I am sure that you don't have any invalid objects after the patch application. I had a lot of problem with that after a patch application two years ago. Sharon
------------------------------------------------------ Xiaohong Yang (Sharon) certified Oracle DBA Center for Bioinfomatics, CB#7100 School of Medicine UNC-CH --- "Grabowy, Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We have a particular database that hangs on a regular basis. Here > are the > stats and symptoms. > > Oracle stats > ------------------------------------------ > 8.1.7.3 (highest patch level applied) > Solaris 2.7 > UTF8 character set > > Symptoms > ------------------------------------------ > Random hanging. > Hanging meaning SQL processing stops. > New connections "hang". > No traces files. > No messages in the alert log. > Killing the Oracle processes is the only way to recover from the > problem. > > This problem has been reported to Oracle Support, they are now > escalating it > up. > > I just wanted to PING the list to see if anyone else has encountered > this. > > TIA!!! > > Chris -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Xiaohong Yang (Sharon) 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).