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Re: Bitmap indexes - clarification

From: Thomas Kyte <tkyte_at_us.oracle.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 13:55:15 GMT
Message-ID: <3599edce.2608020@192.86.155.100>


A copy of this was sent to Ian Jennings <ij_at_microware.demon.co.uk> (if that email address didn't require changing) On Tue, 30 Jun 1998 08:33:07 +0100, you wrote:

>Hi all,
>

[snip]
>
>I get the good old 00901 error when I try and create my indexes. Now
>I've seen lots of replies to posts on that message and lots of FAQs. So
>far I've only managed to get more confused as I go. I am running 7.3.3
>on an NT4 box with a single CPU.
>
>One thing in common with everything I've read is that <compatible =
>7.3.2.0.0> (or better) must be set. As I am running 7.3.3 should that be
>in there?
>
>After that it all goes to pot. Some posts say that the parallel query
>option must be set, others say it isn't necessary. Which is correct?
>

PQO must be installed to get bitmapped indexing. Thats a fact.

>Another problem is how to set it if it is necessary. So far I've seen:
>
>event = "10111 trace name context forever"
>event = "10112 trace name context forever"
>event = "10224 trace name context forever"
>

do not do that, those events enabled a pre-beta version of bitmapped indexing and may be wholely unreliable.

>as being the advised way to do it and I've seen:
>
>PARALLEL_MIN_SERVERS
> PARALLEL_MAX_SERVERS
> etc.

that won't do it.

>
>as being correct. Which is right? If it's the second way then do I enter
>'1' for both values. I realise that it's processes not actual processors
>for parallel queries (or so several of the posts said) but it all seems
>a bit grey.
>

just make sure that the sqlplus banner has:

With the distributed, replication, parallel query and Spatial Data option
                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

in it...

>Apologies if I seem a bit thick but things appear to be a little vague.
>Any assistance will be much appreciated.
>
>TIA
  Thomas Kyte
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