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How dblink works? [message #169536] Thu, 27 April 2006 09:02 Go to next message
srhl
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Hi,
I just want to know whats happening internally, when we migrate data from source DB to target DB using dblink.

Please let me know if there is any material for the same.

any explanation would be more helpful.

i just want to understand how it affects the performance of the database while migrating the data.

Thanks in advance.
Re: How dblink works? [message #169548 is a reply to message #169536] Thu, 27 April 2006 09:49 Go to previous messageGo to next message
BlackSwan
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RTFM from http://tahiti.oracle.com
Specifically the Concepts Manual.
Re: How dblink works? [message #169550 is a reply to message #169536] Thu, 27 April 2006 09:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Mahesh Rajendran
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You need to provide more information.
>>whats happening internally, when we migrate data from source DB to target DB using dblink
data in transmitted through sql*net (DBLINK). Thats it.
The rest depends on how you "migrate". You have to answer it.
I am not aware any specific method that uses a dblink ( Unless you are talking about a CTAS method or using materialized views).
>>i just want to understand how it affects the performance of the database while migrating the data.
I would not usually worry about this while "migrating" the database. Becuase, already migration needs a dowtime. I rather be worried about
* How long (time factor) will it take to do migration?
Depends on volume of data,method of migration
* Will the database perform as intended after the migration?
* Would there be significant change in execution plans? (if you are migrating across the versions).


Re: How dblink works? [message #169563 is a reply to message #169550] Thu, 27 April 2006 10:22 Go to previous messageGo to next message
srhl
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Hi Mahesh,
Thanks for your reply

suppose if a table contains 3 lakhs record and i want to pull the data from production to my development environment using dblink.

whats the performance of the production db?

how long will it take to pull the data?

for ex,
we will be doing
insert into table1 as select * from table1@dblinkname;

how many rows it will fetch at a time?
how often will it commit?

Re: How dblink works? [message #169566 is a reply to message #169563] Thu, 27 April 2006 10:41 Go to previous message
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>>if a table contains 3 lakhs record
In most cases, this is piece of cake. My PC,which is a SunBlade-100 did this in a few minutes.
>>whats the performance of the production db?
>>how long will it take to pull the data?
I cannot comment anything without ***knowing*** your environment.
Your hardware configuration in source/destination, server load, network etc. One important factor is your HWM.
If the source table goes through a lot of inserts/updates/deletes and if HWM is never been reset, your process may take a little more time (because oracle needs to scan every block, even if the block holds no data).

>>we will be doing
>>insert into table1 as select * from table1@dblinkname;
You may want to add an append hint.
or
even do CTAS with nologging.
scott@9i > create table new_emp /*+ APPEND */  as select * from emp nologging;

Table created.

>>how many rows it will fetch at a time?
Depends on your ARRAYSIZE
scott@9i > show arraysize
arraysize 15

>>how often will it commit?
You mean, how often you would like to commit?
Once. Never often.
Issue a Commit once after everything is done.

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