GOAL
To find out the number of database links opened.
SOLUTION
OPEN_LINKS
Default: 4 Range: 0 to 255
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent open connections to remote databases in one session.
These connections include database links plus external procedures and cartridges each of which
uses a separate process.
The following view shows the database link connections that are currently open in your current session:
V$DBLINK - Lists all open database links in your session, that is, all database links with the IN_TRANSACTION column set to YES.
NOTE: It is important to state that the section above "Lists all open database links in your session" is important, as this is only YOUR open dblinks that can be seen.
For example, you can create and execute the script below to determine which links are open (sample output included):
COL DB_LINK FORMAT A25
COL OWNER_ID FORMAT 99999 HEADING "OWNID"
COL LOGGED_ON FORMAT A5 HEADING "LOGON"
COL HETEROGENEOUS FORMAT A5 HEADING "HETER"
COL PROTOCOL FORMAT A8
COL OPEN_CURSORS FORMAT 999 HEADING "OPN_CUR"
COL IN_TRANSACTION FORMAT A3 HEADING "TXN"
COL UPDATE_SENT FORMAT A6 HEADING "UPDATE"
COL COMMIT_POINT_STRENGTH FORMAT 99999 HEADING "C_P_S"
SELECT * FROM V$DBLINK
/
SQL> @dblink
DB_LINK OWNID LOGON HETER PROTOCOL OPN_CUR TXN UPDATE C_P_S
------------------------- ------ ----- ----- -------- ------- --- ------ ------
INST2.ACME.COM 0 YES YES UNKN 0 YES YES 255
Note that above displays ONLY details about database links open in the session within which you are working.
If looking for details about database links open by different sessions, might use below:
sqlplus /nolog
connect / as sysdba
select username, osuser, status, sid, serial#, machine,
process, terminal, program from v$session
where saddr in (select k2gtdses from sys.x$k2gte );
USERNAME OSUSER STATUS
------------------------------ ------------------------------ --------
SID SERIAL#
---------- ----------
MACHINE
----------------------------------------------------------------
PROCESS TERMINAL
------------------------ ------------------------------
PROGRAM
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