A reader, April 20, 2017 - 12:00 pm UTC
In some cases, if memory goes beyond memory_target and uses OS memory then what is the use of setting memory_target & memory_max_target parameters in parameter file.
April 21, 2017 - 1:22 am UTC
Because we'll control stuff that we *can* control, eg, how many blocks of data we cache in the buffer cache, how many structures and sql statements we'll hold in the sga etc.