The symptom suggests caching is a big factor here - most likely block-buffers.
Contrary to ?current? popular beliefs, BCHR is still a very relevant performance indicator - either being very high, or being too low - both of which gives a good indication of something that needs to be looked at. > I would be interested to know if there is a way to speed up the initial > execution or how to diagnose what the delay was. It does not seems right > that there is such a big difference in elapsed time between the initial and > subsequent execution. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Binley Lim 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).