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Troubleshoot Siebel performance issues
updated Jul 9, 2010 11:25 am | 16,308 views
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Introduction
Below are some of the steps that I usuall ta!e to trou"leshoot #ie"el performa$%e issues&
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Steps
1& #pool the s'l usi$( the )s swit%h o$ *edi%ated +hi%! ,lie$t o$ the startup short%ut -.
i$%rease lo((i$( level o$ the o"/e%t ma$a(er #01 tra%e fla(s to hi(h lo((i$( level a$d ide$tif the
s'l that is %ausi$( the performa$%e issue&
2& +r ru$$i$( the pro"lamati% #01 i$ our %omma$d %e$ter 2*B23 or s'lplus 2-ra%le3 a$d
see how the performa$%e is& If the #01 retur$s faster the$ ou %a$ %o$firm it is $ot a data"ase
pro"lem a$d other areas of #ie"el&
3& +r ru$$i$( a$ e4plai$ pla$ 2*B53 or if ou have data"ase e4perie$%e ru$ it ourself a$d
determi$e whi%h i$de4 is used as the primar i$de4 2drivi$( i$de43 for the 'uer&
6& +wea! #ie"el throu(h #ie"el +ools to (e$erate a "etter #01 to the data"ase, I am listi$(
%ouple of thi$(s I had to do
1& +r %reati$( i$de4 if $e%essar&
2& 5void usi$( a "oolea$ i$de4 if possi"le as a drivi$( i$de4&
3& +r %ha$(i$( "usi$ess %ompo$e$t sear%h spe% or sort spe%&
6& -uter /oi$ spe%ifi%atio$s&
5& 7ave #ie"el #erver ,a%he o$
6& I$de4 all $ew 8rimar 9es a$d :orei($ !es&
;& <se a((re(ate $avi(atio$ i$ #ie"el 5$alti%s
8& <se Bit =ap I$de4es wherever appli%a"le
9& 5$alti%s optimi>er ma!es de%isio$s "ased o$ levels defi$ed for 7ierar%hies
10& 5void (oi$( to a more detailed level i$ the 7ierar%h *efi$itio$ tha$ $e%essar to (et
i$formatio$
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Conclusion
I hope this (ives a (e$eral idea o$ thi$(s to %he%! whe$ fa%ed with performa$%e issues&
I have %reated a free pro(ram to help ou a$al>e the #I?B?1 #01 lo( files (e$erated via spools
or via server lo(s& It will help ou order the s'ls via e4e%utio$ times to fi$d the slowest 'ueries
a$d help with tu$i$(& It will also help pro%ess the #01@s A /ust %li%! a$d ri(ht %li%! o$ a s'l to see
the #01 with all the "i$d varia"les em"edded i$ it&
http:))www&seamarvelsolutio$s&%om)servi%es A +he appli%atio$ is %alled #8erf&