OCP Performance Tuning And Diagnostics Practice Question
You notice that Automatic SQL Plan Management is not evolving your plans as expected. What is the most likely cause?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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The SPM Evolve Task is disabled
The SYS_AUTO_SPM_EVOLVE_TASK must be enabled and have a sufficient maintenance window to run.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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SQL Plan Baselines are full
Why it's wrong here
This would cause errors, not stop evolution.
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Statistics are gathered manually
Why it's wrong here
Manual statistics collection does not disable SPM.
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The database is in NOARCHIVELOG mode
Why it's wrong here
SPM does not depend on redo logging mode.
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The SPM Evolve Task is disabled
Why this is correct
If the task is disabled, the system will not automatically evolve plans.
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