Transportable Tablespaces (TTS) Migration – Step-by-Step

Transportable Tablespaces (TTS) is a powerful Oracle migration technique used to move large datasets quickly by transporting datafiles instead of exporting rows. The migration mainly uses: Below is the complete step-by-step process, where the RMAN conversion step is included when required. Step 1 — Check Platform Compatibility First determine whether the source and target platforms […]

Performance Tuning of RMAN Backups

Below are the most effective techniques used by Oracle DBAs to speed up RMAN backups. 1. Increase RMAN Channels (Parallelism) RMAN uses channels as streams for reading data files and writing backup pieces. Increasing the number of channels enables parallel backup operations, significantly improving throughput. Example: CONFIGURE DEVICE TYPE DISK PARALLELISM 4; Or manually allocate […]

Step-by-Step Oracle Performance Troubleshooting for Schema-Level Issues

1. Clarify the Problem Scope First establish what exactly is slow. Key questions: Useful checks: Example query: SELECT sql_id, sql_textFROM v$sqlWHERE parsing_schema_name = ‘SCHEMA_NAME’ORDER BY elapsed_time DESC; This helps identify top SQL consuming resources. 2. Check Current Database Activity Verify if the issue is currently happening. Key views: Example: SELECT sid, serial#, username, sql_id, event, […]

10 Common Patterns in AWR Reports

1. DB Time Much Higher Than DB CPU Pattern Meaning Sessions are mostly waiting, not using CPU. Likely Causes Example Metric Value DB Time 8000 sec DB CPU 1200 sec This clearly indicates wait-based performance issues. 2. High db file sequential read Pattern Top Timed Event shows: db file sequential read Meaning Excessive single-block reads, […]