Latch: library cache (%)

Description

There are multiple library cache latches. Each one protects a range of 'hash buckets' and the latch covers all heaps.

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 and compared against the default thresholds. The 'Consecutive Number of Occurrences Preceding Notification' column indicates the consecutive number of times the comparison against thresholds should hold TRUE before an alert is generated.

Target Version

Evaluation and Collection Frequency

Upload Frequency

Operator

Default Warning Threshold

Default Critical Threshold

Consecutive Number of Occurrences Preceding Notification

Alert Text

pre-10g

Every Minute

After Every Sample

>

20

Not Defined

3

%value%%% of service time is spent waiting on the 'latch: library cache' event.

Data Source

(DeltaLatchLibraryCacheTime/DeltaServiceTime)*100 where:

See Idle Events

User Action

Contention for the library cache latches can be caused by excessive parsing of literal SQL. It is advisable to use sharable SQL wherever possible.

Related Topics

About Alerts

About the Metric Detail Page

Editing Thresholds

Understanding Line Charts