How can I monitor SQL activity on Oracle? [closed]

Answer 1

PL/SQL Developer from Allround Automations is what we use here. More geared towards developers, it does have a session browser which will show locks, SQL statements, etc. Also a nice graphical explain plan window. It's cheaper than TOAD (at last look).

Answer 2

AWR (automatic workload repository) is the most obvious answer. There's a description here.

But Oracle Enterprise Manager has better interface. Read about it here. You have to pay extra, but it gives you the interactivity you're looking for.

Answer 3

The v$ views in Oracle (which a lot of tools use) offer a wealth of information if you have access to them.

Here's an example on askTom to find the sql the current users are executing.

Answer 4

Quest software has some really good tools for Oracle. I think that both Foglight Performance Analysis for Oracle and Spotlight do what you're looking for. Not sure for Spotlight though.