Client System
Regional Public University System
18,000 Students / 2,400 Faculty & Staff
Target Infrastructure
PeopleSoft & Oracle DB 19c
PeopleSoft Financials 9.2 / PeopleTools 8.59 on Oracle DB 19c & OLVM 4.4
Delivery Timeline
48-Hour Asynchronous Audit Turnaround
Zero Live On-Call Hours Required

Before vs. After Diagnostic Results

CRITICAL FAILURE STATE

Before Asynchronous Audit

  • CPU Utilization: 100% Constant Spike
  • Database Wait Events: latch: row cache objects (420s max duration)
  • Database Errors: ORA-08102: index key not found
  • Business Impact: Full Portal Outage during Enrollment
OPTIMIZED RESOLUTION STATE

After DBPros Audit Implementation

  • CPU Utilization: 22% Nominal Load
  • Database Wait Events: < 0.05s average wait
  • Database Errors: Zero ORA errors recorded
  • Business Impact: 100% Uptime across Registration Window

The Asynchronous Resolution Workflow

STEP 1

Local Log Sanitization & Bundle Creation

The university DBA team downloaded the open-source DBPros collector script and ran it locally. Internal IP addresses (192.168.x.x), server FQDNs, and database credentials were masked automatically to comply with university FERPA data policies.

STEP 2

AI-Assisted Diagnostic Analysis (Async)

Within 24 hours of log upload, DBPros identified row cache latch contention on index PS_JOB_RUN_CNTL caused by index fragmentation during concurrent student enrollment batch writes, compounded by host swap thrashing.

STEP 3

Parameter Runbook Execution

The DBA team executed an online index rebuild (ALTER INDEX PS_JOB_RUN_CNTL REBUILD ONLINE), set Linux kernel swappiness to 10, and allocated 2,048 hugepages. CPU dropped from 100% to 22% instantly.

STEP 4

45-Minute Strategy Debrief

A single 45-minute debrief call was held with the IT Director to review permanent SQL baseline pinning and prevent recurrence for future enrollment cycles.

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