Oracle Advanced Performance Tuning Scripts

Dump and Tracing Scripts

trace_file_name.sql
This script reports the pathname to the trace file for the current session. The
trace file name is remembered by SQL*Plus for use by other APT scripts.
Note: The format of the trace file name is platform specific. This script contai
ns three separate queries for different platforms. It is the user's responsibili
ty to comment out those that do not apply.
Download script for: 7.3, 8.0 or 8.1
trace_event_on.sql
This is a simple script to set a trace event in the current session. Trace infor
mation is written to the process trace file in the user_dump_dest directory. The
trace events are normally numbers in the range 10000 to 10999. For example, eve
nt 10053 can be used to trace cost-based optimizer execution path evaluation, an
d event 10104 can be used to trace hash join processing. Other event numbers are
mentioned elsewhere on this site. For most events, the level is merely 1. Howev
er, multiple levels are defined for some events to control the level of detail r
eturned.
Warning: Setting events changes the behavior of the Oracle server, and can destr
oy databases. Do not set events on production instances unless you have checked
with Oracle Support.
Download script for: 7.3, 8.0 or 8.1
trace_event_off.sql
This is a simple script to stop a trace in the current session.
Download script for: 7.3, 8.0 or 8.1
which_events.sql
This script checks to see which events are set in the current session.
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post_event.sql
This script can be used to set an event in another session. To select a session
before running this script, please see the first three scripts on the Session Sc
ripts page. To turn an event off, use level 0.
Download script for: 7.3, 8.0 or 8.1
dump.sql
This is a simple script to dump an internal structure to the trace file for the
current process. The systemstate and library_cache dumps are the most frequently
used, at levels 10 and 4 respectively.
Warning: These dumps can produce VERY large trace files. They can also have a no
ticeable effect on system performance. There are other dumps that can damage dat
abases. As always, don't use these things on production instances unless you hav
e checked with Oracle Support.
Download script for: 7.3, 8.0 or 8.1
dump_logfile.sql
This script dumps the contents of a redo log file to the trace file for the curr
ent process in human (?) readable format. One nice thing about this script is th
at it can remind you about the syntax for the options.
Warning: Log file dumps can produce VERY large trace files. As always, don't do
this on production instances unless you have checked with Oracle Support.
Download script for: 7.3, 8.0 or 8.1
redo_time.sql
Two of the options for dumping logfiles are to specify minimum and maximum time
boundaries for the redo to be dumped. Those times need to be expressed in decima
l using a special formula, which is what this script does.
Download script for: 7.3, 8.0 or 8.1
trace_zip.sql
This script can be used to dynamically zip the current process's trace file, pri
or to taking a large dump or trace, like a redo log file dump or systemstate dum
p. It creates a named pipe in place of the process's trace file, and spawns a gz
ip process to compress it. This slows down the taking dumps and traces significa
ntly, but it is sometimes necessary if disk space is short.
This script is Unix specific, and uses the trace_file_name.sql script above.
Download script for: 7.3, 8.0 or 8.1
trace_nozip.sql
This script deletes the named pipe created by trace_zip.sql.
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blockdump.sql
This is one of the most important script for learning about Oracle internals. It
dumps data blocks in a human readable form to the process' trace file. The Orac
le8 facility allows for a range of blocks to be dumped, but in Oracle7 you can o
nly dump one block at a time. Another important difference to be aware of is tha
t Oracle8 does consistent gets on the blocks to be dumped, whereas Oracle7 dumps
the current mode buffer.
Download script for: 7.3, 8.0 or 8.1
next_blockdump.sql
In Oracle7 you can only dump one block at a time, but this script can be used to
dump consecutive blocks.
Download script for: 7.3
hex_blockdump.sql
This script does blockdumps in hex, rather than in human-readable format.
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next_hex_blockdump.sql
And this is the Oracle7 follow-on script.
Download script for: 7.3
header_dump.sql
This script dumps a segment header block by name, rather than by numbers.
Download script for: 7.3, 8.0 or 8.1
treedump.sql
This script dumps the structure of an index tree. The dump file contains one lin
e for each block in the tree, indented to show its level, together with a count
of the number of index entries in the block.
Download script for: 7.3, 8.0 or 8.1
buffers.pl
This script is intended for researching where new blocks are introduced to each
buffer pool, and how the buffer aging algorithm works. It reads a trace file con
taining a dump of the buffer headers at level 4, and prints out the file and blo
ck number of each buffer in LRU order. The buffers dump can be taken as follows:
oradebug dump buffers 4
or
alter session set events 'immediate trace name buffers level 4';
The trace file must not contain more than one dump, so each dump must be taken f
rom a new session.
Download script for: 8.1 -- It probably works back to 7.3 also, but has not be
en tested.
containing_chunk.sql
This script identifies the shared pool chunk containing a specific memory addres
s. The address must already be defined to SQL*Plus in decimal as &Addr. This scr
ipt is dependent on the rawtonum function below.
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rawtonum.sql
This script creates a function that converts RAW values to NUMBERs. This is usef
ul for calculating offsets from memory addresses.
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create_v$my_event.sql
This script creates a view over V$SESSION_EVENT that selects just the rows for t
he current session.
Download script for: 7.3, 8.0 or 8.1
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