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V$BUFFER_POOL_STATISTICS

This displays statistics about buffer pools in the database instance.

Fields

The most relevant view fields are as follows:

ID: The buffer pool identifier
NAME: The name of the buffer pool
FREE_BUFFER_WAIT: The free buffer wait statistic
WRITE_COMPLETE_WAIT: The write complete wait statistic
BUFFER_BUSY_WAIT: The buffer busy wait statistic
DB_BLOCK_GETS: The number of database blocks gotten statistic
CONSISTENT_GETS: The number of consistent gets statistic
PHYSICAL_READS: The number of physical reads statistic
PHYSICAL_WRITES: The number of physical writes statistic

See also

The V$DB_CACHE_ADVICE section to get advice in sizing the buffer pools

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