VMS Help  —  RMU72  Analyze
    Displays information about stored and actual cardinality values
    for tables and indexes, database space utilization in the
    database, index structures for the database, or the accessibility
    through indexes of data records in the database.

1  –  Database

    Gathers and displays statistics on how the database uses storage,
    logical area, or page space.

1.1  –  Description

    The RMU Analyze command provides a maintenance tool for database
    administrators. It generates a formatted display of statistical
    information that describes storage utilization in the database.
    Information is displayed selectively for storage areas and
    logical areas, or for a range of pages in a storage area. You
    can use the RMU Analyze command to analyze the following:

    o  Space utilization for database pages

    o  Space utilization for storage areas

    o  Space utilization for logical areas

1.2  –  Format

  (B)0RMU/Analyze root-file-spec

  Command Qualifiers                         x Defaults
                                             x
  /Areas[=storage-area-list]                 x /Areas
  /[No]Binary_Output=file-option-list        x /Nobinary_Output
  /End=integer                               x /End=last-page
  /Exclude=(options)                         x No logical areas excluded
  /[No]Lareas[=logical-area-list]            x /Lareas
  /Option = {Normal | Full | Debug}          x /Option=Normal
  /Output=file-name                          x /Output=SYS$OUTPUT
  /Start = integer                           x /Start=first-page

1.3  –  Parameters

1.3.1  –  root-file-spec

    The file specification for the database root file to be analyzed.
    The default file extension is .rdb.

1.4  –  Command Qualifiers

1.4.1  –  Areas

    Areas[=storage-area-list]
    Areas=*

    Specifies the storage areas to be analyzed. You can specify each
    storage area by name or by the area's ID number.

    The default, the Areas qualifier, results in analysis of all
    storage areas. You can also specify the Areas=* qualifier to
    analyze all storage areas. If you specify more than one storage
    area, separate the storage area names or ID numbers in the
    storage-area-list parameter with a comma and enclose the list
    in parentheses. If you omit the Areas qualifier, information for
    all the storage areas is displayed.

    You can use the Start and End qualifiers with the Areas
    qualifier to analyze specific pages. If you use the Start and
    End qualifiers when you specify more than one storage area in the
    storage-area-list parameter, the same specified range of pages
    are analyzed in each specified storage area.

    The Areas qualifier can be used with an indirect command file.
    See the Indirect-Command-Files help entry for more information.

1.4.2  –  Binary Output

    Binary_Output=file-option-list
    Nobinary_Output

    Allows you to direct the summary results to a binary file, and
    to create a record definition file that is compatible with the
    data dictionary for the binary output file. The binary output
    file can be loaded into an Oracle Rdb database by using the RMU
    Load command with the Record_Definition qualifier for use by a
    user-written management application or procedure. The binary
    output can also be used directly by the user-written application
    or procedure.

    The valid file options are:

    o  File=file-spec

       The File option causes the Analyze command data to be stored
       in an RMS file that contains a fixed-length binary record for
       each storage area and logical area analyzed. The default file
       extension for the binary output file is .unl. The following
       command creates the binary output file analyze_out.unl:

       $ RMU/ANALYZE/BINARY_OUTPUT=FILE=ANALYZE_OUT MF_PERSONNEL.RDB

    o  Record_Definition=file-spec

       The Record_Definition option causes the Analyze command
       data record definition to be stored in an RMS file. The
       output file contains the definition in a subset of the data
       dictionary command format, a format very similar to RDO field
       and relation definitions. The default file extension for the
       record definition output file is .rrd. The following command
       creates the output file analyze_out.rrd:

       $ RMU/ANALYZE/BINARY_OUTPUT=RECORD_DEFINITION=ANALYZE_OUT -
       _$ MF_PERSONNEL.RDB

       You can specify both file options in one command by separating
       them with a comma and enclosing them within parentheses, for
       example:

       $ RMU/ANALYZE/BINARY_OUTPUT= -
       _$ (FILE=ANALYZE_OUT,RECORD_DEFINITION=ANALYZE_OUT) -
       _$ MF_PERSONNEL.RDB

    If you specify the Binary_Output qualifier, you must specify
    at least one of the options. The default is the Nobinary_Output
    qualifier, which does not create an output file.

1.4.3  –  End

    End=integer

    Specifies the ending page number for the analysis. The default is
    the end of the storage area file.

1.4.4  –  Exclude

    Exclude=System_Records
    Exclude=Metadata
    Exclude=(System_Records, Metadata)

    Excludes information from the RMU Analyze command output. You
    can specify Exclude=System_Records or Exclude=Metadata, or both.
    If you specify both options, enclose them within parentheses and
    separate each option with a comma.

    When you do not specify the Exclude qualifier, data is provided
    for all the logical areas in the database.

    The options are as follows:

    o  System_Records

       Information on the RDB$SYSTEM_RECORDS logical areas is
       excluded from the Analyze command output.

    o  Metadata

       Information on all the Oracle Rdb logical areas (for example,
       the RDB$SYSTEM_RECORDS and RDB$COLLATIONS_NDX logical areas)
       is excluded from the RMU Analyze command output.

    Data is accumulated for the logical areas excluded with the
    Exclude qualifier, but the data is excluded from the Analyze
    output.

    You cannot use the Exclude qualifier and the Lareas qualifier in
    the same RMU Analyze command.

1.4.5  –  Lareas

    Lareas[=logical-area-list]
    Lareas=*
    Nolareas

    Specifies the logical areas to be analyzed. Each table in the
    database is associated with a logical area name. The default, the
    Lareas qualifier, results in analysis of all logical areas. You
    can also specify the Lareas=* qualifier to analyze all logical
    areas. If you specify more than one logical area name, separate
    the logical area names in the logical-area-list with a comma and
    enclose the list in parentheses.

    The Lareas qualifier can be used with indirect command files. See
    the Indirect-Command-Files help entry for more information.

1.4.6  –  Option

    Option=Normal
    Option=Full
    Option=Debug

    Specifies the type of information and level of detail the
    analysis will include. Three types of output are available:

    o  Normal

       Output includes only summary information. The Normal option is
       the default.

    o  Full

       Output includes histograms and summary information.

    o  Debug

       Output includes internal information about the data, as well
       as histograms and summary information. In general, use the
       Debug option for diagnostic support purposes. You can also use
       the Debug option to extract data and perform an independent
       analysis.

1.4.7  –  Output

    Output=file-name

    Specifies the name of the file where output will be sent. The
    default file extension is .lis. If you do not specify the Output
    qualifier, the output is sent to SYS$OUTPUT.

1.4.8  –  Start

    Start=integer

    Specifies the starting page number for the analysis. The default
    is 1.

1.5  –  Usage Notes

    o  To use the RMU Analyze command for a database, you must
       have the RMU$ANALYZE privilege in the root file ACL for the
       database or the OpenVMS SYSPRV or BYPASS privilege.

    o  When the RMU Analyze command is issued for a closed database,
       the command executes without other users being able to attach
       to the database.

    o  Detected asynchronous prefetch should be enabled to achieve
       the best performance of this command. Beginning with Oracle
       Rdb V7.0, by default, detected asynchronous prefetch is
       enabled. You can determine the setting for your database by
       issuing the RMU Dump command with the Header qualifier.

       If detected asynchronous prefetch is disabled, and you do not
       want to enable it for the database, you can enable it for your
       Oracle RMU operations by defining the following logicals at
       the process level:

       $ DEFINE RDM$BIND_DAPF_ENABLED 1
       $ DEFINE RDM$BIND_DAPF_DEPTH_BUF_CNT P1

       P1 is a value between 10 and 20 percent of the user buffer
       count.

    o  The following RMU Analyze command directs the results into a
       record definition file called db.rrd. This file is compatible
       with the syntax for creating new columns and tables in the
       data dictionary.

       $ RMU/ANALYZE/BINARY_OUTPUT=RECORD_DEFINITION=DB.RRD MF_PERSONNEL
       $! Display the db.rrd file created by the previous command:
       $ TYPE DB.RRD

       DEFINE FIELD RMU$DATE DATATYPE IS DATE.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$AREA_NAME DATATYPE IS TEXT SIZE IS 32.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$STORAGE_AREA_ID DATATYPE IS SIGNED WORD.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$FLAGS DATATYPE IS SIGNED WORD.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$TOTAL_BYTES DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$EXPANDED_BYTES DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$FRAGMENTED_BYTES DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$EXPANDED_FRAGMENT_BYTES DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$TOTAL_COUNT DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$FRAGMENTED_COUNT DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$FRAGMENT_COUNT DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$PAGE_LENGTH DATATYPE IS SIGNED WORD.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$MAX_PAGE_NUMBER DATATYPE IS SIGNED LONGWORD.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$FREE_BYTES DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$OVERHEAD_BYTES DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$AIP_COUNT DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$ABM_COUNT DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$SPAM_COUNT DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$INDEX_COUNT DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$BTREE_NODE_BYTES DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$HASH_BYTES DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$DUPLICATES_BYTES DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$OVERFLOW_BYTES DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$LOGICAL_AREA_ID DATATYPE IS SIGNED WORD.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$RELATION_ID DATATYPE IS SIGNED WORD.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$RECORD_ALLOCATION_SIZE DATATYPE IS SIGNED WORD.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$TOTAL_SPACE DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE RECORD RMU$ANALYZE_AREA.
          .
          .
          .

    o  The following list describes each of the fields in the db.rrd
       record definition:

       -  RMU$DATE

          Contains the date that the Analyze operation was done

       -  RMU$AREA_NAME

          Contains the name of the storage area that was analyzed

       -  RMU$STORAGE_AREA_ID

          Contains the area ID of the storage area that was analyzed

       -  RMU$FLAGS

          The three possible values in this field have the following
          meanings:

          *  0-Indicates that the record is a storage area record,
             not a logical area record

          *  1-Indicates that data compression is not enabled for the
             logical area

          *  3-Indicates that data compression is enabled for the
             logical area

       -  RMU$TOTAL_BYTES

          Contains the total size of the data stored in the logical
          area

       -  RMU$EXPANDED_BYTES

          Contains the total size of the stored data in the logical
          area after decompression

       -  RMU$FRAGMENTED_BYTES

          Contains the number of bytes in the stored fragments

       -  RMU$EXPANDED_FRAGMENT_BYTES

          Contains the number of bytes in the stored fragments after
          decompression

       -  RMU$TOTAL_COUNT

          Contains the total number of records stored

       -  RMU$FRAGMENTED_COUNT

       -  Contains the number of fragmented records

       -  RMU$FRAGMENT_COUNT

          Contains the number of stored fragments

       -  RMU$PAGE_LENGTH

          Contains the length in bytes of a database page in the
          storage area

       -  RMU$MAX_PAGE_NUMBER

          Contains the page number of the last initialized page in
          the storage area

       -  RMU$FREE_BYTES

          Contains the number of free bytes in the storage area

       -  RMU$OVERHEAD_BYTES

          Contains the number of bytes used for overhead in the
          storage area

       -  RMU$AIP_COUNT

          Contains the number of the area inventory pages (AIPs) in
          the storage area

       -  RMU$ABM_COUNT

          Contains the number of area bit map (ABM) pages in the
          storage area

       -  RMU$SPAM_COUNT

          Contains the number of space area management (SPAM) pages
          in the storage area

       -  RMU$INDEX_COUNT

          Contains the number of index records in the storage area

       -  RMU$BTREE_NODE_BYTES

          Contains the number of bytes for sorted indexes in the
          storage area

       -  RMU$HASH_BYTES

          Contains the number of bytes for hashed indexes in the
          storage area

       -  RMU$DUPLICATES_BYTES

          Contains the number of bytes for duplicate key values for
          sorted indexes in the storage area

       -  RMU$OVERFLOW_BYTES

          Contains the number of bytes for hash bucket overflow
          records in the storage area

       -  RMU$LOGICAL_AREA_ID

          Contains the logical area ID of the logical area that was
          analyzed

       -  RMU$RELATION_ID

          Contains the record type of the row in the logical area
          that was analyzed

       -  RMU$RECORD_ALLOCATION_SIZE

          Contains the size of a row when the table was initially
          defined

       -  RMU$TOTAL_SPACE

          Contains the number of bytes available for storing user
          data in the logical area (used space + free space +
          overhead)

1.6  –  Examples

    Example 1

    The following command analyzes the EMPIDS_LOW and EMP_INFO
    storage areas in the mf_personnel database:

    $ RMU/ANALYZE/AREAS=(EMPIDS_LOW,EMP_INFO)/OUTPUT=EMP.OUT -
    _$ MF_PERSONNEL.RDB

 Example 2

    Both of the following commands analyze the DEPARTMENTS and
    SALARY_HISTORY storage areas in the mf_personnel database:

    $! Using storage area names to specify storage areas
    $ RMU/ANALYZE/AREAS=(DEPARTMENTS,SALARY_HISTORY) MF_PERSONNEL.RDB -
    $ /OUTPUT=DEP_SAL.OUT
    $!
    $! Using storage area ID numbers to specify storage areas
    $ RMU/ANALYZE/AREAS=(2,9) MF_PERSONNEL.RDB /OUTPUT=DEP_SAL.OUT

2  –  Cardinality

    Generates a formatted display of the actual and stored
    cardinality values for specified tables and indexes. Also, if
    the stored cardinality values are different from the actual
    cardinality values, the RMU Analyze Cardinality command allows
    you to update the stored cardinality values.

                                   NOTE

       Beginning in Oracle Rdb Version 7.0, the RMU Analyze
       Cardinality command has been deprecated and might be removed
       in future versions of Oracle Rdb. The features available
       through this command are now available through the RMU
       Collect Optimizer_Statistics command and the RMU Show
       Optimizer_Statistics command.

       In addition, updating cardinality information for indexes
       using the RMU Analyze Cardinality command may cause poor
       performance because the prefix cardinality information is
       not collected.

       Therefore, Oracle Corporation recommends that you use the
       RMU Collect Optimizer_Statistics and RMU Show Optimizer_
       Statistics commands instead of the RMU Analyze Cardinality
       command.

       See Collect_Optimizer_Statistics and Show Optimizer_
       Statistics for information on the RMU Collect Optimizer_
       Statistics and the RMU Show Optimizer_Statistics commands.

2.1  –  Description

    The actual cardinality values for tables and indexes can be
    different from the stored cardinality values in your database's
    RDB$SYSTEM storage area if RDB$SYSTEM has been set to read-
    only access. When rows are added to or deleted from tables and
    indexes after the RDB$SYSTEM storage area has been set to read-
    only access, the cardinality values for these tables and indexes
    are not updated.

    For indexes, the cardinality value is the number of unique
    entries for an index that allows duplicates. If the index is
    unique, Oracle Rdb stores zero for the cardinality, and uses the
    table cardinality instead. For tables, the cardinality value is
    the number of rows in the table. Oracle Rdb uses the cardinality
    values of indexes and tables to influence decisions made by the
    optimizer. If the actual cardinality values of tables and indexes
    are different from the stored cardinality values, the optimizer's
    performance can be adversely affected.

    When you use the SQL ALTER DATABASE statement to set the
    RDB$SYSTEM storage area to read-only access for your database,
    the Oracle Rdb system tables in the RDB$SYSTEM storage area are
    also set to read-only access. When the Oracle Rdb system tables
    are set to read-only access:

    o  Automatic updates to table and index cardinality are disabled.

    o  Manual changes made to the cardinalities to influence the
       optimizer are not allowed.

    o  The I/O associated with the cardinality update is eliminated.

    With the RMU Analyze Cardinality command, you can:

    o  Display the stored and actual cardinality values for the
       specified tables and indexes.

    o  Update the stored cardinality value for a specified table
       or index with either the actual value or an alternative
       value of your own choosing. Oracle Corporation recommends
       that you update the stored cardinality value with the actual
       cardinality value. Specifying a value other than the actual
       cardinality value can result in poor database performance.

2.2  –  Format

  (B)0RMU Analyze/Cardinality root-file-spec [table-or-index-name[,...]]

  Command Qualifiers                     x Defaults
                                         x
  /[No]Confirm                           x /Noconfirm
  /Output = file-name                    x /Output = SYS$OUTPUT
  /Transaction_Type=option               x /Transaction_Type=Automatic
  /[No]Update                            x /Noupdate

2.3  –  Parameters

2.3.1  –  root-file-spec

    The name of the database root file for which you want
    information. The default file extension is .rdb. This parameter
    is required.

2.3.2  –  table-or-index-name

    table-or-index-name[,...]

    The name of the table or index for which you want information
    about cardinality. The default is all tables and all enabled
    indexes. If you want information about a disabled index, you must
    specify it by name.

    If you do not accept the default and instead specify a table
    name, the RMU Analyze Cardinality command and any qualifiers
    you specify will affect only the named table; the command will
    not result in a display or update (if the Update qualifier is
    specified) of the indexes associated with the table.

    This parameter is optional. An indirect file reference can
    be used. See the Indirect-Command-Files help entry for more
    information.

2.4  –  Command Qualifiers

2.4.1  –  Confirm

    Confirm
    Noconfirm

    Specify the Confirm qualifier with the Update qualifier to
    gain more control over the update function. When you specify
    the Confirm qualifier, you are asked whether the update should
    be performed for each selected table or index whose stored
    cardinality value is different from its actual cardinality value.
    You can respond with YES, NO, QUIT, or an alternative value for
    the stored cardinality.

    Specifying YES means that you want to update the stored
    cardinality with the actual cardinality value. Specifying NO
    means that you do not want to update the stored cardinality
    value. Specifying QUIT aborts the RMU Analyze Cardinality
    command, rolls back any changes you made to stored cardinalities,
    and returns you to the operating system prompt. Specifying an
    alternative value updates the stored cardinality value with the
    alternative value.

    When you specify the Noconfirm qualifier, you are not given the
    option of updating stored cardinality values with an alternative
    value of your own choosing. Instead, the stored cardinality
    values that differ from the actual cardinality values are
    automatically updated with the actual cardinality values.

    The default is the Noconfirm qualifier.

    The Confirm and Noconfirm qualifiers are meaningless and are
    ignored if they are specified without the Update qualifier.

2.4.2  –  Output

    Output=file-name

    Specifies the name of the file where output will be sent. The
    default is SYS$OUTPUT. The default output file type is .lis, if
    you specify a file name.

2.4.3  –  Transaction Type

    Transaction_Type=option

    Allows you to specify the transaction mode for the transactions
    used to perform the analyze operation. Valid options are:

    o  Automatic

    o  Read_Only

    o  Noread_Only

    You must specify an option if you use this qualifier.

    If you do not specify any form of this qualifier, the
    Transaction_Type=Automatic qualifier is the default. This
    qualifier specifies that Oracle RMU is to determine the
    transaction mode used for the analyze operation. If any storage
    area in the database (including those not accessed for the
    analyze operation) has snapshots disabled, the transactions used
    for the analyze operation are set to read/write mode. Otherwise,
    the transactions are set to read-only mode.

    The Transaction_Type=Read_Only qualifier specifies the
    transactions used to perform the analyze operation be set to
    read-only mode. When you explicitly set the transaction type to
    read-only, snapshots need not be enabled for all storage areas
    in the database, but must be enabled for those storage areas that
    are analyzed. Otherwise, you receive an error and the analyze
    operation fails.

    You might select this option if not all storage areas have
    snapshots enabled and you are analyzing objects that are stored
    only in storage areas with snapshots enabled. In this case, using
    the Transaction_Type=Read_Only qualifier allows you to perform
    the analyze operation and impose minimal locking on other users
    of the database.

    The Transaction_Type=Noread_Only qualifier specifies that
    the transactions used to for the analyze operation be set to
    read/write mode. You might select this option if you want to
    eradicate the growth of snapshot files that occurs during a read-
    only transaction and are willing to incur the cost of increased
    locking that occurs during a read/write transaction.

2.4.4  –  Update

    Update
    Noupdate

    Specify the Update qualifier to update the stored cardinality
    values of tables and indexes. You can perform an update only when
    the stored cardinality values differ from the actual cardinality
    values. When updating cardinality values, Oracle Corporation
    recommends that you update the stored cardinality values with
    the actual cardinality values, not with an alternative value
    of your own choosing. Specifying a value other than the actual
    cardinality value can result in poor database performance. The
    default is the Noupdate qualifier.

    Using the Update qualifier allows you to update the stored
    cardinality values of the specified tables and indexes even when
    the RDB$SYSTEM storage area is designated for read-only access.
    If you have set the RDB$SYSTEM storage area to read-only access,
    Oracle RMU sets it to read/write during execution of the RMU
    Analyze Cardinality command with the Update qualifier. Oracle RMU
    resets the area to read-only when the operation completes.

    If you are updating the stored cardinality for a table or index,
    and a system failure occurs before the RDB$SYSTEM storage area is
    changed back to read-only access, use the SQL ALTER DATABASE
    statement to manually change the database back to read-only
    access.

    However, note that if you have set the area to read-only, the
    update operation specified with the Update qualifier commences
    only if the database is off line or the database is quiescent.

    If you specify a table name parameter with an RMU Analyze
    Cardinality command that includes the Update qualifier, the
    associated indexes are not updated; you must specify each table
    and index you want to be updated or accept the default (by not
    specifying any table or index names) and have all items updated.

    Oracle Corporation recommends that you use the Update qualifier
    during offline operations or during a period of low update
    activity. If you update a cardinality while it is changing
    (as a result of current database activity), the end result is
    unpredictable.

    Specify the Noupdate qualifier when you want to display the
    stored and actual cardinality values only for the specified
    tables and indexes.

2.5  –  Usage Notes

    o  To use the RMU Analyze Cardinality command for a database, you
       must have the RMU$ANALYZE privilege in the root file ACL for
       the database or the OpenVMS SYSPRV or BYPASS privilege.

    o  You must have the SQL ALTER privilege for the database to
       update a read-only RDB$SYSTEM storage area.

    o  If you specify a name for the table-or-index-name parameter
       that is both an index name and a table name, the RMU Analyze
       Cardinality command performs the requested operation for both
       the table and index.

    o  Although you can alter the cardinality of a unique index
       using the RMU Analyze Cardinality command, it has no effect.
       (A unique index has only unique keys and does not have any
       duplicate keys.) Because the cardinality of a unique index and
       the table it indexes are the same, Oracle Rdb uses the table
       cardinality value when performing operations that involve
       the cardinality of a unique index. Oracle Rdb does not use
       the cardinality value stored for a unique index, nor does it
       attempt to update this value as rows are stored or deleted.

    o  When the RMU Analyze Cardinality command is issued for a
       closed database, the command executes without other users
       being able to attach to the database.

2.6  –  Examples

    Example 1

    The following command provides information on the cardinality for
    all indexes and tables in the sample mf_personnel database:

    $ RMU/ANALYZE/CARDINALITY/NOUPDATE MF_PERSONNEL.RDB /OUTPUT=CARD.LIS

    Example 2

    The following command provides information on the cardinality for
    the EMPLOYEES table in the mf_personnel database:

    $ RMU/ANALYZE/CARDINALITY/NOUPDATE MF_PERSONNEL.RDB EMPLOYEES -
    _$ /OUTPUT=EMP.LIS

3  –  Indexes

    Generates a formatted display of statistical information that
    describes the index structures for the database.

3.1  –  Description

    The RMU Analyze Indexes command provides a maintenance tool for
    analyzing index structures and generates a formatted display
    of this statistical information. Information is displayed
    selectively for storage areas and logical areas, or for a range
    of pages in a storage area. You can use the RMU Analyze Indexes
    command to analyze the structures of both sorted (including
    ranked sorted) and hashed indexes. The following shows sample
    output from the RMU Analyze Index command:

    $ RMU/ANALYZE/INDEXES MF_PERSONNEL.RDB JH_EMPLOYEE_ID_RANKED
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Indices for database  - RDBVMS_DISK1:[DB]MF_PERSONNEL.RDB;

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Index JH_EMPLOYEE_ID_RANKED for relation JOB_HISTORY duplicates allowed
    Max Level: 3, Nodes: 34, Used/Avail: 8693/13532 (64%), Keys: 133, Records: 0
     Duplicate nodes:0, Used/Avail: 0/0 (0%), Keys: 100, Maps: 100, Records:4113
     Total Comp/Uncomp IKEY Size: 600/798, Compression Ratio:  .75

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Data included in the statistics display includes the following
    information:

    o  The first line of output identifies the database in which the
       analyzed index resides.

    o  The second line of output:

       -  Specifies if the index is a hashed index. In the example,
          the index is not hashed, so the term hashed does not
          appear.

       -  The index name

       -  Whether or not duplicates are allowed.

    o  Third line of output:

       -  Max Level

          The maximum number of levels in the index.

       -  Nodes

          The total number of nodes in the index.

       -  Used/Avail (%)

          The number of bytes used by the index/the number of bytes
          available. (The percentage of space used by the index.)

       -  Keys

          The sum of the dbkeys that point directly to data records
          plus those that point to duplicate nodes.

       -  Records

          The number of data records to which the Keys (in the
          previous list item) point directly.

    o  The fourth line of output:

       -  Duplicate nodes

          For hashed and nonranked sorted indexes, this is the number
          of duplicate nodes in the index. For a ranked sorted index,
          this is the number of overflow nodes. With ranked sorted
          indexes, Oracle Rdb compresses duplicates using a byte-
          aligned bitmap compression. It compresses the list of
          dbkeys that point to duplicates and stores that list in
          the index key node. Oracle Rdb creates overflow nodes when
          the compressed list of duplicates does not fit in one index
          key node. This overflow node contains a bitmap compressed
          list of dbkeys and pointers to the next overflow node.
          Therefore, for ranked sorted indexes, the duplicate nodes
          count (overflow nodes) can be zero (0) if the compressed
          list of dbkeys that point to duplicates fits into one node.

       -  Used/Avail (%)

          The number of bytes used by duplicate nodes/number of bytes
          available in the duplicate nodes. (The percentage of space
          used within the duplicate nodes of the index.) This value
          can be zero (0) for a ranked sorted index if the number of
          duplicate nodes is zero.

       -  Keys

          The total number of dbkeys that point to a duplicate node
          or that point to the beginning of a duplicate node chain in
          the index.

       -  Maps (appears only if the index is a ranked sorted index)

          The number of duplicate key data record bit maps used by
          ranked sorted indexes to represent the duplicate index key
          data record dbkeys.

       -  Records

          The total number of data records pointed to by duplicate
          nodes. If the index is a ranked sorted index, Records
          refers to the number of data records pointed to by
          duplicate bit maps.

    o  The fifth line of output (appears only if the index is
       compressed):

       -  Total Comp/Uncomp IKEY Size

          The total byte count of the compressed leaf index keys
          (level 1 nodes only)/the total byte count that would be
          consumed if the index were not compressed

       -  Compression ratio.

          The calculated ratio of Total Comp/Uncomp. A compression
          ratio greater than 1.0 indicates that the compressed index
          keys occupy more space than the uncompressed index keys.

    For more information on RMU Analyze Indexes and the display
    of index keys, refer to the Oracle Rdb7 Guide to Database
    Performance and Tuning.

3.2  –  Format

  (B)0RMU/Analyze/Indexes root-file-spec [index-name[,...]]

  Command Qualifiers                       x Defaults
                                           x
  /[No]Binary_Output[=file-option-list]    x /Nobinary_Output
  /Exclude = Metadata                      x All index data displayed
  /Option = {Normal | Full | Debug}        x /Option=Normal
  /Output = file-name                      x /Output=SYS$OUTPUT
  /Transaction_Type=option                 x /Transaction_Type=Automatic

3.3  –  Parameters

3.3.1  –  root-file-spec

    The file specification for the database root file for which
    you want information. The default file extension is .rdb. This
    parameter is required.

3.3.2  –  index-name

    index-name[,...]

    The name of the index for which you want information. The default
    is all enabled indexes. If you want information about a disabled
    index, you must specify it by name. This parameter is optional.
    An indirect file reference can be used. See the Indirect-Command-
    Files help entry for more information.

    The wildcard characters "%" and "*" can be used in the index
    name specification. The following examples demonstrate various
    combinations of use of the wildcard characters.

    $ RMU /ANALYZE /INDEX MF_PERSONNEL EMP*
    $ RMU /ANALYZE /INDEX MF_PERSONNEL *LAST%NAME
    $ RMU /ANALYZE /INDEX MF_PERSONNEL EMP%LAST%NAME
    $ RMU /ANALYZE /INDEX MF_PERSONNEL *HASH, *LAST*

3.4  –  Command Qualifiers

3.4.1  –  Binary Output

    Binary_output=file-option-list
    Nobinary_Output

    Specifying the Binary_Output qualifier allows you to store
    the summary results in a binary file, and to create a record
    definition file that is compatible with the data dictionary for
    the binary output file. The binary output can be loaded into
    an Oracle Rdb database by using the RMU Load command with the
    Record_Definition qualifier for use by a user-written management
    application or procedure. The binary output can also be used
    directly by the user-written application or procedure.

    The valid file options are:

    o  File=file-spec

       The File option causes the RMU Analyze Indexes command data to
       be stored in an RMS file that contains a fixed-length binary
       record for each index analyzed.

       The default file extension for the binary output file is .unl.
       The following command creates the binary output file analyze_
       out.unl:

       $ RMU/ANALYZE/INDEXES -
       _$ /BINARY_OUTPUT=FILE=ANALYZE_OUT MF_PERSONNEL.RDB

    o  Record_Definition=file-spec

       The Record_Definition option causes the RMU Analyze Indexes
       command data record definition to be stored in an RMS file.
       The output file contains the record definition in a subset of
       the data dictionary command format. The default file extension
       for the record definition output file is .rrd. Refer to the
       rrd_file_syntax help topic for a description of the .rrd
       files. The following command creates the output file analyze_
       out.rrd:

       $ RMU/ANALYZE/INDEXES -
       _$ /BINARY_OUTPUT=RECORD_DEFINITION=ANALYZE_OUT MF_PERSONNEL.RDB

       You can specify both file options in one command by separating
       them with a comma and enclosing them within parentheses, as
       follows:

       $ RMU/ANALYZE/INDEXES/BINARY_OUTPUT= -
       _$ (FILE=ANALYZE_OUT,RECORD_DEFINITION=ANALYZE_OUT) -
       _$ MF_PERSONNEL.RDB

    If you specify the Binary_Output qualifier, you must specify
    at least one of the options. The default is the Nobinary_Output
    qualifier, which does not create an output file.

3.4.2  –  Exclude

    Exclude=Metadata

    Excludes information from the RMU Analyze Indexes command output.
    When you specify the Exclude=Metadata qualifier, information on
    the Oracle Rdb indexes (for example, the RDB$NDX_REL_NAME_NDX and
    RDB$COLLATIONS_NDX indexes) is excluded from the RMU Analyze
    Indexes command output. When you do not specify the Exclude
    qualifier, data is provided for all indexes in the database.

    Data is accumulated for the indexes excluded with the Exclude
    qualifier, but the data is excluded from the RMU Analyze Indexes
    command output.

    You cannot specify the Exclude qualifier and one or more index
    names in the same RMU Analyze Indexes command.

3.4.3  –  Option

    Option=type

    Specifies the type of information and the level of detail the
    analysis will include. Three types of output are available:

    o  Normal

       Output includes only summary information. The Normal option is
       the default.

    o  Full

       Output includes histograms and summary information. This
       option displays a summary line for each sorted index level.

    o  Debug

       Output includes internal information about the data,
       histograms, and summary information. Note the following when
       using this option to analyze compressed index keys:

       -  The key lengths are from the compressed index keys.

       -  The hexadecimal output for the keys is that of the
          uncompressed index keys.

       -  The output includes summary statistics about the compressed
          index keys.

       In general, use the Debug option for diagnostic support
       purposes. You can also use the Debug option to extract data
       and perform an independent analysis.

3.4.4  –  Output

    Output=file-name

    Specifies the name of the file where output will be sent. The
    default is SYS$OUTPUT. The default output file extension is .lis,
    if you specify a file name.

3.4.5  –  Transaction Type

    Transaction_Type=option

    Allows you to specify the transaction mode for the transactions
    used to perform the analyze operation. Valid options are:

    o  Automatic

    o  Read_Only

    o  Noread_Only

    You must specify an option if you use this qualifier.

    If you do not use any form of this qualifier, the Transaction_
    Type=Automatic qualifier is the default. This qualifier specifies
    that Oracle RMU is to determine the transaction mode used for the
    analyze operation. If any storage area in the database (including
    those not accessed for the analyze operation) has snapshots
    disabled, the transactions used for the analyze operation are
    set to read/write mode. Otherwise, the transactions are set to
    read-only mode.

    The Transaction_Type=Read_Only qualifier specifies the
    transactions used to perform the analyze operation be set to
    read-only mode. When you explicitly set the transaction type to
    read-only, snapshots need not be enabled for all storage areas
    in the database, but must be enabled for those storage areas that
    are analyzed. Otherwise, you receive an error and the analyze
    operation fails.

    You might select this option if not all storage areas have
    snapshots enabled and you are analyzing objects that are stored
    only in storage areas with snapshots enabled. In this case, using
    the Transaction_Type=Read_Only qualifier allows you to perform
    the analyze operation and impose minimal locking on other users
    of the database.

    The Transaction_Type=Noread_Only qualifier specifies that
    the transactions used to for the analyze operation be set to
    read/write mode. You might select this option if you want to
    eradicate the growth of snapshot files that occurs during a read-
    only transaction and are willing to incur the cost of increased
    locking that occurs during a read/write transaction.

3.5  –  Usage Notes

    o  To use the RMU Analyze Indexes command for a database, you
       must have the RMU$ANALYZE privilege in the root file access
       control list (ACL) for the database or the OpenVMS SYSPRV or
       BYPASS privilege.

    o  When the RMU Analyze Indexes command is issued for a closed
       database, the command executes without other users being able
       to attach to the database.

    o  The following RMU Analyze Indexes command produces an RMS
       record definition file called index.rrd that can be read by
       the RMU Load command and the data dictionary:

       $ RMU/ANALYZE/INDEX/BINARY_OUTPUT=RECORD_DEFINITION=INDEX.RRD -
       _$ MF_PERSONNEL
       $!
       $! Display the index.rrd file created by the previous command:
       $ TYPE INDEX.RRD

       DEFINE FIELD RMU$DATE DATATYPE IS DATE.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$INDEX_NAME DATATYPE IS TEXT SIZE IS 32.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$RELATION_NAME DATATYPE IS TEXT SIZE IS 32.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$LEVEL DATATYPE IS SIGNED WORD.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$FLAGS DATATYPE IS SIGNED WORD.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$COUNT DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$USED DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$AVAILABLE DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$DUPLICATE_COUNT DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$DUPLICATE_USED DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$DUPLICATE_AVAILABLE DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$KEY_COUNT DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$DATA_COUNT DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$DUPLICATE_KEY_COUNT DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$DUPLICATE_DATA_COUNT DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$TOTAL_COMP_IKEY_COUNT DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$TOTAL_IKEY_COUNT DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE RECORD RMU$ANALYZE_INDEX.

    o  The following list describes each of the fields in the
       index.rrd record definition:

       -  RMU$DATE

          Contains the date that the analyze operation was done

       -  RMU$INDEX_NAME

          Contains the name of the index that was analyzed

       -  RMU$RELATION_NAME

          Contains the name of the table for which the index is
          defined

       -  RMU$LEVEL

          Contains the maximum number of index levels

       -  RMU$FLAGS

          The eight possible values in this field have the following
          meanings:

          *  0-Index is sorted and not unique. A full report is not
             generated.

          *  1-Index is sorted and unique. A full report is not
             generated.

          *  2-Index is hashed and not unique. A full report is not
             generated.

          *  3-Index is hashed and unique. A full report is not
             generated.

          *  4-Index is sorted and not unique. A full report is
             generated.

          *  5- Index is sorted and unique. A full report is
             generated.

          *  6- Index is hashed and not unique. A full report is
             generated.

          *  7-Index is hashed and unique. A full report is
             generated.

          *  8-Index is sorted ranked and not unique. A full report
             is not generated.

          *  9-Index is sorted ranked and unique. A full report is
             not generated.

          *  12-Index is sorted ranked and not unique. A full report
             is generated.

          *  13-Index is sorted ranked and unique. A full report is
             generated.

          The RMU Analyze Indexes command uses the RMU$FLAGS bits
          shown in RMU$FLAGS Bits Used by the RMU Analyze Indexes
          Command for describing specific index information.

    Table 2 RMU$FLAGS Bits Used by the RMU Analyze Indexes Command

    Bit Offset     Meaning

    0              Unique index if true
    1              Hashed index if true
    2              Full report record if true
    3              Ranked index if true

          When RMU$FLAGS has bit 2 set it means that a full report is
          generated. A full report has records for each level of the
          index.

       -  RMU$COUNT

          Contains the number of index nodes

       -  RMU$USED

          Contains the amount of available space that is used

       -  RMU$AVAILABLE

          Contains the amount of space available in the index records
          initially

       -  RMU$DUPLICATE_COUNT

          Contains the number of duplicate records

       -  RMU$DUPLICATE_USED

          Contains the amount of available space used in the
          duplicate records

       -  RMU$DUPLICATE_AVAILABLE

          Contains the amount of space available in the duplicate
          records initially

       -  RMU$KEY_COUNT

          Contains the number of keys

       -  RMU$DATA_COUNT

          Contains the number of records

       -  RMU$DUPLICATE_KEY_COUNT

          Contains the number of duplicate keys

       -  RMU$DUPLICATE_DATA_COUNT

          Contains the number of duplicate records

       -  RMU$TOTAL_COMP_IKEY_COUNT

          Contains the number of compressed index key bytes

       -  RMU$TOTAL_IKEY_COUNT

          Contains the number of bytes that would be used by index
          keys, had they not been compressed

3.6  –  Examples

    Example 1

    The following command analyzes the JH_EMPLOYEE_ID and SH_
    EMPLOYEE_ID indexes in the mf_personnel database:

    $ RMU/ANALYZE/INDEXES MF_PERSONNEL.RDB JH_EMPLOYEE_ID,SH_EMPLOYEE_ID -
    _$ /OUTPUT=EMP_ID_INDEX.LIS

    Example 2

    The following commands demonstrate the differences you see
    when you analyze a nonranked sorted index and a ranked sorted
    index. Note the differences in the values for the Duplicate
    nodes. The nonranked sorted index displays 80 duplicate nodes.
    The ranked sorted index (before more duplicates are added)
    displays 0 duplicate nodes for the same data. After hundreds
    of more duplicates are added, the ranked sorted index shows only
    3 duplicate nodes. The differences you see are because of the
    different way duplicate records are stored for nonranked sorted
    indexes and ranked sorted indexes. See the Description help entry
    under this command for details on these differences.

    $ ! Analyze a nonranked sorted index:
    $ !
    $ RMU/ANALYZE/INDEXES MF_PERSONNEL.RDB JH_EMPLOYEE_ID
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Indices for database  - USER1:[DB]MF_PERSONNEL.RDB;1

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Index JH_EMPLOYEE_ID for relation JOB_HISTORY duplicates allowed
    Max Level: 2, Nodes: 4, Used/Avail: 768/1592 (48%), Keys: 103, Records: 20
    Duplicate nodes: 80, Used/Avail: 2032/4696 (43%), Keys: 80, Records: 254
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    $ ! Analyze a ranked sorted index defined on the same column as the
    $ ! nonranked sorted index:

    $ RMU/ANALYZE/INDEXES MF_PERSONNEL.RDB JH_EMPLOYEE_ID_RANKED
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Indices for database  - USER1:[DB]MF_PERSONNEL.RDB;1

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Index JH_EMPLOYEE_ID_RANKED for relation JOB_HISTORY duplicates allowed
    Max Level: 2, Nodes: 11, Used/Avail: 2318/4378 (53%), Keys: 110, Records: 20
    Duplicate nodes: 0, Used/Avail: 0/0 (0%), Keys: 80, Maps: 80, Records: 254
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    $ !
    $ ! Insert many duplicates and analyze the ranked sorted index again:
    $ !
    $ RMU/ANALYZE/INDEXES MF_PERSONNEL.RDB JH_EMPLOYEE_ID_RANKED
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Indices for database  - USER1:[DB]MF_PERSONNEL.RDB;1

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Index JH_EMPLOYEE_ID_RANKED for relation JOB_HISTORY duplicates allowed
    Max Level: 2, Nodes: 13, Used/Avail: 2705/5174 (52%), Keys: 112, Records: 20
    Duplicate nodes:3, Used/Avail:850/1194 (71%), Keys:80, Maps: 83, Records:2964
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

4  –  Placement

    Generates a formatted display of statistical information
    describing the row placement relative to the index structures
    for the database.

4.1  –  Description

    The RMU Analyze Placement command provides a maintenance tool
    for analyzing row placement relative to index structures and
    generates a formatted display of this statistical information.
    Information is displayed selectively for any specified storage
    area.

    You can use the RMU Analyze Placement command to determine:

    o  The maximum and average path length to a data record. (The
       maximum and average number of records touched to reach a data
       record.)

    o  The estimated maximum I/O path length to a data record.

    o  The estimated minimum I/O path length to a data record.

    o  The frequency distributions for the database key (dbkey)
       path lengths, maximum I/O path lengths, and minimum I/O path
       lengths for specified indexes.

    o  The distribution of data records on data pages in a storage
       area by logical area identifier (ID) and dbkey, the number
       of dbkeys needed to reach each data record, the maximum and
       minimum I/O path lengths needed to reach the data record, and
       the specific dbkey for the data record.

4.2  –  Format

  (B)0RMU/Analyze/Placement root-file-spec [index-name[,...]]

  Command Qualifiers                     x   Defaults
                                         x
  /Areas[=storage-area-list]             x   /Areas
  /[No]Binary_Output[=file-option-list]  x   /Nobinary_Output
  /Exclude = Metadata                    x   All index data displayed
  /Option = {Normal | Full | Debug}      x   /Option = Normal
  /Output=file-name                      x   /Output = SYS$OUTPUT
  /Transaction_Type=option               x   /Transaction_Type=Automatic

4.3  –  Parameters

4.3.1  –  root-file-spec

    The file specification for the database root file to be analyzed.
    The default file extension is .rdb.

4.3.2  –  index-name

    index-name[,...]

    The name of the index for which you want information. The default
    is all enabled indexes. If you want information about a disabled
    index, you must specify it by name. This parameter is optional.
    An indirect file reference can be used.

4.4  –  Command Qualifiers

4.4.1  –  Areas

    Areas[=storage-area-list]
    Areas=*

    Specifies the storage areas to be analyzed. You can specify each
    storage area by name or by the area's ID number.

    If you are interested in the placement information for a
    particular index, specify the area where the data resides, not
    where the index resides. For example, if you are interested in
    the placement information for the SH_EMPLOYEE_ID index of the
    mf_personnel database, you should specify SALARY_HISTORY as the
    storage area (which is where the data resides), not RDB$SYSTEM
    (which is where the index resides).

    If you do not specify the Areas qualifier, or if you specify
    the Areas qualifier but do not provide a storage-area-list,
    information for all the storage areas is displayed.

    If you specify more than one storage area, separate the storage
    area names or ID numbers in the storage-area-list with a comma
    and enclose the list within parentheses.

    If you specify more than one storage area with the Areas
    qualifier, the analysis Oracle RMU provides is a summary for
    all the specified areas. The analysis is not broken out into
    separate sections for each specified storage area. To get index
    information for a specific storage area, issue the RMU Analyze
    Placement command, specifying only that area with the Areas
    qualifier.

    The Areas qualifier can be used with an indirect file reference.
    See the Indirect-Command-Files help entry for more information.

    The Areas qualifier (without a storage-area-list) is the default.

4.4.2  –  Binary Output

    Binary_Output[=file-option-list]
    Nobinary_Output

    Specifying the Binary_Output qualifier allows you to store
    the summary results in a binary file, and to create a record
    definition file that is compatible with the data dictionary for
    the binary output file. The binary output file can be loaded
    into an Oracle Rdb database by using the RMU Load command with
    the Record_Definition qualifier that can then be used by a user-
    written management application or procedure. The binary output
    can also be used directly by the user-written application or
    procedure.

    The valid file options are:

    o  File=file-spec

       The File option causes the RMU Analyze Placement command data
       to be stored in an RMS file that contains a fixed-length
       binary record for each index analyzed. The default file
       extension for the binary output file is .unl. The following
       command creates the binary output file analyze_out.unl:

       $ RMU/ANALYZE/PLACEMENT -
       _$ /BINARY_OUTPUT=FILE=ANALYZE_OUT MF_PERSONNEL.RDB

    o  Record_Definition=file-spec

       The Record_Definition option causes the RMU Analyze Placement
       command data record definition to be stored in an RMS file.
       The output file contains the record definition in a subset of
       the data dictionary command format. The default file extension
       for the record definition output file is .rrd. Refer to the
       rrd_file_syntax help topic for a description of .rrd files.
       The following command creates the output file analyze_out.rrd:

       $ RMU/ANALYZE/PLACEMENT -
       _$ /BINARY_OUTPUT=RECORD_DEFINITION=ANALYZE_OUT MF_PERSONNEL.RDB

       You can specify both file options in one command by separating
       them with a comma and enclosing them within parentheses, as
       follows:

       $ RMU/ANALYZE/PLACEMENT/BINARY_OUTPUT= -
       _$ (FILE=ANALYZE_OUT,RECORD_DEFINITION=ANALYZE_OUT) -
       _$ MF_PERSONNEL.RDB

    The default is the Nobinary_Output qualifier, which does not
    create an output file.

4.4.3  –  Exclude

    Exclude=Metadata

    Excludes information from the RMU Analyze Placement command data.
    When you specify the Exclude=Metadata qualifier, information on
    all the Oracle Rdb indexes (for example, the RDB$NDX_REL_NAME_NDX
    and RDB$COLLATIONS_NDX indexes) is excluded from the RMU Analyze
    Placement command output. When you do not specify the Exclude
    qualifier, data is provided for all indexes in the database.

    Data is accumulated for the indexes excluded with the Exclude
    qualifier, but the data is excluded from the RMU Analyze
    Placement command output.

    You cannot specify the Exclude qualifier and one or more index
    names in the same RMU Analyze Placement command.

4.4.4  –  Option

    Option=type

    Specifies the type of information and level of detail the
    analysis will include. Three types of output are available:

    o  Normal

       Output includes only summary information. Normal is the
       default.

    o  Full

       Output includes histograms and summary information.

    o  Debug

       Output includes internal information about the data,
       histograms, and summary information. Output also displays
       uncompressed index keys from compressed indexes. The
       hexadecimal output is that of the uncompressed index key.
       However, the lengths shown are of the compressed index key.
       For more information on RMU Analyze Placement and the display
       of index keys, refer to the Oracle Rdb7 Guide to Database
       Performance and Tuning.

4.4.5  –  Output

    Output=file-name

    Specifies the name of the file where output will be sent. The
    default file type is .lis. If you do not specify the Output
    qualifier, the default output is SYS$OUTPUT.

4.4.6  –  Transaction Type

    Transaction_Type=option

    Allows you to specify the transaction mode for the transactions
    used to perform the analyze operation. Valid options are:

    o  Automatic

    o  Read_Only

    o  Noread_Only

    You must specify an option if you use this qualifier.

    If you do not use any form of this qualifier, the Transaction_
    Type=Automatic qualifier is the default. This qualifier specifies
    that Oracle RMU is to determine the transaction mode used for the
    analyze operation. If any storage area in the database (including
    those not accessed for the analyze operation) has snapshots
    disabled, the transactions used for the analyze operation are
    set to read/write mode. Otherwise, the transactions are set to
    read-only mode.

    The Transaction_Type=Read_Only qualifier specifies the
    transactions used to perform the analyze operation be set to
    read-only mode. When you explicitly set the transaction type to
    read-only, snapshots need not be enabled for all storage areas
    in the database, but must be enabled for those storage areas that
    are analyzed. Otherwise, you receive an error and the analyze
    operation fails.

    You might select this option if not all storage areas have
    snapshots enabled and you are analyzing objects that are stored
    only in storage areas with snapshots enabled. In this case, using
    the Transaction_Type=Read_Only qualifier allows you to perform
    the analyze operation and impose minimal locking on other users
    of the database.

    The Transaction_Type=Noread_Only qualifier specifies that the
    transactions used for the analyze operation be set to read/write
    mode. You might select this option if you want to eradicate
    the growth of snapshot files that occurs during a read-only
    transaction and are willing to incur the cost of increased
    locking that occurs during a read/write transaction.

4.5  –  Usage Notes

    o  To use the RMU Analyze Placement command for a database, you
       must have the RMU$ANALYZE privilege in the root file ACL for
       the database or the OpenVMS SYSPRV or BYPASS privilege.

    o  When the RMU Analyze Placement command is issued for a closed
       database, the command executes without other users being able
       to attach to the database.

    o  The following RMU Analyze Placement command directs
       the results into an RMS record definition file called
       placement.rrd that is compatible with the data dictionary:

       $ RMU/ANALYZE/PLACEMENT/BINARY_OUTPUT=RECORD_DEFINITION=PLACEMENT.RRD -
       _$ MF_PERSONNEL
       $!
       $! Display the placement.rrd file created by the previous command:
       $ TYPE PLACEMENT.RRD

       DEFINE FIELD RMU$DATE DATATYPE IS DATE.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$INDEX_NAME DATATYPE IS TEXT SIZE IS 32.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$RELATION_NAME DATATYPE IS TEXT SIZE IS 32.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$LEVEL DATATYPE IS SIGNED WORD.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$FLAGS DATATYPE IS SIGNED WORD.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$COUNT DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$DUPLICATE_COUNT DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$KEY_COUNT DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$DUPLICATE_KEY_COUNT DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$DATA_COUNT DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$DUPLICATE_DATA_COUNT DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$TOTAL_KEY_PATH DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$TOTAL_PAGE_PATH DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$TOTAL_BUFFER_PATH DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$MAX_KEY_PATH DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$MAX_PAGE_PATH DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE FIELD RMU$MIN_BUF_PATH DATATYPE IS F_FLOATING.
       DEFINE RECORD RMU$ANALYZE_PLACEMENT.

    o  The following list describes each of the fields in the
       placement.rrd record definition:

       -  RMU$DATE

          Contains the date that the analyze operation was done

       -  RMU$INDEX_NAME

          Contains the name of the index that was analyzed

       -  RMU$RELATION_NAME

          Contains the name of the table for which the index is
          defined

       -  RMU$LEVEL

          Contains the maximum number of index levels

       -  RMU$FLAGS

          The six possible values in this field have the following
          meanings:

          *  0-Index is a sorted and not unique index

          *  1-Index is sorted and unique

          *  2-Index is hashed and not unique

          *  3-Index is hashed and unique

          *  4-Index is ranked sorted and not unique

          *  5-Index is ranked sorted and unique

          The RMU Analyze Placement command uses the RMU$FLAGS bits
          shown in RMU$FLAGS Bits Used by the RMU Analyze Placement
          Command for describing specific index information.

    Table 3 RMU$FLAGS Bits Used by the RMU Analyze Placement Command

    Bit Offset     Meaning

    0              Unique index if true
    1              Hashed index if true
    2              Ranked sorted index if true

       -  RMU$COUNT

          Contains the number of index nodes

       -  RMU$DUPLICATE_COUNT

          Contains the number of duplicate records

       -  RMU$KEY_COUNT

          Contains the number of keys

       -  RMU$DUPLICATE_KEY_COUNT

          Contains the number of duplicate keys

       -  RMU$DATA_COUNT

          Contains the number of records

       -  RMU$DUPLICATE_DATA_COUNT

          Contains the number of duplicate records

       -  RMU$TOTAL_KEY_PATH

          Contains the total number of keys touched to access all the
          records

       -  RMU$TOTAL_PAGE_PATH

          Contains the total number of pages touched to access all
          the records

       -  RMU$TOTAL_BUFFER_PATH

          Contains the total number of buffers touched to access all
          the records

       -  RMU$MAX_KEY_PATH

          Contains the largest number of keys touched to access any
          of the records

       -  RMU$MAX_PAGE_PATH

          Contains the largest number of pages touched to access any
          of the records

       -  RMU$MIN_BUF_PATH

          Contains the smallest number of buffers touched to access
          any of the records

4.6  –  Examples

    Example 1

    The following command provides information on row storage
    relative to the DEPARTMENTS_INDEX index of the sample personnel
    database:

    $ RMU/ANALYZE/PLACEMENT MF_PERSONNEL.RDB DEPARTMENTS_INDEX
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