RE: sql server 2000 and Oracle 10.1 - it's not the size of the database that matters, it's how you use it

  • From: "Jacques Kilchoer" <Jacques.Kilchoer@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 10:50:00 -0700

Thanks. Now all I need is to test this out by building an 8 exabyte
database. Does anyone know where to find an inexpensive laptop with a 10
exabyte hard drive?
 
>From: "Rognes, Sten"
>
>>  maximum size of an Oracle database hasn't changed from version 9.2 
>> Does anyone know any different?
>
>The bigfile tablespaces introduced in 10.1 increases the max size
limits.
>Bigfile tablespaces is a tablespace with a single file which can hold
up to
>(4 GB) blocks. I didn't bother doing the math, but according to the New
>Features Guide this makes the max size for an Oracle database 8
exabytes. 
>http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B13789_01/server.101/b10750/cha
pter1.htm#sthref558

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