On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 6:52 AM, Powell, Mark D <mark.powell@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Also depending on the OS some OS's cannot define a raw partition on the > fly so you have to pay attention to your tablespace growth and plan > ahead. For some people holding DBA positions this is asking too much. > > > Or the developers and/or project managers. The DBA may not have a lot of control over how space is used, limited to being the person that sounds the warning bell that you're about to run out of space. And sounds it again, 1 month later when the application group wants to know why they are out of space. -- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist