Re: data file compact

Thanks for the help. Same for the help from Sybrand.

We do a nightly export so I can kill the table space and recreate to reclaim space.

i'm not sure what you mean by, uniform extent size?

I will defiitly check out the link.

"Fraser McCallum" <fmcc_at_NOSPAModbaguru.com> wrote in message news:%HeH7.4648$ax1.49253_at_NewsReader...
> Ed,
>
> Try Alter tablespace xxxx coalesce;
>
> This will do the defragmentation of free space, what this means is that if
> there are two segments of free space next to each other it will make them
> one larger segment. However it does not shrink datafile nor does it
> rearrange the contents of the tablespace to compact the data.
>
> You can shrink a datafile (look up alter datafile) if and only if there is
> no data at the tail end of it.
>
> I suspect your real problem is a lack of uniform extent size. The best
space
> allocation comes when you choose table and index sizes using uniform
extent
> sizes. Rather than re hashing what's been said well else where suggest you
> look at http://www.ixora.com.au/tips/creation/extents.htm for a good
> explanation of what I'm talking about.
>
> Ultimately I would suggest, and this is my personal preference, a
> reorganisation of your database into locally managed tablespaces with
> uniformed extent sizes.
>
> Kind Regards
>
> Fraser McCallum
> MVP Oracle Administration
> www.brainbench.com
>
> "ed zappulla" <zappullae_at_rcn.com> wrote in message
> news:9sjqj3$oks$1_at_bob.news.rcn.net...
> > Compacting refers to the process where by holes in data files are
> > deframented and the data file shrunk to release unused space.
> >
> > We do have the table spaces on auto extend. purposfully. our thought
was
> > that it was needed to allow for growth.
> >
> > Dose Oracle not reuse table space if auto extend is on, extend before
> > reusing freed space?
> >
> >
> > "Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message
> > news:tuqhjc537ah764_at_corp.supernews.com...
> > >
> > > "ed zappulla" <zappullae_at_rcn.com> wrote in message
> > > news:9sjedu$c8j$1_at_bob.news.rcn.net...
> > > > Is there a way to compact the data files that oracle 8.1.6 uses?
They
> > > seem
> > > > to be growing very large while the amount of data an indexs held
> remains
> > > the
> > > > same.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > There is no mechanism to 'compact' the datafiles, whatever you may
mean
> by
> > > compacting.
> > > Please check whether you have any tablespace(s) on autoextend. This
must
> > be
> > > the case otherwise datafiles wouldn't grow. Please also check how much
> of
> > > the allocated space is actually occupied.
> > > If you don't know how to do that please read the Oracle Server
> > > Administrators Manual.
> > >
> > > Hth
> > > --
> > > Sybrand Bakker
> > > Senior Oracle DBA
> > >
> > > to reply remove '-verwijderdit' from my e-mail address
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Sun Nov 11 2001 - 08:45:15 CST