http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e40402/dynviews_1069.htm

V$BH displays the status and number of pings for every buffer in the SGA. This is a Real Application Clusters view.

ColumnDatatypeDescription
FILE#NUMBERDatafile identifier number (to find the filename, query DBA_DATA_FILES or V$DBFILE)
BLOCK#NUMBERBlock number
CLASS#NUMBERClass number
STATUSVARCHAR2(6)Status of the buffer:

  • free - Not currently in use

  • xcur - Exclusive

  • scur - Shared current

  • cr - Consistent read

  • read - Being read from disk

  • mrec - In media recovery mode

  • irec - In instance recovery mode

XNCNUMBERThis column is obsolete. Its value is hard-coded to 0.
FORCED_READSNUMBERThis column is obsolete. Its value is hard-coded to 0.
FORCED_WRITESNUMBERThis column is obsolete. Its value is hard-coded to 0.
LOCK_ELEMENT_ADDRRAW(4 | 8)Address of the lock element that contains the PCM lock that is covering the buffer. If more than one buffer has the same address, then these buffers are covered by the same PCM lock.
LOCK_ELEMENT_NAMENUMBERThe address of the lock element that contains the PCM lock that is covering the buffer. If more than one buffer has the same address, then these buffers are covered by the same PCM lock.
LOCK_ELEMENT_CLASSNUMBERThe address of the lock element that contains the PCM lock that is covering the buffer. If more than one buffer has the same address, then these buffers are covered by the same PCM lock.
DIRTYVARCHAR2(1)Y - block modified
TEMPVARCHAR2(1)Y - temporary block
PINGVARCHAR2(1)Y - block pinged
STALEVARCHAR2(1)Y - block is stale
DIRECTVARCHAR2(1)Y - direct block
NEWVARCHAR2(1)Always set to N. This column is obsolete and maintained for backward compatibility.
OBJDNUMBERDatabase object number of the block that the buffer represents
TS#NUMBERTablespace number of block
LOBIDNUMBERIf the buffer belongs to a SecureFiles object, the value in this column is the unique identifier for the SecureFiles object. For other buffer types, the value in this column is meaningless.