Oracle Resource manager is about prioritising one database session over another, or about restricting the overhead of one session for the good of the other database users. A resource plan is a set of rules that are applied to some or all database sessions for some or all of the time. Those rules may be simple or complex, but they need to reflect the business's view of what is most important. Either way Oracle resource manager requires careful design.
I am not going to attempt to further explain here how the Oracle feature works, I want to concentrate on how PeopleSoft interfaces with it.
PeopleTools Feature
This feature effectively maps Oracle resource plans to PeopleSoft executables. The resource plan will then manage the database resource consumption of that PeopleSoft process. There is a new component that maps PeopleSoft resource names to Oracle consumer groups. For this example I have chosen some of the delivered plans in the MIXED_WORKLOAD_GROUP that is delivered with Oracle 11g.
- The Oracle Consumer Group field is validated against the name of the Oracle consumer groups defined in the database, using view .
SELECT DISTINCT group_or_subplan, type
FROM dba_rsrc_plan_directives
WHERE plan = 'MIXED_WORKLOAD_PLAN'
ORDER BY 2 DESC,1
/
GROUP_OR_SUBPLAN TYPE
------------------------------ --------------
ORA$AUTOTASK_SUB_PLAN PLAN
BATCH_GROUP CONSUMER_GROUP
INTERACTIVE_GROUP CONSUMER_GROUP
ORA$DIAGNOSTICS CONSUMER_GROUP
OTHER_GROUPS CONSUMER_GROUP
SYS_GROUP CONSUMER_GROUP
- PS_PTEXEC2RESOURCE is another new table that maps PeopleSoft executable name to resource name.
SELECT PT_ORA_CONSUMR_GRP
FROM PS_PT_ORA_RESOURCE
, PS_PTEXEC2RESOURCE
WHERE PT_EXECUTABLE_NAME = 'PSAPPSRV'
AND PT_ORA_CONSUMR_GRP <> ' '
AND PS_PT_ORA_RESOURCE.PT_RESOURCE_NAME = PS_PTEXEC2RESOURCE.PT_RESOURCE_NAME
PT_ORA_CONSUMR_GRP
------------------------
INTERACTIVE_GROUP
And then the PeopleSoft process explicitly switches its group, thus:
DECLARE
old_group varchar2(30);
BEGIN
DBMS_SESSION.SWITCH_CURRENT_CONSUMER_GROUP('INTERACTIVE_GROUP', old_group, FALSE);
END;
Setup
The PeopleSoft owner ID needs some additional privileges if it is to be able to switch to the consumer groups.BEGIN
DBMS_RESOURCE_MANAGER_PRIVS.GRANT_SYSTEM_PRIVILEGE
('SYSADM', 'ADMINISTER_RESOURCE_MANAGER',FALSE);
END;
BEGIN
FOR i IN(
SELECT DISTINCT r.pt_ora_consumr_grp
FROM sysadm.ps_pt_ora_resource r
WHERE r.pt_ora_consumr_grp != ' '
AND r.pt_ora_consumr_grp != 'OTHER_GROUPS'
) LOOP
dbms_output.put_line('Grant '||i.pt_ora_consumr_grp);
DBMS_RESOURCE_MANAGER_PRIVS.GRANT_SWITCH_CONSUMER_GROUP
(GRANTEE_NAME => 'SYSADM'
,CONSUMER_GROUP => i.pt_ora_consumr_grp
,GRANT_OPTION => FALSE);
END LOOP;
END;
/
The RESOURCE_MANAGER_PLAN initialisation parameters should be set to the name of the plan which contains the directives.
NAME TYPE VALUE
------------------------------------ ----------- ----------------------
resource_manager_plan string MIXED_WORKLOAD_PLAN
I question one or two of the mappings on PS_PTEXEC2RESOURCE.
SELECT * FROM PS_PTEXEC2RESOURCE …
PT_EXECUTABLE_NAME PT_RESOURCE_NAME
-------------------------------- -----------------
…
PSAPPSRV APPLICATION SERVE
PSQED MISCELLANEOUS
PSQRYSRV QUERY SERVER
…
- PSNVS is the nVision Windows executable. It is in PeopleTools resource MISCELLANEOUS. This is nVision running in 2-tier mode. I think I would put nVision into the same consumer group as query. I can't see why it wouldn't be possible to create new PeopleSoft consumer groups and map them to certain executables. nVision would be a candidate for a separate group.
- For example, one might want to take a different approach to parallelism in GL reporting having partitioned the LEDGER tables by FISCAL_YEAR and ACCOUNTING_PERIOD
- PSQED is also in MISCELLANEOUS. Some customers use it to run PS/Query in 2-tier mode, and allow some developers to use it to run queries. Perhaps it should also be in the QUERY SERVER group.
Cannot Mix PeopleSoft Consumer Groups Settings with Oracle Consumer Group Mappings
I would like to be able to blend the PeopleSoft configuration with the ability to automatically associate Oracle consumer groups with specific values of MODULE and ACTION. Purely as an example, I am trying to move the Process Monitor component into the SYS_GROUP consumer group.BEGIN
DBMS_RESOURCE_MANAGER.CREATE_PENDING_AREA();
DBMS_RESOURCE_MANAGER.SET_CONSUMER_GROUP_MAPPING
(attribute => 'MODULE_NAME'
,value => 'PROCESSMONITOR'
,consumer_group => 'SYS_GROUP');
DBMS_RESOURCE_MANAGER.SUBMIT_PENDING_AREA();
END;
/
However, it doesn't work because the explicit settings overrides any rules, and you cannot prioritise other rules above explicit settings
exec dbms_application_info.set_module('PROCESSMONITOR','PMN_PRCSLIST');
SELECT REGEXP_SUBSTR(program,'[^.@]+',1,1) program
, module, action, resource_consumer_group
FROM v$session
WHERE module IN('PROCESSMONITOR','WIBBLE')
ORDER BY program, module, action
/
So I have created a new SQL*Plus session and set the module/action and it has automatically mover into the SYS_GROUP. Meanwhile, I have been into the Process Monitor in the PIA and the module and action of the PSAPPSRV session has been set, but they remain in the interactive group.
PROGRAM MODULE ACTION RESOURCE_CONSUMER_GROUP
---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------------------
PSAPPSRV PROCESSMONITOR PMN_PRCSLIST INTERACTIVE_GROUP
PSAPPSRV PROCESSMONITOR PMN_SRVRLIST INTERACTIVE_GROUP
sqlplus PROCESSMONITOR PMN_PRCSLIST SYS_GROUP
If I set the module to something that doesn't match a rule, the consumer group goes back to OTHER_GROUPS which is the default.
exec dbms_application_info.set_module('WIBBLE','PMN_PRCSLIST');
PROGRAM MODULE ACTION RESOURCE_CONSUMER_GROUP
---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------------------
PSAPPSRV PROCESSMONITOR PMN_PRCSLIST INTERACTIVE_GROUP
PSAPPSRV PROCESSMONITOR PMN_SRVRLIST INTERACTIVE_GROUP
sqlplus WIBBLE PMN_PRCSLIST OTHER_GROUPS
Now, if I explicitly set the consumer group exactly as PeopleSoft does my session automatically moves into the INTERACTIVE_GROUP.
DECLARE
old_group varchar2(30);
BEGIN
DBMS_SESSION.SWITCH_CURRENT_CONSUMER_GROUP('INTERACTIVE_GROUP', old_group, FALSE);
END;
/
PROGRAM MODULE ACTION RESOURCE_CONSUMER_GROUP
---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------------------
PSAPPSRV PROCESSMONITOR PMN_PRCSLIST INTERACTIVE_GROUP
PSAPPSRV PROCESSMONITOR PMN_SRVRLIST INTERACTIVE_GROUP
sqlplus WIBBLE PMN_PRCSLIST INTERACTIVE_GROUP
Next, I will set the module back to match the rule, but the consumer group doesn't change because the explicit setting takes priority over the rules.
PROGRAM MODULE ACTION RESOURCE_CONSUMER_GROUP
---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------------------
PSAPPSRV PROCESSMONITOR PMN_PRCSLIST INTERACTIVE_GROUP
PSAPPSRV PROCESSMONITOR PMN_SRVRLIST INTERACTIVE_GROUP
sqlplus PROCESSMONITOR PMN_PRCSLIST INTERACTIVE_GROUP
So, continuing with this example, I cannot assign a specific component to a different resource group unless I don't use the PeopleSoft configuration for PSAPPSRV.Instead, I could create a rule to assign a resource group to PSAPPSRV via the program name, and have a higher priority rule to override that when the module and/or action is set to a specific value. However, first I have to disengage the explicit consumer group change for PSAPPSRV by removing the row from PTEXEC2RESOURCE.
UPDATE ps_ptexec2resource
SET pt_resource_name = 'DO_NOT_USE'
WHERE pt_executable_name = 'PSAPPSRV'
AND pt_resource_name = 'APPLICATION SERVER'
/
COMMIT
/
BEGIN
DBMS_RESOURCE_MANAGER.CREATE_PENDING_AREA();
END;
/
BEGIN
DBMS_RESOURCE_MANAGER.SET_CONSUMER_GROUP_MAPPING
(attribute => 'CLIENT_PROGRAM'
,value => 'PSAPPSRV'
,consumer_group => 'INTERACTIVE_GROUP');
DBMS_RESOURCE_MANAGER.SET_CONSUMER_GROUP_MAPPING
(attribute => 'MODULE_NAME'
,value => 'PROCESSMONITOR'
,consumer_group => 'SYS_GROUP');
DBMS_RESOURCE_MANAGER.set_consumer_group_mapping_pri(
explicit => 1,
oracle_user => 2,
service_name => 3,
module_name_action => 4, --note higher than just module
module_name => 5, --note higher than program
service_module => 6,
service_module_action => 7,
client_os_user => 8,
client_program => 9, --note lower than module
client_machine => 10
);
DBMS_RESOURCE_MANAGER.SUBMIT_PENDING_AREA();
END;
/ Of course, you can always use just the mapping approach in versions of PeopleTools prior to 8.54.Conclusion
I have never seen Oracle Resource Manager used with PeopleSoft. Probably because setting it up is not trivial, and then it is difficult to test the resource plan. I think this enhancement is a great start, that makes it very much easier to implement Oracle Resource Manager on PeopleSoft. However, I think we need more granularity.- I would like to be able to put specific process run on the process scheduler by name into specific consumer groups. For now, you could do this with a trigger on PSPRCSRQST that fires on process start-up that makes an explicit consumer group change (and puts it back again for Application Engine on completion).
- I would like the ability to set different resource groups for the same process name in different application server domains. For example,
- I might want to distinguish between PSQRYSRV processes used for ad-hoc PS/Queries on certain domains from PSQRYSRVs used to support nVision running in 3-tier mode on other domains.
- I might have different PIAs for backup-office and self-service users going to different applications servers. I might want to prioritise back-office users over self-service users.
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