System, method and program for assessing the activity level of a database management system
US7171519B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/885
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for assessing the activity level of a database management system. The number of page fix operations performed by execution units of a database management system can be counted and used to compute a measure for the activity level of the database management system. In one embodiment of the invention, multiple counters are used to count the page fix operations. This and other embodiments of the invention facilitate activity level assessment without incurring significant performance penalty.
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