eG Monitoring
 

Measures reported by OraSystemWaitTest

The test monitors the system level wait events on the Oracle database server and reports key performance statistics pertaining to every event. Effective wait analysis helps determine where the database spends most of its time, and which current connections are responsible for the reported waits.

Measurement Description Measurement Unit Interpretation
Total_waits The total number of times waits happened on this event since the last measurement period Number If a high number of waits are observed on a specific event, you can use the detailed diagnosis capability of the OraSessionWaitTest to figure out whether any current connections have contributed to the increase in waits.

Total_waits_timedout The total number of waits on this event that timedout since the last measurement period Number A large number of timedout wait events is typically, undesirable. Use the Oracle-specific documentation to probe the cause of the timeout.
Avg_time_waited The average duration for which the waits on this wait event persisted since the last measurement period Secs By comparing the value of this measure across all monitored wait events, you can determine where the database spends most of its time.