Re: Setting MAXSIZE for a datafile less than UNLIMITED

  • From: "Rich Jesse" <rjoralist3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 11:30:14 -0600 (CST)

Mark writes:

> Not sure what specific issues you¹re referring to.  If you¹re on 11.2.0.3,
> and especially if you¹re using ASM, I would recommend BIGFILE tablespaces
> and UNLIMITED maxsize.  This way, the tablespaces grow organically, and
> you only need to monitor space at the disgroup level.  I do that for the
> main application tablespaces.  For tablespaces that developers dump stuff
> into, I set max size, as I do with TEMP and UNDO.
>
> The problems in the past, with backing up really large files, are lifted
> in 11gR2 (maybe in 11gR1 also, I can¹t rememberŠ) with the SECTION SIZE
> parameter.

I had considered going that route, but timetables won't allow me to fully
vet  out BIGFILES before I'll need these DBs done.

"Someday...", he says.  :)

Thanks!
Rich

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