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Row Chaining and Migration

Row chaining and migration in Oracle databases can negatively impact performance by adding extra reads. Row chaining occurs when rows span multiple database blocks, requiring multiple physical reads. Row migration is when Oracle moves a row from one block to another due to updates, potentially impacting applications that rely on indexed singleton rows. Diagnosing and preventing row chaining and migration through proper database design can improve Oracle performance.

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Row Chaining and Migration

Row chaining and migration in Oracle databases can negatively impact performance by adding extra reads. Row chaining occurs when rows span multiple database blocks, requiring multiple physical reads. Row migration is when Oracle moves a row from one block to another due to updates, potentially impacting applications that rely on indexed singleton rows. Diagnosing and preventing row chaining and migration through proper database design can improve Oracle performance.

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The Secrets of Oracle Row Chaining and Migration

Overview
If you notice poor performance in your Oracle database Row Chaining and Migration may be one of several reasons, but
prevent some of them by properly designing and/or diagnosing the database.

Row Migration & Row Chaining are two potential problems that can be prevented. By suitably diagnosing, we can impr
database performance. The main considerations are:

• What is Row Migration & Row Chaining ?


• How to identify Row Migration & Row Chaining ?
• How to avoid Row Migration & Row Chaining ?

Migrated rows affect OLTP systems which use indexed reads to read singleton rows. In the worst case, you can add an e
to all reads which would be really bad. Truly chained rows affect index reads and full table scans.

Oracle Block
The Operating System Block size is the minimum unit of operation (read /write) by the OS and is a property of the OS fi
system. While creating an Oracle database we have to choose the «Data Base Block Size» as a multiple of the Operating
Block size. The minimum unit of operation (read /write) by the Oracle database would be this «Oracle block», and not t
block. Once set, the «Data Base Block Size» cannot be changed during the life of the database (except in case of Oracle
decide on a suitable block size for the database, we take into consideration factors like the size of the database and the co
number of transactions expected.

The database block has the following structure (within the whole database structure)

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