Also (and conversely), when you insert/update/delete
an indexed table, those index blocks will be loaded
into x$bh. That doesn't necessarily mean that they
are needed.
hth
connor
- Mark Leith <mark_at_cool-tools.co.uk> wrote: > Could
you conclusively say that? What about those
> obscure indexes that may
> have been added for long running reports that get
> run once every quarter /
> year end what ever.. Just for example.. Without
> knowing the nature of the
> system as well.. It would be pretty hard to tell if
> an index was *never*
> used.
>
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> Hmm...
>
> One option might be to monitor x$bh for blocks
> belonging to that object
> every ten minutes for a week. If it doesn't appear,
> the object can pretty
> conclusively be called "not in use".
>
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> Seema,
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> It is always better to include the OS and database
> versions to the post :)
>
> Okay.. To answer your question.. If you are using
> Oracle9i you can find that
> by querying V$OBJECT_USAGE after turning the
> monitoring option for the
> index. If it is pre Oracle9i database there is no
> direct way of doing this.
>
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> Best Regards,
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> Hi
> I there any view which can tell us which indexes are
> not in use?
> Thx
> -Seema
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