Hi, try setting BUFFER (size of data buffer) big enough and statistics=n if the default is Y
By ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 5:33 PM > What about using a direct export? > > Also, you could look at the v$session_wait view to see what it is waiting > on. > > It could be something like you are reading and writing to the same disk. > > Also, have you tried it without trying to compress it? It may not be an > Oracle issue, > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > L. > Sent: 09 April 2002 15:28 > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > I have an export of a 16G database that is consistently taking 6 hours to > export. > It doesn't matter what time of the day or night the script is executed. > There is > very little activity on the server. Any ideas? > > #!/bin/ksh > export ORACLE_SID=adprod > export ORACLE_HOME=`grep $ORACLE_SID /etc/oratab | cut -d : -f2` > PATH=$PATH:$ORACLE_HOME/bin:/usr/local/bin:. > export USERPASS=system/sysada2 > # > # Create a new pipe each time > # > if [ -p exp_pipe_$ORACLE_SID ] > then rm exp_pipe_$ORACLE_SID > fi > mknod exp_pipe_$ORACLE_SID p > > OUTFILE="/oracle_dba/expimp/adprod/adprod_exp_full_`date '+%m%d%y'`.dmp.Z" > LOGFILE="/oracle_dba/expimp/adprod/adprod_exp_full_`date '+%m%d%y'`.log" > # > # Begin compress job and export to pipe with userid and password hidden > # > compress < /oracle_dba/expimp/adprod/exp_pipe_adprod > $OUTFILE & > exp $USERPASS full=y compress=n consistent=y recordlength=65535 direct=y > file=/oracle_dba/expimp/adprod/exp_pipe_adprod log= > $LOGFILE > > > > Ron Smith > DBA > Kerr-McGee Corp > > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Smith, Ron L. > 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: James McCann > 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: claudio cutelli 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).