Oracle Performance Firefighting
by Craig Shallahamer

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So far, this discussion has been fairly academic. The following case study introduces how to perform an ORTA. I hope you will begin to see that this type of analysis is both straightforward and very useful.

Here is a sneak preview of how ORTA is performed and used in conjunction with the 3-circle analysis to develop an array of possible solutions, as well as a visual understanding of both the situation and the solution's effects.

Suppose it's Friday afternoon. You've looked at your database Statspack reports and had a short conversation with your operating system administrator. You've found that between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., the following occurred:

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