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Re: memory

From: Robert Fazio <rfazio_at_home.com.nospam>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 02:57:03 GMT
Message-ID: <3M487.31907$EP6.8317580@news1.rdc2.pa.home.com>

My understanding is that a 32bit system has a max addressable range of 4G. In all Oracle documentation Sun can be modified to address around 3.5G, but I have never heard of 6G. Can you please explain how you are coming up with this number of 6G.

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Robert Fazio
Senior Technical Analyst
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"Yaroslav Perventsev" <p_yaroslav_at_cnt.ru> wrote in message
news:9jj2qh$jg4$1_at_news247.cnt.ru...

> Hello!
>
> Thomas Kyte <tkyte_at_us.oracle.com> ÓÏÏÂÝÉÌ × ÎÏ×ÏÓÔÑÈ
> ÓÌÅÄÕÀÝÅÅ:9jiikg01fq6_at_drn.newsguy.com...
> > In article <3B5C956E.EF0B9893_at_memphis.edu>, Raj says...
> > >
> > >What is the max memory that an oracle database can address?
> >
> > it is OS dependent totally. Windows -- typically 2gig but it can be
larger. On
> > Unix, 32 bit -- typically somewhere between 1.75-2gig.
>
> No, it's may be default values. But you may relink Oracle to support much
> more memory!
> For example I work on Sun Solaris (32 bit) and use 6Gb of memory after
> relinking without any problem!
>
> Best regards!
> Yaroslav.
>
> >64 bit -- you name it,
> > just keep adding it, we can address it.
> >
> > >What is the max no. of cpu's oracle can handle (or is this simply OS
> > >dependent)?
> >
> > generally 64 is the biggest machine I've seen unless you go with a
cluster.
> > Traditional SMP is the limiting factor on a single box.
> >
> > >How many objects can an oracle database have? If it is unlimited, then
> > >what is its practical limiting factor E.g. storage area.
> > >
> >
> > it is unlimited and I've never seen a database fall over with too many
objects.
> > That aside -- don't go out of your way to create an explosion of
objects.
> >
> >
> > >raj
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Thomas Kyte (tkyte@us.oracle.com) http://asktom.oracle.com/
> > Expert one on one Oracle, programming techniques and solutions for
Oracle.
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> > Opinions are mine and do not necessarily reflect those of Oracle Corp
> >
>
>
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