Statspack is a set of SQL, PL/SQL and SQL*Plus scripts which allow the collection, automation, storage and viewing of performance data. A user, PERFSTAT, is automatically created by the installation; owns all objects needed by this package. This user is granted limited query-only privileges on the V$views required for performance tuning. A Statspack report is generated from two snapshots, which is nothing but a collection of contents from various dynamic performance tables. In general, it is recommended to get the snapshots intervals be 15 minutes in length. This allows fine-grained reporting when hangs are suspected/detected. Following is the compilation from metalink doc id 228913.1; and the statspack report shown here generated on a low end desktop system to see how the advisors work in 10gr2 (10.2.0.4)