Re: exadata flash cache and flash disk metrics

From: Ls Cheng <exriscer_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:12:50 +0100
Message-ID: <CAJ2-Qb8iknusDrqLdsV6QPppM657AHoUXnL5vzxtbfXNS0Gd9g_at_mail.gmail.com>



Hi

We are using flashCacheMode WriteThrough not WBFC. It must be Temp Writes then. Let me see if I can drilled down further, will have a look the script

Thanks!

On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 6:54 PM Karl Arao <karlarao_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> is your WBFC enabled ? starting cell version 12.2.1.1.0, if WBFC is
> enabled temp writes also goes to FD
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> https://docs.oracle.com/en/engineered-systems/exadata-database-machine/dbmso/whats-new-oracle-exadata-database-machine-12c-release-2-12.2.1.1.0.html#GUID-FFFDCB63-308F-4B08-A917-D635686920E6
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> check this (
> https://github.com/karlarao/cellmetricstoolkit/blob/master/1_gen_scl.sh)
> as a reference on how you can breakdown the IO further, start from CG up to
> the CD.
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> CG - consumer group
> DB - database
> FC and FL - flash
> CD - cell disk
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> Then correlate that with your perf hub Exadata Section. Then you'll be
> able to see patterns and and numbers to chase and workload periods
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> On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 11:31 AM Ls Cheng <exriscer_at_gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Hi all
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>> Does anyone know the differece between these two metrics in Exadata Cells?
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>> 1. DB_FC_IO_RQ_SM_SEC => The number of small I/O requests issued by a
>> database to flash cache per second.
>> 2. DB_FD_IO_RQ_SM_SEC => The number of small I/O requests issued by a
>> database to flash disks per second.
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>> The difference between flash disk and flash cache precisely.
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>> Our is 1/8 X6 Rack with HC disks with Flash Cache however when I run LIST
>> METRICCURRENT DB_FD_IO_RQ_SM_SEC I actually see some values which is quite
>> confusing because we are using flash cache and not flash disk (instead we
>> have HC disks).
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>> Any lights?
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>> Thanks
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