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Top wait event - control file sequential read [message #432185] Sun, 22 November 2009 17:30 Go to next message
oracleperm
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Hi friends,

From AWR reports, the top wait event is "control file sequential read". The control files are located on ASM diskgroup with raid 10 (mirror and stripe). How can I know the ASM disk(s) associated with the control files, and what disks are the hot disks that causing this wait event?

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Jenny -
Re: Top wait event - control file sequential read [message #432197 is a reply to message #432185] Sun, 22 November 2009 23:19 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Michel Cadot
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Database Reference
Annex C Oracle Wait Events
Section Descriptions of Wait Events
Paragraph control file sequential read

Regards
Michel
Re: Top wait event - control file sequential read [message #436668 is a reply to message #432197] Fri, 25 December 2009 00:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
kuailingtong
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Reading from the control file. This happens in many cases. For example, while:

Making a backup of the control files

Sharing information (between instances) from the control file

Reading other blocks from the control files

Reading the header block
Re: Top wait event - control file sequential read [message #436700 is a reply to message #432185] Fri, 25 December 2009 21:30 Go to previous message
BlackSwan
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Top wait event
In EVERY Top Wait Event list, one wait event will ALWAYS be on top as #1; by definition of the list.
Simply because any item, even #1, appears on this list does not mean this is a problem & needs to be fixed.
If the Top Wait Event accounts for only 5 seconds out of a 1 hour sample,
then reducing it to ZERO won't measurably improve overall application performance.

The actual Time Waited is required to determine if it is a problem or not.

[Updated on: Fri, 25 December 2009 21:31]

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