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Sudden drop in performance in oracle database 12.1.0.2 AIX server.

Anand YadavJan 15 2018 — edited Jan 18 2018

Oracle Database 12c Enterprise Edition Release 12.1.0.2.0 - 64bit Production

PL/SQL Release 12.1.0.2.0 - Production

CORE 12.1.0.2.0 Production

TNS for IBM/AIX RISC System/6000: Version 12.1.0.2.0 - Production

NLSRTL Version 12.1.0.2.0 - Production

Hi,

We observed sudden drop in performance and all batch operations started running slow. The query that used to take 5 minutes in past, is taking 30 minutes now. Also if we terminate that query from batch and run it separately, it finishes well with in 5 minutes.

This is third time in a row it is happening. in past we had to re-build database server with same configuration again and post that issue resolved. First time issue occurred on same database in March 2017 then in Sept 2017 and again now started 3 days back .

We checked with infra team and IO performance seems to be normal. Also DBA's reported no issues.

I know this is very generic question, but have you observed similar issue in past with oracle 12.1.0.2 on AIX machine? Is there any suggestions to check?

Note: Query plan has same access path used but only change is cost of the query.

Below is the parameters list.

lock_name_space

processes 1000

sessions 1536

timed_statistics TRUE

timed_os_statistics 0

resource_limit TRUE

license_max_sessions 0

license_sessions_warning 0

cpu_count 32

instance_groups

event

sga_max_size 34359738368

use_large_pages TRUE

pre_page_sga TRUE

shared_memory_address 0

hi_shared_memory_address 0

use_indirect_data_buffers FALSE

lock_sga FALSE

processor_group_name

shared_pool_size 0

large_pool_size 0

java_pool_size 0

streams_pool_size 0

shared_pool_reserved_size 1281779302

java_soft_sessionspace_limit 0

java_max_sessionspace_size 0

pga_aggregate_limit 19327352832

spfile /u01/app/oracle/product/12.1.0/db_1/dbs/spfileCKBPDDB2.ora

instance_type RDBMS

nls_language AMERICAN

nls_territory AMERICA

nls_sort BINARY

nls_date_language AMERICAN

nls_date_format DD-MON-RR

nls_currency $

nls_numeric_characters .,

nls_iso_currency AMERICA

nls_calendar GREGORIAN

nls_time_format HH.MI.SSXFF AM

nls_timestamp_format DD-MON-RR HH.MI.SSXFF AM

nls_time_tz_format HH.MI.SSXFF AM TZR

nls_timestamp_tz_format DD-MON-RR HH.MI.SSXFF AM TZR

nls_dual_currency $

nls_comp BINARY

nls_length_semantics CHAR

nls_nchar_conv_excp FALSE

fileio_network_adapters

filesystemio_options SETALL

dnfs_batch_size 4096

clonedb FALSE

instant_restore FALSE

disk_asynch_io TRUE

tape_asynch_io TRUE

dbwr_io_slaves 0

backup_tape_io_slaves FALSE

resource_manager_cpu_allocation 32

resource_manager_plan

db_performance_profile

allow_group_access_to_sga FALSE

cluster_interconnects

file_mapping FALSE

service_names CKBPDDB2

threaded_execution FALSE

gcs_server_processes 0

active_instance_count

sga_target 26843545600

memory_target 0

memory_max_target 0

control_files /u02/oradata/CKBPDDB2/control01.ctl, /u03/oradata/CKBPDDB2/control02.ctl, /u04/oradata/CKBPDDB2/control03.ctl

db_file_name_convert

log_file_name_convert

control_file_record_keep_time 7

db_block_buffers 0

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db_ultra_safe OFF

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db_cache_size 134217728

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buffer_pool_keep

buffer_pool_recycle

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compatible 12.0.0

log_archive_dest_1

log_archive_dest_2

log_archive_dest_3

log_archive_dest_4

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log_archive_dest_9

log_archive_dest_10

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log_archive_dest_18

log_archive_dest_19

log_archive_dest_20

log_archive_dest_21

log_archive_dest_22

log_archive_dest_23

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log_archive_dest_27

log_archive_dest_28

log_archive_dest_29

log_archive_dest_30

log_archive_dest_31

log_archive_dest_state_1 enable

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log_archive_dest_state_8 enable

log_archive_dest_state_9 enable

log_archive_dest_state_10 enable

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log_archive_dest_state_13 enable

log_archive_dest_state_14 enable

log_archive_dest_state_15 enable

log_archive_dest_state_16 enable

log_archive_dest_state_17 enable

log_archive_dest_state_18 enable

log_archive_dest_state_19 enable

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log_archive_dest_state_21 enable

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log_archive_dest_state_23 enable

log_archive_dest_state_24 enable

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log_archive_dest_state_28 enable

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log_archive_dest_state_31 enable

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log_archive_duplex_dest

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fal_server

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_use_single_log_writer TRUE

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db_create_online_log_dest_2

db_create_online_log_dest_3

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fast_start_mttr_target 0

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remote_os_authent FALSE

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commit_logging

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cell_offload_decryption TRUE

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db_unique_name CKBPDDB2

open_cursors 1000

ifile

sql_trace FALSE

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optimizer_use_sql_plan_baselines TRUE

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optimizer_adaptive_reporting_only FALSE

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optimizer_adaptive_features TRUE

optimizer_inmemory_aware TRUE

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sec_protocol_error_further_action (DROP,3)

sec_max_failed_login_attempts 3

sec_return_server_release_banner FALSE

enable_ddl_logging FALSE

client_result_cache_size 0

client_result_cache_lag 3000

aq_tm_processes 1

hs_autoregister TRUE

xml_db_events enable

dg_broker_start FALSE

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dg_broker_config_file2 /u01/app/oracle/product/12.1.0/db_1/dbs/dr2CKBPDDB2.dat

olap_page_pool_size 0

asm_diskstring

asm_preferred_read_failure_groups

asm_diskgroups

asm_power_limit 1

control_management_pack_access NONE

awr_snapshot_time_offset 0

sqltune_category DEFAULT

spatial_vector_acceleration FALSE

diagnostic_dest /u01/app/oracle

tracefile_identifier

max_dump_file_size unlimited

trace_enabled TRUE

cell_offloadgroup_name

enable_pluggable_database FALSE

pdb_os_credential

pdb_lockdown

pdb_file_name_convert

noncdb_compatible FALSE

common_user_prefix C##

exclude_seed_cdb_view TRUE

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