RE: Query Database while shutdown in progress

OK, I give... bad morning for a Friday. I'm reading that you said every 3 seconds... then you reply back apologizing for replying from memory and accompany that with documentation that says every 3 seconds? - and use an arrow to highlight the line.    

I definitely cannot walk away missing this, so I apologize if my brain hasn't kicked in yet... got a few things happening already this morning.  

Joel Patterson
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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Randy Johnson Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 7:30 PM
To: 'oracle-l'
Subject: RE: Query Database while shutdown in progress  

Okay, I stand corrected. That's what happens when you reply from memory.  

My bad.    

CHECKPOINT TUNING AND ERROR HANDLING  

1. What is a Checkpoint?

   A Checkpoint is a database event which synchronizes the modified data blocks in memory with the datafiles on disk. It offers Oracle the means for ensuring the consistency of data modified by transactions. The mechanism of writing modified blocks on disk in Oracle is not synchronized with the commit of the corresponding transactions.  

    A checkpoint has two purposes: (1) to establish data consistency, and (2) enable faster database recovery. How is recovery faster? Because all database changes up to the checkpoint have been recorded in the datafiles, making it unnecessary to apply redo log entries prior to the checkpoint. The checkpoint must ensure that all the modified buffers in the cache are really written to the corresponding datafiles to avoid the loss of data

    which may occur with a crash (instance or disk failure).   

    Oracle writes the dirty buffers to disk only on certain conditions:  

• A shadow process must scan more than one-quarter of the db_block_buffer parameter.
• Every three seconds. <----<<
• When a checkpoint is produced.

    A checkpoint is realized on five types of events:  

• At each switch of the redo log files.
• When the delay for LOG_CHECKPOINT_TIMEOUT is reached.
• When the size in bytes corresponding to : (LOG_CHECKPOINT_INTERVAL* size of IO OS blocks) is written on the current redo log file.
• Directly by the ALTER SYSTEM SWITCH LOGFILE command.
• Directly with the ALTER SYSTEM CHECKPOINT command.

    During a checkpoint the following occurs:

• The database writer (DBWR) writes all modified database blocks in the buffer cache back to datafiles,
• Log writer (LGWR) updates both the controlfile and the datafiles to indicate when the last checkpoint occurred (SCN)

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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Jared Still Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 1:46 PM
To: randyjo_at_sbcglobal.net
Cc: oracle-l
Subject: Re: Query Database while shutdown in progress  

On 6/27/07, Randy Johnson <randyjo_at_sbcglobal.net> wrote:   

BTW, unless I'm mistaken, checkpoints occur automatically at the least every 3 seconds.  

Gee, I hope not.

LGWR on the other hand... :)

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Jared Still
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