Equivalent parameter in Oracle for lock_timeout in db2

Question

Hello Guys,
We are migrating from Db2 to Oracle database.
I wanted to know what is the equivalent parameter in Oracle for lock_timeout in db2.
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

I think there is no global prameter in Oracle, but you can determine a timeout for each statement or entire table
select for update wait seconds
Specify WAIT to instruct the database to wait integer seconds for the row to become available and then return control to you.
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e26088/statements_10002.htm#SQLRF55372
Or Lock table for entire table
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E18283_01/server.112/e17118/statements_9015.htm
DB2 locktimeout - Lock timeout configuration parameter
This parameter specifies the number of seconds that an application will wait to obtain a lock, helping avoid global deadlocks for applications.
If you set this parameter to0, locks are not waited for. In this situation, if no lock is available at the time of the request, the application immediately receives a -911.
If you set this parameter to
-1
, lock timeout detection is turned off. In this situation a lock will be waited for (if one is not available at the time of the request) until either of the following:
The lock is granted
A deadlock occurs.
Note: The value you specify for this configuration parameter is not used to control lock timeouts for event monitor target tables. Event monitors use a separate, non-configurable setting that will cause locks on event monitor tables to time out.
Recommendation: In a transaction processing (OLTP) environment, you can use an initial starting value of 30 seconds. In a query-only environment you could start with a higher value. In both cases, you should use benchmarking techniques to tune this parameter.
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2luw/v9/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.db2.udb.admin.doc%2Fdoc%2Fr0000329.htm
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