This may have already been stated, but how about: Making your SGA size bigger will always yield performance gains.
There is a Law of Diminishing Returns at work when all the latches, free lists, etc. are taken into account for managing such a large SGA... Jim "Orr, Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Bigger is better. >This is the best biggest myth. Say that fast 3 times. :-) > >-----Original Message----- >Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 5:18 AM >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > >That as Oracle software becomes larger, fewer DBAs are required. > >Regards, >Patrice Boivin >Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA) > >Systems Admin & Operations | Admin. et Exploit. des systèmes >Technology Services | Services technologiques >Informatics Branch | Direction de l'informatique >Maritimes Region, DFO | Région des Maritimes, MPO > >E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- >Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 12:28 AM >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L >Subject: Re: Fav. Urban Legend... > >oh man, mine has to be what is probably Jeremiah's as well: > >the myth that Oracle doesn't write to the database files when you are >in hot backup mode > > >--- "Freeman, Robert " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I'm putting the final touches on my IOUG-A presentation (I got an >> extension >> for those who >> realize that I'm late on it!)... I'm doing Oracle Urban Legends. I've >> got >> several in my presentation but I thought I'd ask here, before I put >> the >> presentation to bed, what your favorite (or the one you find the most >> irritating) Oracle Urban legend was.... >> >> RF >> >> Robert G. 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