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Re: automatic segment space management

From: Tim Gorman <Tim_at_SageLogix.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2002 22:08:21 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.004C6F41.20020903220821@fatcity.com>


One note: 9i automatic segment space management does not automate PCTFREE; that still functions as before. It does cause PCTUSED, FREELISTS, and FREELIST GROUPS to be ignored, however...

> time for me to ask the experts again.
>
> My data warehouse will be 9.2, with all locally managed tablespaces. We
> will be following what I have taken to calling the "Goldilocks"
> principle -- that of small, medium and large tablespace extent sizes,
> with variations in that we will separate indexes and data, and will
> have even more separation for our fact tables into partitioned tables
> and tablespaces.
>
> However, now comes the time for me to work out storage clauses. And a
> quick read through the docs leaves me wondering if I should just turn
> on automatic segment-space management and not worry about setting
> PCTFREE, PCTUSED and FREELIST parameters. I can't find any real
> information or bugs on MetaLink either.
>
> Does anyone have any experience, good OR bad, with using this feature?
> If you are doing data warehouse work, what are good values for the
> parameters if I DO use them? One fact table is likely to be highly
> updated (customer info) as we collect more and more specific
> information from customers. The rest will be, as you would expect from
> a DW, mostly inserts.
>
> Help?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Rachel
>
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