Since you mention there are only a few users, I would take a look at the
jobs these users are running. Maybe one of these users is firing off a
poorly tuned job that brings the database to a grinding halt.
Is the database the only product on the Server? Or are there other
applications ( email server, web server...)
Jim
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>I have an Oracle 8.1.6 instance on an NT Server. The application has only
a
>few users. Very often throughout the day it seems response time drops to
>about 20 seconds. By the time I log on to look at the problem everything
is
>back to normal. If I do a simple query the result is returned immediately.
>I have looked at SQL through Quest's SQLAB and there is nothing that stand
>out. The hit ratio averages between 88% and 92%. Is there a good way to
>diagnose this type of problem?
>
>Ron Smith
>Database Administration
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