Total Dump Area (KB)

Description

This metric represents the total space (in KB) available on the device containing the dump destination directory.

Metric Summary

The rest of the information in this section is only valid for this metric when it appears in either the Enterprise Manager Grid Control or the Enterprise Manager Database Control (if applicable).

The following table shows how often the metric's value is collected.

Target Version

Collection Frequency

All Versions

Every 15 Minutes

Data Source

Calculated using the UNIX df –k command.

User Action

Verify the device specified in the initialization parameters BACKGROUND_DUMP_DEST, USER_DUMP_DEST, and CORE_DUMP_DEST are set up properly for archiving.

If the BACKGROUND_DUMP_DEST, USER_DUMP_DEST, and CORE_DUMP_DEST initialization parameters are set up correctly and this metric triggers, then free up more space in the destination specified by the dump destination parameters.

Related Topics

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