Consistent Reads & Physical Reads

hi all,
what is Consistent Reads & Physical Reads

There is no absolute value of the buffer cache hit ratio that is good or bad. The ratio value is first dependend on the application DML activity and the resources available and second is easily distorted (in either direction high or low) by poorly performing SQL. You can have a 99.9% hit ratio on a poorly performing database.
The Performance and Tuning Guide contains information on how to tune the db buffer cache and Oracle will tune the cache automatically if set it to do so with version 9.2 and up via automatic SGA memory management. The Guide errs to the old days of small OLTP environments. Significant number of hash joins and hash aggregation can result in a lower average ratio corresponding to a well performing database.
If you are using manual SGA memory management then you need to determine if the buffer pool is too small or if you think the pool size should be adequate then you need to hunt for the bad SQL (or in a non-OLTP environment just the cause of the low ratio value).
HTH -- Mark D Powell --

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  • Consistent gets/physical reads issue

    Dear all,
    There are not any of DML on table tb_hxl_user.
    First Select:
    SQL> select count(1) from tb_hxl_user;
      COUNT(1)                                                                     
    286435658                                                                     
    Elapsed: 00:04:03.67                                                       
    Statistics
            357  recursive calls                                                   
              0  db block gets                                                     
        2106478  consistent gets                                                   
        2106316  physical reads                                                    
              0  redo size                                                         
            422  bytes sent via SQL*Net to client                                  
            416  bytes received via SQL*Net from client                            
              2  SQL*Net roundtrips to/from client                                 
              6  sorts (memory)                                                    
              0  sorts (disk)                                                      
              1  rows processed                                                     Second Select:
    SQL> select count(1) from tb_hxl_user;
      COUNT(1)                                                                     
    286435658                                                                     
    Elapsed: 00:03:02.29
    Statistics
              0  recursive calls                                                   
              0  db block gets                                                     
        2106395  consistent gets                                                   
        2106273  physical reads                                                    
              0  redo size                                                         
            422  bytes sent via SQL*Net to client                                  
            416  bytes received via SQL*Net from client                            
              2  SQL*Net roundtrips to/from client                                 
              0  sorts (memory)                                                    
              0  sorts (disk)                                                      
              1  rows processed                                                     After the first,I know that all the blocks have been flushed to SGA,
    but the second select,it generated many " 2106395 consistent gets" and " 2106273 physical reads" also,
    why?

    What exactly is consistent gets read below link:
    http://jonathanlewis.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/consistent-gets-2/
    Which is similar to docs clearity and authenticity.
    What exactly is physical read read below link:
    http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B16240_01/doc/doc.102/e16282/oracle_database_help/oracle_database_instance_throughput_physreads_ps.html
    Regards
    Girish Sharma

  • Understanding Physical Reads

    Hello everyone,
    I'm trying to understand about physical reads statistics.
    we have a few statistics related to this.
    They are physical reads, physical reads cache, physical reads cache prefetch, physical reads direct, physical reads direct (lob), physical reads direct temporary tablespace, and physical reads prefetch warmup.
    From all those statistics, I thought that physical reads should be like the total of the rest of the other statistics.
    However, when I looked at the actual AWR report I collected from a production database here, it seems physical reads value is only similar to the value of physical reads cache + physical reads direct.
    I wonder about the rest of the statistics related to this physical reads, I thought that physical reads statistics is like the grand total of all those physical reads, however that doesn't seems to be the case. How do I interpret these statistcs?
    Appreciate if you can explain how these statistics can be used when understanding a database performance.
    Thank you,
    Adhika

    Hello everyone,
    I'm trying to understand about physical reads statistics.
    we have a few statistics related to this.
    They are physical reads, physical reads cache, physical reads cache prefetch, physical reads direct, physical reads direct (lob), physical reads direct temporary tablespace, and physical reads prefetch warmup.
    From all those statistics, I thought that physical reads should be like the total of the rest of the other statistics.
    However, when I looked at the actual AWR report I collected from a production database here, it seems physical reads value is only similar to the value of physical reads cache + physical reads direct.
    I wonder about the rest of the statistics related to this physical reads, I thought that physical reads statistics is like the grand total of all those physical reads, however that doesn't seems to be the case. How do I interpret these statistcs?
    Appreciate if you can explain how these statistics can be used when understanding a database performance.
    Thank you,
    Adhika

  • Consistent gets and physical reads

    Hi all,
    I am tuning a DM SQL query, by comparing execution plans with STAR TRANSFORMATION enabled or disabled. I got the following results:
    STAR TRANSFORMATION ON
    74889 consistent gets
    254365 physical reads
    STAR TRANSFORMATION OFF
    1945892 consistent gets
    168028 physical reads
    I thought a physical read would be counted as a logical read as well, because the data block would be read from disk (1 physical IO), placed in the buffer cache and then read from there (1 more logical IO or consistent get).
    So, one physical IO does not cause a logical IO?
    Thanks!
    Edited by: user10634835 on 12-Jul-2011 08:40

    But shouldn't consistent gets be >= physical reads (Since, as per my understanding, 1 PIO causes at least 1 LIO)? In this case it is not.
    74889 consistent gets
    254365 physical readsJust clarifying for my knowledge.
    regards

  • No physical reads, plenty of consistant gets

    Hi All,
    Oracle v11.2 on Linux.
    Please have a look at the query I ran and the output. The SQL_ID is of a SELECT command.
    What does this situation represents, where there are zero physical reads and plenty of consistant gets ?
    For consistant gets, we do read undo information (correct ??), if that undo is read from disk, will that be a "physical read"? i.e. if we read disks for consistant gets, will that be counted under physical reads or not ?
    How can I describe the exact data retrival of the command here? Is it the case of "everything it needs is found in the buffer cache" ?
    select a.sid, a.value , B.NAME ,  s.sql_id
    from v$sesstat a, v$statname b, v$session s
    where A.STATISTIC# = B.STATISTIC#
    and b.name in ( 'redo size','physical read bytes','physical reads cache','consistent gets' )
    and a.sid = s.sid
    and a.sid=1018
    order by a.sid;
           SID      VALUE NAME                                                             SQL_ID
          1018    7281396 consistent gets                                                  434u36htuz0s9
          1018          0 physical reads cache                                             434u36htuz0s9
          1018          0 physical read bytes                                              434u36htuz0s9
          1018       4448 redo size                                                        434u36htuz0s9
    4 rows selected.Thanks in advance.

    >
    There are no physical reads, so weather its doing consistant-gets or not, can I say, all data required for the SELECT was in buffer cache ?
    >
    The data for those system views is cached in memory so Oracle does not read the disk (except at startup) to gather the information.
    Some static information, like dictionary objects, is stored stored on disk in the system tablespace but this data is read when the database is mounted and stored in memory structures.
    Other dynamic information, like session info, is only stored in memory structures (similar to C arrays) and Oracle can query these as if they were tables.
    So no, the data was not in the buffer cache. It was already in system memory.

  • What causes BUFFER GETS and PHYSICAL READS in INSERT operation to be high?

    Hi All,
    Am performing a huge number of INSERTs to a newly installed Oracle XE 10.2.0.1.0 on Windows. There is no SELECT statement running, but just INSERTs one after the other of 550,000 in count. When I monitor the SESSION I/O from Home > Administration > Database Monitor > Sessions, I see the following stats:
    BUFFER GETS = 1,550,560
    CONSISTENT GETS = 512,036
    PHYSICAL READS = 3,834
    BLOCK CHANGES = 1,034,232
    The presence of 2 stats confuses. Though the operation is just INSERT in database for this session, why should there be BUFFER GETS of this magnitude and why should there by PHYSICAL READS. Aren't these parameters for read operations? The BLOCK CHANGES value is clear as there are huge writes and the writes change these many blocks. Can any kind soul explain me what causes there parameters to show high value?
    The total columns in the display table are as follows (from the link mentioned above)
    1. Status
    2. SID
    3. Database Users
    4. Command
    5. Time
    6. Block Gets
    7. Consistent Gets
    8. Physical Reads
    9. Block Changes
    10. Consistent Changes
    What does CONSISTENT GETS and CONSISTENT CHANGES mean in a typical INSERT operation? And does someone know which all tables are involved in getting these values?
    Thank,
    ...

    Flake wrote:
    Hans, gracias.
    The table just have 2 columns, both of which are varchar2 (500). No constraints, no indexes, neither foreign key references are in place. The total size of RAM in system is 1GB, and yes, there are other GUI's going on like Firefox browser, notepad and command terminals.
    But, what does these other applications have to do with Oracle BUFFER GETS, PHYSICAL READS etc.? Awaiting your reply.Total RAM is 1GB. If you let XE decide how much RAM is to be allocated to buffers, on startup that needs to be shared with any/all other applications. Let's say that leaves us with, say 400M for the SGA + PGA.
    PGA is used for internal stuff, such as sorting, which is also used in determing the layout of secondary facets such as indexes and uniqueness. Total PGA usage varies in size based on the number of connections and required operations.
    And then there's the SGA. That needs to cover the space requirement for the data dictionary, any/all stored procedures and SQL statements being run, user security and so on. As well as the buffer blocks which represent the tablespace of the database. Since it is rare that the entire tablespace will fit into memory, stuff needs to be swapped in and out.
    So - put too much space pressure on the poor operating system before starting the database, and the SGA may be squeezed. Put that space pressure on the system and you may enbd up with swapping or paging.
    This is one of the reasons Oracle professionals will argue for dedicated machines to handle Oracle software.

  • Query tuning-how to reduce physical reads-help me

    1* select * from masterbillingInvoiceview Where SiteIID =300964 and InvoiceID like '%' order by Invoice asc
    SQL> /
    33 rows selected.
    Elapsed: 00:00:00.34
    Execution Plan
    Plan hash value: 352896138
    | Id | Operation | Name | Rows | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)| Time |
    | 0 | SELECT STATEMENT | | 16 | 6304 | 341 (3)| 00:00:05 |
    | 1 | SORT ORDER BY | | 16 | 6304 | 341 (3)| 00:00:05 |
    | 2 | TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID | ADDRESS | 1 | 48 | 2 (0)| 00:00:01
    | 3 | NESTED LOOPS | | 16 | 6304 | 340 (3)| 00:00:05 |
    | 4 | NESTED LOOPS | | 16 | 5536 | 316 (3)| 00:00:04 |
    |* 5 | HASH JOIN OUTER | | 16 | 5168 | 308 (3)| 00:00:04 |
    |* 6 | HASH JOIN | | 16 | 4992 | 302 (3)| 00:00:04 |
    |* 7 | HASH JOIN | | 16 | 4752 | 298 (3)| 00:00:04 |
    | 8 | NESTED LOOPS | | 17 | 4828 | 44 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    | 9 | NESTED LOOPS | | 17 | 3451 | 35 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    | 10 | NESTED LOOPS OUTER | | 1 | 91 | 2 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    | 11 | TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID| SITEMASTER | 1 | 74 | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    |* 12 | INDEX UNIQUE SCAN | PK_SITEMASTER | 1 | | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    | 13 | TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID| INVGROUPS | 1735 | 29495 | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    |* 14 | INDEX UNIQUE SCAN | PK_INVGROUPS | 1 | | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    |* 15 | TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID | INVOICEHEAD | 17 | 1904 | 33 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    |* 16 | INDEX RANGE SCAN | IDX_INVOICEHEADSITEIID | 271 | | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    | 17 | TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID | CUSTOMER | 1 | 81 | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    |* 18 | INDEX UNIQUE SCAN | PK_CUSTOMER | 1 | | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    | 19 | VIEW | | 35844 | 455K| 254 (3)| 00:00:04 |
    | 20 | HASH GROUP BY | | 35844 | 455K| 254 (3)| 00:00:04 |
    | 21 | TABLE ACCESS FULL | CONTACT | 56100 | 712K| 250 (1)| 00:00:03 |
    | 22 | VIEW | index$_join$_009 | 7 | 105 | 3 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    |* 23 | HASH JOIN | | | | | |
    | 24 | INDEX FAST FULL SCAN | IDX_PAYMENTTERMSID | 7 | 105 | 1 (0)| 00:00:01
    | 25 | INDEX FAST FULL SCAN | PK_PAYMENTTERMS | 7 | 105 | 1 (0)| 00:00:01
    | 26 | VIEW | index$_join$_011 | 1428 | 15708 | 6 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    |* 27 | HASH JOIN | | | | | |
    | 28 | INDEX FAST FULL SCAN | PK_EMPLOYEE | 1428 | 15708 | 3 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    | 29 | INDEX FAST FULL SCAN | IDX_EMPLOYEEEMPLOYEEID | 1428 | 15708 | 3 (0)| 00:00:01
    | 30 | TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID | CONTACT | 1 | 23 | 1 (0)| 00:00:
    |* 31 | INDEX UNIQUE SCAN | PK_CONTACT | 1 | | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    |* 32 | INDEX RANGE SCAN | PK_ADDRESS | 1 | | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    Predicate Information (identified by operation id):
    5 - access("A"."CREATEDBY"="J"."EMPIID"(+))
    6 - access("A"."TERMSIID"="H"."PAYMENTTERMSIID")
    7 - access("D"."CUSTOMERIID"="F"."CUSTOMERIID")
    12 - access("B"."SITEIID"=300964)
    14 - access("B"."PARENTIID"="I"."GROUPIID"(+))
    15 - filter("A"."TYPE"=4 AND "A"."INVOICEID" LIKE '%')
    16 - access("A"."SITEIID"=300964)
    18 - access("A"."BILLINGCUSTOMERIID"="D"."CUSTOMERIID")
    23 - access(ROWID=ROWID)
    27 - access(ROWID=ROWID)
    31 - access("F"."CONTACTIID"="G"."CONTACTIID")
    32 - access("E"."ADDRESSIID"=NVL("D"."BILLINGADDRESSIID","D"."ADDRESSIID"))
    Statistics
    107 recursive calls
    0 db block gets
    2819 consistent gets
    0 physical reads
    0 redo size
    6586 bytes sent via SQL*Net to client
    356 bytes received via SQL*Net from client
    4 SQL*Net roundtrips to/from client
    1 sorts (memory)
    0 sorts (disk)
    33 rows processed
    SQL> ed
    Wrote file afiedt.buf
    1* select * from masterbillingInvoiceview Where SiteIID =300964 and InvoiceID like '%%%' order by Invoice asc
    SQL> /
    33 rows selected.
    Elapsed: 00:06:15.23
    Execution Plan
    Plan hash value: 1828716447
    | Id | Operation | Name | Rows | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)| Time |
    | 0 | SELECT STATEMENT | | 2 | 964 | 295 (3)| 00:00:04 |
    |* 1 | FILTER | | | | | |
    | 2 | SORT GROUP BY | | 2 | 964 | 295 (3)| 00:00:04 |
    | 3 | MERGE JOIN CARTESIAN | | 72315 | 33M| 291 (1)| 00:00:04 |
    | 4 | TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID | ADDRESS | 1 | 52 | 2 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    | 5 | NESTED LOOPS | | 1 | 447 | 41 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    | 6 | NESTED LOOPS | | 1 | 395 | 40 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    | 7 | NESTED LOOPS | | 1 | 382 | 38 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    | 8 | NESTED LOOPS OUTER | | 1 | 289 | 37 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    | 9 | NESTED LOOPS | | 1 | 266 | 36 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    | 10 | NESTED LOOPS | | 1 | 239 | 35 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    | 11 | NESTED LOOPS OUTER | | 1 | 115 | 2 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    | 12 | TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID| SITEMASTER | 1 | 86 | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    |* 13 | INDEX UNIQUE SCAN | PK_SITEMASTER | 1 | | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    | 14 | TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID| INVGROUPS | 1735 | 50315 | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    |* 15 | INDEX UNIQUE SCAN | PK_INVGROUPS | 1 | | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    |* 16 | TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID | INVOICEHEAD | 1 | 124 | 33 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    |* 17 | INDEX RANGE SCAN | IDX_INVOICEHEADSITEIID | 271 | | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    | 18 | TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID | PAYMENTTERMS | 1 | 27 | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    |* 19 | INDEX UNIQUE SCAN | PK_PAYMENTTERMS | 1 | | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    | 20 | TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID | EMPLOYEE | 1 | 23 | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    |* 21 | INDEX UNIQUE SCAN | PK_EMPLOYEE | 1 | | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    | 22 | TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID | CUSTOMER | 1 | 93 | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    |* 23 | INDEX UNIQUE SCAN | PK_CUSTOMER | 1 | | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    | 24 | TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID | CONTACT | 1 | 13 | 2 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    |* 25 | INDEX RANGE SCAN | IDX_CONTACTCUSTOMERIID | 2 | | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    |* 26 | INDEX RANGE SCAN | PK_ADDRESS | 1 | | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 |
    | 27 | BUFFER SORT | | 56100 | 1917K| 294 (3)| 00:00:04 |
    | 28 | TABLE ACCESS FULL | CONTACT | 56100 | 1917K| 250 (1)| 00:00:03 |
    Predicate Information (identified by operation id):
    1 - filter("G"."CONTACTIID"=MAX("CONTACTIID"))
    13 - access("B"."SITEIID"=300964)
    15 - access("B"."PARENTIID"="I"."GROUPIID"(+))
    16 - filter("A"."TYPE"=4 AND "A"."INVOICEID" LIKE '%%%')
    17 - access("A"."SITEIID"=300964)
    19 - access("A"."TERMSIID"="H"."PAYMENTTERMSIID")
    21 - access("A"."CREATEDBY"="J"."EMPIID"(+))
    23 - access("A"."BILLINGCUSTOMERIID"="D"."CUSTOMERIID")
    25 - access("D"."CUSTOMERIID"="CUSTOMERIID")
    filter("CUSTOMERIID" IS NOT NULL)
    26 - access("E"."ADDRESSIID"=NVL("D"."BILLINGADDRESSIID","D"."ADDRESSIID"))
    Statistics
    1952 recursive calls
    78 db block gets
    4649 consistent gets
    236151 physical reads
    0 redo size
    6586 bytes sent via SQL*Net to client
    356 bytes received via SQL*Net from client
    4 SQL*Net roundtrips to/from client
    1 sorts (memory)
    1 sorts (disk)
    33 rows processed
    this is the execution plan of my one query with a small difference, bt there is large diffference in physical reads..
    can anyone help me out of this
    thanks
    aju

    Hi,
    Can you please format your explain plan using
    { code } --without space
    Explain plan
    { code } -- without any space
    What is your DB version?
    There are differences in access and filter criteria...
    -- FRIST QUERY
    5 - access("A"."CREATEDBY"="J"."EMPIID"(+))
    6 - access("A"."TERMSIID"="H"."PAYMENTTERMSIID")
    7 - access("D"."CUSTOMERIID"="F"."CUSTOMERIID")
    12 - access("B"."SITEIID"=300964)
    14 - access("B"."PARENTIID"="I"."GROUPIID"(+))
    15 - filter("A"."TYPE"=4 AND "A"."INVOICEID" LIKE '%')
    16 - access("A"."SITEIID"=300964)
    18 - access("A"."BILLINGCUSTOMERIID"="D"."CUSTOMERIID")
    23 - access(ROWID=ROWID)
    27 - access(ROWID=ROWID)
    31 - access("F"."CONTACTIID"="G"."CONTACTIID")
    32 - access("E"."ADDRESSIID"=NVL("D"."BILLINGADDRESSIID","D"."ADDRESSIID"))
    ------SECOND QUERY
    1 - filter("G"."CONTACTIID"=MAX("CONTACTIID"))
    13 - access("B"."SITEIID"=300964)
    15 - access("B"."PARENTIID"="I"."GROUPIID"(+))
    16 - filter("A"."TYPE"=4 AND "A"."INVOICEID" LIKE '%%%')
    17 - access("A"."SITEIID"=300964)
    19 - access("A"."TERMSIID"="H"."PAYMENTTERMSIID")
    21 - access("A"."CREATEDBY"="J"."EMPIID"(+))
    23 - access("A"."BILLINGCUSTOMERIID"="D"."CUSTOMERIID")
    25 - access("D"."CUSTOMERIID"="CUSTOMERIID")
    filter("CUSTOMERIID" IS NOT NULL)
    26 - access("E"."ADDRESSIID"=NVL("D"."BILLINGADDRESSIID","D"."ADDRESSIID"))-Avinash

  • Physical reads

    I 'm running the same query against two databases on two different servers, and not seeing the expected results.
    Query runs in 6 seconds on server A, and 32 seconds on server B. The database on B is a copy of the database on A, same blocksize, same db_file_multiblock_read_count.
    Query is:
    SELECT
    IMS_BO_PMAN08.REF_ID,( sum(IMS_BO_PMAN08_TRAN.MONTH_13_APR) ) + ( sum(IMS_BO_PMAN08_TRAN.MONTH_14_MAY) ) ,
    decode(IMS_BO_PMAN08_TRAN.TRANS_SUB_TYPE,'A','Actual','F','Forecast'),
    decode(IMS_BO_PMAN08_TRAN.TRANS_TYPE,'E','Expenditure','U','Unit completions','A','Allocation Takeup','S','SOS units','T','SOS Expenditure','G','Grant Claim Units','H','Larger Homes','C','FC Unit Completions','F','FC Expenditure','V','ACQ Expenditure')
    FROM
    IMS_BO_PMAN08,
    IMS_BO_PMAN08_TRAN
    WHERE
    ( IMS_BO_PMAN08.PROG_MAN_ID=IMS_BO_PMAN08_TRAN.PROG_MAN_ID )
    AND ( IMS_BO_PMAN08.VERSION_ID IN (select version_id from ims_bo_version where version_id = 1 ) )
    AND ( IMS_BO_PMAN08.INV_REGION_CODE > 2 )
    and decode(IMS_BO_PMAN08_TRAN.TRANS_SUB_TYPE,'A','Actual','F','Forecast') ='Actual'
    GROUP BY
    IMS_BO_PMAN08.REF_ID,decode(IMS_BO_PMAN08_TRAN.TRANS_SUB_TYPE,'A','Actual','F','Forecast'),
    decode(IMS_BO_PMAN08_TRAN.TRANS_TYPE,'E','Expenditure','U','Unit completions','A','Allocation Takeup','S','SOS units','T','SOS Expenditure','G','Grant Claim Units','H','Larger Homes','C','FC Unit Completions','F','FC Expenditure','V','ACQ Expenditure');
    I am seeing the same execution plan when running the query against either database, with the same cost in each case. However, the physical reads on server B is ten times that of on server A
    Server A
    =====
    293851 rows selected.
    Elapsed: 00:00:06.58
    Execution Plan
    0 SELECT STATEMENT Optimizer=FIRST_ROWS (Cost=50270 Card=27811 Bytes=973385)
    1 0 SORT (GROUP BY) (Cost=50270 Card=27811 Bytes=973385)
    2 1 HASH JOIN (Cost=50088 Card=27811 Bytes=973385)
    3 2 TABLE ACCESS (BY INDEX ROWID) OF 'IMS_BO_PMAN08' (Cost=17990 Card=26243 Bytes=446131)
    4 3 INDEX (RANGE SCAN) OF 'IMS_BO_PMAN08_IX1' (UNIQUE) (Cost=105 Card=26243)
    5 2 NESTED LOOPS (Cost=32049 Card=107258 Bytes=1930644)
    6 5 INDEX (UNIQUE SCAN) OF 'IMS_BO_VERSION_IX1' (UNIQUE)
    7 5 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'IMS_BO_PMAN08_TRAN' (Cost=32048 Card=107258 Bytes=1716128)
    Statistics
    0 recursive calls
    13 db block gets
    288529 consistent gets
    *18,218 physical reads*
    0 redo size
    17924295 bytes sent via SQL*Net to client
    2174914 bytes received via SQL*Net from client
    19592 SQL*Net roundtrips to/from client
    0 sorts (memory)
    1 sorts (disk)
    293851 rows processed
    Server B
    =====
    292677 rows selected.
    Elapsed: 00:00:32.66
    Execution Plan
    0 SELECT STATEMENT Optimizer=FIRST_ROWS (Cost=50255 Card=27805 Bytes=973175)
    1 0 SORT (GROUP BY) (Cost=50255 Card=27805 Bytes=973175)
    2 1 HASH JOIN (Cost=50073 Card=27805 Bytes=973175)
    3 2 TABLE ACCESS (BY INDEX ROWID) OF 'IMS_BO_PMAN08' (Cost=17984 Card=26237 Bytes=446029)
    4 3 INDEX (RANGE SCAN) OF 'IMS_BO_PMAN08_IX1' (UNIQUE) (Cost=105 Card=26237)
    5 2 NESTED LOOPS (Cost=32040 Card=107230 Bytes=1930140)
    6 5 INDEX (UNIQUE SCAN) OF 'IMS_BO_VERSION_IX1' (UNIQUE)
    7 5 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'IMS_BO_PMAN08_TRAN' (Cost=32039 Card=107230 Bytes=1715680)
    Statistics
    0 recursive calls
    357 db block gets
    250918 consistent gets
    *188,332 physical reads*
    0 redo size
    17853447 bytes sent via SQL*Net to client
    2166145 bytes received via SQL*Net from client
    19513 SQL*Net roundtrips to/from client
    0 sorts (memory)
    1 sorts (disk)
    292677 rows processed
    8.1.6.3 on solaris 8
    Can anyone tell me where the excessive physical i/o's (and presumably associated runtime) is coming from? Any pointers much appreciated.
    Pete
    Edited by: user12248598 on 17-Mar-2010 09:01

    sort_area_size, sort_area_retained_size & hash_area_size are the same size for both instances, as are all NLS settings.
    Tables are not specified NOCACHE, and there are no additional buffer pools.
    Running with sql_trace enabled for both queries highlighed some very interesting results:
    For the slow query, this is the tkprof output, unfortunately waits=yes is not available in 8.1.6
    TKPROF: Release 8.1.6.3.0 - Production on Tue Mar 23 14:54:18 2010
    (c) Copyright 1999 Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.
    Trace file: imsroc_ora_10166.trc
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    cpu      = cpu time in seconds executing
    elapsed  = elapsed time in seconds executing
    disk     = number of physical reads of buffers from disk
    query    = number of buffers gotten for consistent read
    current  = number of buffers gotten in current mode (usually for update)
    rows     = number of rows processed by the fetch or execute call
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    Execute      1      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
    Fetch        0      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
    total        1      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
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    Misses in library cache during execute: 1
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    BEGIN DBMS_APPLICATION_INFO.SET_MODULE(:1,NULL); END;
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    Execute      1      0.01       0.01          0          0          0           1
    Fetch        0      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
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    Optimizer goal: FIRST_ROWS
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    Execute      1      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
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    Execute      3      0.01       0.01          0          0          0           1
    Fetch    16278     15.36      36.39     215625     251560        361      244156
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    Misses in library cache during execute: 1
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    Execute      0      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
    Fetch        0      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
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    (c) Copyright 1999 Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.
    Trace file: imslive_ora_7489.trc
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    cpu      = cpu time in seconds executing
    elapsed  = elapsed time in seconds executing
    disk     = number of physical reads of buffers from disk
    query    = number of buffers gotten for consistent read
    current  = number of buffers gotten in current mode (usually for update)
    rows     = number of rows processed by the fetch or execute call
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    Execute      1      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
    Fetch        0      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
    total        1      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
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    Misses in library cache during execute: 1
    Optimizer goal: FIRST_ROWS
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      BO_IMS.IMS_BO_PMAN08_TRAN
    WHERE  ( IMS_BO_PMAN08.PROG_MAN_ID=IMS_BO_PMAN08_TRAN.PROG_MAN_ID  )
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    24 ) )
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      IMS_BO_PMAN08.REF_ID,
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    SYS_B_42,:SYS_B_43,:SYS_B_44,:SYS_B_45,:SYS_B_46,:SYS_B_47,:SYS_B_48,:SYS_B_49,:SYS_B_50,:SYS_B_51,:SYS_B_52,:
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    Parse        1      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
    Execute      2      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
    Fetch    20042      0.00       0.00      20064     295221         13      300608
    total    20045      0.00       0.00      20064     295221         13      300608
    Misses in library cache during parse: 1
    Optimizer goal: FIRST_ROWS
    Parsing user id: 5
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    300628   NESTED LOOPS
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    call     count       cpu    elapsed       disk      query    current        rows
    Parse        1      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
    Execute      1      0.00       0.00          3          5         12           0
    Fetch        0      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
    total        2      0.00       0.00          3          5         12           0
    Misses in library cache during parse: 1
    Optimizer goal: FIRST_ROWS
    Parsing user id: 5
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         decode(IMS_BO_PMAN08_TRAN.TRANS_SUB_TYPE,'A','Actual','F','Forecast'),
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      BO_IMS.IMS_BO_PMAN08_TRAN
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    GROUP BY
      IMS_BO_PMAN08.REF_ID,
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    OS units','T','SOS Expenditure','G','Grant Claim Units','H','Larger Homes','C','FC Unit Completions','F','FC E
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    Parse        1      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
    Execute      0      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
    Fetch        0      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
    total        1      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
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    Optimizer goal: FIRST_ROWS
    Parsing user id: 5
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    Execute      7      0.00       0.00          1          3          9           7
    Fetch        0      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
    total        8      0.00       0.00          1          3          9           7
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    Optimizer goal: FIRST_ROWS
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    Execute      2      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
    Fetch        2      0.00       0.00          3         12          0           2
    total        5      0.00       0.00          3         12          0           2
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    Optimizer goal: CHOOSE
    Parsing user id: SYS   (recursive depth: 1)
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    Parse        3      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
    Execute      4      0.00       0.00          3          5         12           0
    Fetch    20042      0.00       0.00      20064     295221         13      300608
    total    20049      0.00       0.00      20067     295226         25      300608
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    Misses in library cache during execute: 1
    OVERALL TOTALS FOR ALL RECURSIVE STATEMENTS
    call     count       cpu    elapsed       disk      query    current        rows
    Parse        2      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
    Execute      9      0.00       0.00          1          3          9           7
    Fetch        2      0.00       0.00          3         12          0           2
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        1  internal SQL statements in session.
        6  SQL statements in session.
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           8  user  SQL statements in trace file.
           1  internal SQL statements in trace file.
           6  SQL statements in trace file.
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