Monthly Status Update

ABA Bank
Date : 20th Feb 2023
Nikunj Shah
Current Activity Status
S.No. Activity Status Comment/Remarks
S.No. Activity Status Comment/Remarks

Full Access provided on Mock (Except root at OS level)

Full
Read Access
only provided on Mock (Except
access provided rootDB
for Prod at OS level)
(Dictionary & Dynamic
Read only
views only)access provided for Prod DB (Dictionary & Dynamic views
only)
OEM user provided for reports generation of Prod DB but
OEM user provided for reports generation of Prod DB but having
1 Prod/Non-Prod
1Prod/Non-Prod EnvEnv Access
Access In Progress
Completed having
slownessextreme
issue slowness issue
2 DatabaseSetup
2Database Setup understanding
understanding Completed
Completed High-level database
High-level database setup
setup understanding
understanding gained gained

FCCHOST and other important schemas gather stats jobs have

FCCHOST and other important schemas gather stats jobs have been
been
tuned tuned
and ableand able to complete
to complete in less thanin less than 5 hours
5 hours
All thetuning
All the tuning details
details have have
beenbeen shared
shared
3 GatherStatistics
3Gather Statistics jobs
jobs taking
taking very very
long long Completed
Completed ABAteam
ABA teamtoto take
take it further
it up up further

ABA team informed that last batch (data movement from

actb_daily_log
ABA team informed to actb_history table)movement
that last batch (data has beenfromtuned at App
actb_daily_log
level
to and abletable)
actb_history to complete
has been in 1 hour
tuned compared
at App to 4tohours
level and able complete in
earlier and they are fine with the current timings (Total
1 hour compared to 4 hours earlier and they are fine with the 5-6
current
4 4EOD
EODbatch
batchperformance
performanceissueissue
(last batch)
(last batch) Completed
Completed timings (Total 5-6 hours of all
hours of all EOD batches timing) EOD batches timing)

Recommended to gather fresh stats & need to address query

Recommended
inconsistencytousing
gather fresh
SQL stats & need
baseline to address
which querybeing
is currently
5Query performance inconsistency Completed inconsistency using SQL baseline which is currently being followed
5 Query performance inconsistency Completed followed
Current Activity Status
S.No. Activity
6 Prod database configuration review
7 Exadata POC report review
Production database (DC1) running with only 1
8 Node due to performance issues
PLSQL_CODE_TYPE change from INTERPRETED
9 to NATIVE
10 RMAN backup timing improvement
11 Golden Gate configuration
Status Comment/Remarks
1st round of findings have been shared
Archival/purging of top tables including actb_history - Bank
team needs to raise SR with Oracle support for reference
scripts & details for candidate tables
Plan to implement partitioning for missing tables/indexes (list
provided)
In Progress Plan to create index for tables having no index
In Progress Further discussion with ABA team planned
Need to simulate the issues with 2-Node (RAC) in lower env
Bank is planning to configure new 2-Node RAC setup with
jumbo frame
Either simulation can be planned in Mock or New setup (Bank
to plan & confirm)
Some of the findings from point#6 can be applicable for RAC
Pending performance issue
ABA team to decide on this. Options to reduce the execution
Pending timing will be explored if possible.
Pending Options to reduce backup timings will be explored if possible.
Cannot be committed but ABA team can share the details of
Pending issues and will try to get help internally if possible
Key Call outs
SNO Details Status Remarks

1 Access to Production Open Full Access to production is not an

Read only access for dictionary & dynamic views have been option as per the bank update.
provided. OEM access is not working as desired to generate reports OEM access is not working as
like awr, addm, sqlt etc. and also it is extremely slow. Alternatively, expected.
bank team to provide requested reports as and when required.

2 Environment for RAC performance issue simulation Open For example, Either New 2-Node RAC
ABA team to provide the env & simulate the RAC performance setup (which is in progress) or Mock
issues for analysis & recommendation env. Bank team to simulate the
performance issues.

3 Test env for remediate the recommended findings Open

ABA team to provide dedicated env to apply & test the solutions for
recommended findings

4 Priority list Open

Considering the limited duration of the project, requested to
suggest the priority of tasks/issues to be taken up in order to cover
as many important points as possible