Network testing is a process by which IT professionals can ensure their networks provide the best possible experience for end users by minimizing downtime and other common problems. Below, we’ve created a guide outlining what you need to know about network performance testing, including answering, “What are network testing tools?” and providing a list of … Read more Five Best Network Testing Software Tools
As businesses become bigger, the number of devices on the network can explode, rapidly becoming a headache for anyone trying to manage the associated IP addresses. For a small business, it might be feasible for the network admin to manage IP addresses and network information manually using spreadsheets. But for larger enterprises, IP address management … Read more 5 Best Paid and Free IPAM Software
There are several remote desktop tools available on the market today, which can make it difficult to choose the one best suited to your company’s individual needs. Although Splashtop is a very popular remote access tool with a global customer base, it isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution and you may find another tool is better able … Read more 7 Best Splashtop Alternatives for 2022
The Oracle “log file sync” wait event is triggered when a user session issues a commit (or a rollback). The user session will signal or post the LGWR to write the log buffer to the redo log file. When the LGWR has finished writing, it will post the user session. The wait is entirely dependent … Read more Oracle Log File Sync Wait Event
About the direct path read temp wait event When a session reads buffers from disk directly into the PGA, the wait is on direct path read temp. This is closely related to the direct path read wait. If the I/O subsystem doesn’t support asynchronous I/Os, then each wait corresponds to a physical read request. If … Read more Oracle Wait Event Explained: Direct Path Read Temp
The db file sequential read wait event has three parameters: file#, first block#, and block count. In Oracle Database 10g, this wait event falls under the User I/O wait class. Keep the following key thoughts in mind when dealing with the db file sequential read wait event. Common Causes, Diagnosis, and Actions The db file … Read more Understanding the Oracle db file sequential read Wait Event
In order for DDL (Data Definition Language) to execute, it must acquire a row cache lock to lock the data dictionary information. The shared pool contains a cache of rows from the data dictionary that helps reduce physical I/O to the data dictionary tables and allows locking of individual data dictionary rows. The locks on the … Read more Oracle Row Cache Lock Wait Event Explained
When a session waits on the “read by other session” event, it indicates a wait for another session to read the data from disk into the Oracle buffer cache. If this happens too often the performance of the query or the entire database can suffer. Typically this is caused by contention for “hot” blocks or … Read more Oracle Read By Other Session Wait Event
The fn_dblog() function (formerly known as the DBCC command) is one of several undocumented functions for SQL Server; it allows you to view the transaction log records in the active part of the transaction log file for the current database. Note that use of the fn_dblog() function (and all other undocumented commands) against a production … Read more SQL Server fn_dblog() Function Details and Example
A user process acquires the CACHE BUFFERS CHAINS latch to scan the System Global Area (SGA) for database cache buffers. Blocks in the buffer cache are placed on linked lists (cache buffer chains). Blocks are put on the hash chain according to their DBA (data block address) and CLASS of the block. Each hash chain … Read more Oracle Cache Buffers Chain Latch