Hmm. Running the update with 100,000 records in the table : Now I get different run-times : 1. 01hr:16min:41.55sec, 386 log-switches [10MB redologs] 2. 00hr:03min:39.76sec, 33 log-switches 3. 00h4:03min:37.56sec, 32 log-switches
What I can see is that the SMON was still busy when I started the first run after a SHUTDOWN ABORT and STARTUP [and also in the 5-hour failed attempt]. There doesn't seem to be any Row-Migration : SQL> analyze table txn_user.txn_table compute statistics; Table analyzed. SQL> select * from dba_tables where table_name = 'TXN_TABLE'; OWNER TABLE_NAME ------------------------------ ------------------------------ TABLESPACE_NAME CLUSTER_NAME ------------------------------ ------------------------------ IOT_NAME PCT_FREE PCT_USED INI_TRANS MAX_TRANS ------------------------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- INITIAL_EXTENT NEXT_EXTENT MIN_EXTENTS MAX_EXTENTS PCT_INCREASE FREELISTS -------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ---------- FREELIST_GROUPS LOG B NUM_ROWS BLOCKS EMPTY_BLOCKS AVG_SPACE CHAIN_CNT --------------- --- - ---------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ---------- AVG_ROW_LEN AVG_SPACE_FREELIST_BLOCKS NUM_FREELIST_BLOCKS DEGREE INSTANCES ----------- ------------------------- ------------------- ---------- ---------- CACHE TABLE_LO SAMPLE_SIZE LAST_ANAL PAR IOT_TYPE T S NES BUFFER_ ROW_MOVE ----- -------- ----------- --------- --- ------------ - - --- ------- -------- GLO USE DURATION SKIP_COR MON CLUSTER_OWNER DEPENDEN --- --- --------------- -------- --- ------------------------------ -------- TXN_USER TXN_TABLE SYSTEM 10 40 1 255 65536 1 2147483645 1 1 YES N 100000 1078 73 1433 0 70 7420 5 1 1 N ENABLED 100000 21-JAN-03 NO N N NO DEFAULT DISABLED NO NO DISABLED NO DISABLED SQL> exit What AM I missing ? Some, silly error .. something I am overlooking ... Oviously, there was some other activity going on.. SMON had been cleaning up the earlier, failed, update. Was it also deleting freed extents in the Undo Tablespace ? [Locally-Managed, SYSTEM Allocation, AUTOMATIC SegmentSpaceManagement] I am going to end up with egg on my face. Hemant ----- Forwarded message from Hemant K Chitale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 17:43:44 -0800 Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> oops. The "cntr := cntr+1" is missing from the update. The previous update round didn't have a counter, though. I am re-running the update now. Hemant Hemant K Chitale http://hkchital.tripod.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Hemant K Chitale INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).