doc Name: blkpings.sql Author: Mark Gurry The following query shows how many times each buffer has been pinged out of the buffer cache. # SELECT df.tablespace_name, df.file_name, SUM(NVL(buf.xnc,0)) "PINGS" FROM dba_data_files df, v$bh buf WHERE df.file_id = buf.file# GROUP BY df.tablespace_name, df.file_name;