i poll for the size of the file and the total bytes of the segments in each file. I keep repository of past sizes of the data files(its just a table). if it extends i get an email. I work from there.
I find it to be one less thing to have to worry about. Is this approach flawed?
>
> From: "Niall Litchfield" <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk>
> Date: 2004/02/11 Wed AM 09:09:23 EST
> To: <oracle-l_at_freelists.org>
> Subject: RE: RE: LMT ASSM & next extent
>
> What happens when you fill the disk? I don't especially like auto-extend ex=
> cept for system, but even if you do use it, use it with a max size...=20
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ryan.gaffuri_at_cox.net=20
> > Sent: 11 February 2004 14:00
> > To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org; ryan.gaffuri_at_cox.net
> > Subject: RE: RE: LMT ASSM & next extent
> >=20
> >=20
> > what is wrong with auto-extend? Is this just the 'I need to control
> > everything' type thing? I find that to be too much trouble.=20
> > If I spend all my
> > time controlling everything I dont have time to code. I=20
> > typically have to do
> > both.=20
> >=20
> >=20
> > >=20
> > > From: "Jamadagni, Rajendra" <Rajendra.Jamadagni_at_espn.com>
> > > Date: 2004/02/11 Wed AM 08:35:31 EST
> > > To: <oracle-l_at_freelists.org>
> > > Subject: RE: RE: LMT ASSM & next extent
> > >=20
> > > We are a location where our SAs don't like autoextend ...=20
> > even DBAs =3D
> > > don't want autoextend.
> > >=20
> > > Raj
> > >=20
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> > > Rajendra dot Jamadagni at nospamespn dot com
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> > > -----Original Message-----
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> > ryan.gaffuri_at_cox.net
> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 8:28 AM
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> > > is there a practical need to do that? I typically just turn=20
> > autoextend =3D
> > > on for all my files and have code that monitors the bytes=20
> > in all my =3D
> > > segments in a tablespace vs. the size of the datafile and I=20
> > get an email =3D
> > > if its close to filling up or if the datafile extends.=3D20
> > >=20
> > > is there a need for a more comprehensive approach?=3D20
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