Use Latch Tuning Configuration to specify the settings you want to use while optimizing the value of the SPIN_COUNT parameter to improve the throughput performance of online transactions.
To open the Latch Tuning Configuration Dialog
Click Tuning | Latch Page | Latch Tuning Progress Page.
 
Controls in the Latch Tuning Configuration Dialog
| Control | Description | 
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| Spin Count parameter | Use Minimum and Maximum controls to enter your start and end values for SPIN_COUNT. Spotlight will begin by using the Min value, and will increase that value at regular intervals until it reaches the Max value. | 
| Optimization Goal | Use this option to specify which value you want use as a measure of optimum performance: 
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| Constraint | Choose this option if you want to use either of the displayed constraints: 
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| Adjust latch parameters every... | Use this option to specify how long to run you Oracle system with a current SPIN_COUNT value before increasing the value to the next level. | 
| Cease after... | Use this option to specify how long to run the optimization process before ending it. | 
| Maximum permitted CPU utilization | The action of spinning to obtain a latch consumes CPU resources, and the higher the SPIN_COUNT value, the higher the CPU utilization. Use this option to limit the amount of CPU used when spinning. | 
| Confirm before saving changes to parameters. | When you choose this option, Spotlight will save the optimized value of SPIN_COUNT only after it asks you to confirm the change. | 
| Restore defaults | Click to change the settings in this page back to their default values | 
| Start | Click to begin the optimization process. Spotlight will return you to the Latch Page to view the progress of the optimization. | 
| Cancel | Click to close this dialog without starting the optimization. |