Re: Optimizer/query plan issue

Hi Jim,
Was the program whose access plan can't be updated > 16Mb when you upgraded?
If so, see that Apar I mentioned - II11801.
Hope this helps,
Clare
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From: <Jim.Nelson@RCIS-NET.COM>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 8:30 PM
Subject: Optimizer/query plan issue


>
> We have been struggling for two months with the following:
>
> Upgraded to V4R5, and immediately started having performance difficulties.
> After a great runaround with IBM support, two problems were identified.
> * Optimizer is deciding to rebuild the access plan for seemingly no reason
> * After the access plan is rebuilt, the operating system is unable to save
> the new plan.  The system cannot gain a 'lock' on the object, even though
> nobody else is running the stored procedure at that moment.
>
> We've loaded several ptfs, some to allow IBM to better monitor our system,
> and some to try and reduce the instances that the optimizer decided to
> rebuild the plan.  The number of rebuilds has been reduced some, but it
> still too high (hundreds per day), and we are not yet able to save the
plan.
> This causes every instance of that stored procedure to perform very poorly
> (what would take .03 seconds now takes 17.0 or more) the rest of the day.
>
> Has anybody experienced similar problems?  If so, are you getting anywhere
> on it?  We've been reduced to shutting down/restarting QSRV nightly and,
on
> a dedicated system, running all of our stored procedures.  This will put
> them back 'on track', and prepare us for the day - until they start
falling
> out again.
>
> I'm running out of ways to explain this to users and Sr. Management.  Any
> suggestions would be welcome.
>
> Thanks, JN
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