I know of a couple of tools that show more info than the fixed views ;-)
"Orr, Steve" wrote: > StatsPack, V$SYSSTAT, V$SYSTEM_EVENT, V$SESSION_EVENT, V$SESSION_WAIT, trace > files, and a good DBA... only the last item is not free. Take the money you > save on tools and give it to the DBA. Sorry if this sounds flippant but is > there anything which the tools provide via a GUI interface that isn't > already available via the data dictionary, Oracle utilities and packages, > and O/S utilities? In fact, most of the tools get their data from the same > aforementioned sources. I've also gotten monitoring information from > Oracle's supplied MIB's via SNMP just like OEM does but I used the > pathologically eclectic rubbish lister tool. :-) > > Tools are not a substitute... if I give you a hammer it doesn't make you a > master carpenter. I guess it's a matter of preference. I like making my own > tools, or "borrowing" scripts from others and adding them to my toolbox. Of > course the commercial tools are more complete than my grab bag of stuff > which is under perpetual development and I sometimes spend a lot of time > trying to find a script amid the chaos of the unkempt toolbox. ;-) I know > there one of those whatchamagizmos in there now where is it? > > Living in Big Sky Country without buffer zones... > Steve Orr > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 11:18 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > Can anyone give me an idea of what are the best Oracle instance monitoring > tools on the market? > > Thanks, > > Rick Stephenson > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Orr, Steve > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Anjo Kolk INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).