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> Actually, it isn't SAP. I was simply creating a set of MV's > based on SAP tables in another database. Fair enough. > I wonder what I need to tune to fix this? stop creating those tables? ÂD Seriously: aren't you getting the I/O as mostly writes during the create? Therefore it should be very little off the buffers, no? Cheers Nuno Souto [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Nuno Souto 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).