DBA_HIST_DB_CACHE_ADVICE displays historical predictions of the number of physical reads for the cache size corresponding to each row. This view contains snapshots of V$DB_CACHE_ADVICE.
| Column | Datatype | NULL | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|
| SNAP_ID | NUMBER | Unique snapshot ID | |
| DBID | NUMBER | Database ID for the snapshot | |
| INSTANCE_NUMBER | NUMBER | Instance number for the snapshot | |
| BPID | NUMBER | Buffer Pool identifier (ranges from 1 to 8) | |
| BUFFERS_FOR_ESTIMATE | NUMBER | Cache size for prediction (in terms of buffers) | |
| NAME | VARCHAR2(20) | Buffer pool name | |
| BLOCK_SIZE | NUMBER | Block size in bytes for buffers in the pool (the standard block size, the power of 2 non-standard block sizes, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384, or 32768) | |
| ADVICE_STATUS | VARCHAR2(3) | Status of the advisory: 
 | |
| SIZE_FOR_ESTIMATE | NUMBER | Cache size for prediction (in megabytes) | |
| SIZE_FACTOR | NUMBER | Size factor with respect to the current cache size | |
| PHYSICAL_READS | NUMBER | Physical reads for the cache size | |
| BASE_PHYSICAL_READS | NUMBER | Base physical reads for the cache size | |
| ACTUAL_PHYSICAL_READS | NUMBER | Actual physical reads for the cache size |