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"Tracing is auto enabled for DB Writer" is causing a Performance issue (Doc ID 2228453.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 12.1.0.2 and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A 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.

Symptoms

Tracing is getting auto enabled for the DB writer and it is causing performance issues on the system

Alert log files shows:

 

Changes

 

Cause

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