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca Precedence: normal Reply-To: BoivinP@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca X-list: oracle-l X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p9 (Debian) at avenirtech.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on air891.startdedicated.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL autolearn=ham version=2.63 Thanks. I can't do this randomly or at set intervals during the night though. Patrice. -----Original Message----- From: zhu chao [mailto:zhuchao@gmail.com] Sent: May 5, 2005 12:05 PM To: BoivinP@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca Cc: Oracle-L (oracle-l@freelists.org) Subject: Re: Shrinking PGA of snp processes alter system set job_queue_processes=0; alter system set job_queue_processes=X; On 5/5/05, Boivin, Patrice J wrote: > I noticed some of the snp processes take a LOT of memory, probably their PGA > grows to accommodate the largest nightly jobs. > > Looks like the PGA never shrinks back down, is there a way to force > processes to release PGA memory once they're done using it (in 8i -- we're > upgrading soon)? > > Other than setting a lower sort_area_size. > > Patrice. > -- > http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > -- Regards Zhu Chao www.cnoug.org -- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l