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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_at_quest.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 10:50:00 -0700
Message-ID: <B5C5F99D765BB744B54FFDF35F60262109F878E6@irvmbxw02>


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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