Re: 2gb filesize, large disks and splitting tablespaces

From: Yong Huang <yong321_at_yahoo.com>
Date: 6 Jun 2001 13:31:03 -0700
Message-ID: <b3cb12d6.0106061231.15306c47@posting.google.com>

I want to take back the following words. A 32-bit binary number filled with "1" is 4G, not 2G (which is 31 bits of "1"s), and there's too much guess work.

Yong Huang
yong321_at_yahoo.com

yong321_at_yahoo.com (Yong Huang) wrote in message news:<b3cb12d6.0106061005.1939af0_at_posting.google.com>...
> Generally, it's a good idea of using files smaller than 2GB. Think
> about it. 2G, or 2 x 10 [sup]9, corresponds to a 32-bit number all
> filled. Even if the mount command says your filesystems have the
> option largefiles enabled, how about Oracle? If Oracle binary,
> $ORACLE_HOME/bin/oracle, supports large files (file oracle on
> Solaris), how about any utility under $ORACLE_HOME/bin? There're too
> many possibilities, even at OS level (is your OS 64-bit?).
Received on Wed Jun 06 2001 - 15:31:03 CDT