There's also another point to consider which is statistics on indexes also generate a lot of data not to mention slow performance - at least in 10.2 (just got hit with that over the last 2 days and had to set _optimizer_compute_index_stats=FALSE) might still be there for 11r1 too so best check that out Referring to EXCLUDE=STATISTICS Or EXCLUDE=INDEX_STATISTICS During Datapump Import Still Analyzes The Indexes [ID 793585.1] Doesn't make mention of newer releases (and I didn't see anything regarding 11 when I looked) but I could have missed something. Rui Amaral -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rich Jesse Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 1:34 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Disable redo writing > You can set the tablespaces before import to NOLOGGING mode and enable > logging after the import is done. > I'm not sure about importing over network link, but if you run both > expdp and impdp locally using PARALLEL parameter, then indexes are > also created in parallel. That still may not work, at least in 10gR1. From the docs (http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B14117_01/server.101/b10825/dp_perf.htm#sthref423): -- In the following circumstances, Data Pump cannot use direct path loading: * A global index on multipartition tables exists during a single-partition load. This includes object tables that are partitioned. * A domain index exists for a LOB column. * A table is in a cluster. * A table has an active trigger. * A table has fine-grained access control enabled in insert mode. * A table contains BFILE columns or columns of opaque types. * A referential integrity constraint is present. * A table contains VARRAY columns with an embedded opaque type. If any of these conditions exist for a table, Data Pump uses external tables rather than direct path to move the data for that table. -- The RI restriction would seem to be the most common gotcha. I never could get Data Pump to use direct path inserts using the API over a database link, even without any RI present. I ended up using it just for tables with LOBs and then an INSERT/SELECT over the link with the APPEND hint for all other tables. Quite the PITA! Then again, this is on 10gR1 -- perhaps newer versions (still under primary support!) work differently. Rich -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l NOTICE: Confidential message which may be privileged. Unauthorized use/disclosure prohibited. If received in error, please go to www.td.com/legal for instructions. AVIS : Message confidentiel dont le contenu peut être privilégié. Utilisation/divulgation interdites sans permission. Si reçu par erreur, prière d'aller au www.td.com/francais/avis_juridique pour des instructions. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l