Dump Area Directory

Description

This metric is the directory represented by this metric index's dump destination.

Each server and background process can write to an associated trace file to log messages and errors.

Background processes and the ALERT file are written to the destination specified by BACKGROUND_DUMP_DEST. Trace files for server processes are written to the destination specified by USER_ DUMP_DEST.

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

data from v$parameter

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

About Alerts

About the Metric Detail Page

Editing Thresholds