The logons cumulative statistic in V$SYSSTAT shows how many sessions have connected since the database was opened. If this value is too high, there could be shell scripts looping round and connecting then disconnecting from the database. This can have a detrimental effect on performance.
SQL> col name format a20
SQL> select * from v$sysstat where name = 'logons cumulative'
2 /
STATISTIC# NAME CLASS VALUE STAT_ID
---------- -------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------
0 logons cumulative 1 44 2666645286
SQL>
If you reconnect to the database, the value should increase by 1.
SQL> conn system/manager@adhoc
Connected.
SQL> select * from v$sysstat where name = 'logons cumulative'
2 /
STATISTIC# NAME CLASS VALUE STAT_ID
---------- -------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------
0 logons cumulative 1 45 2666645286
SQL>
SQL> col name format a20
SQL> select * from v$sysstat where name = 'logons cumulative'
2 /
STATISTIC# NAME CLASS VALUE STAT_ID
---------- -------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------
0 logons cumulative 1 44 2666645286
SQL>
If you reconnect to the database, the value should increase by 1.
SQL> conn system/manager@adhoc
Connected.
SQL> select * from v$sysstat where name = 'logons cumulative'
2 /
STATISTIC# NAME CLASS VALUE STAT_ID
---------- -------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------
0 logons cumulative 1 45 2666645286
SQL>
