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Troubleshooting 'latch: cache buffers chains' Wait Contention (Doc ID 1342917.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Standard Edition - Version 9.0.1.0 and later
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 9.0.1.0 and later
Oracle Database - Personal Edition - Version 9.0.1.0 and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

This document describes how to troubleshoot issues where there are significant waits for  'latch: cache buffers chains'.

Troubleshooting Steps

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In this Document
Purpose
Troubleshooting Steps
 Worked example:
 Problem: Database is slow and 'latch: cache buffers chains' is high in the waits in AWR.
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