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Tablespace issue [message #426269]

Wed, 14 October 2009 11:48

pleasehelp
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Registered: January 2007

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Hi all,

I'm having problem with deleting the physical datafiles on our database server..

I tried the below command to drop the tablespace of 110Gb with 3 datafiles..

SQL>drop tablespace tsname including contents and datafiles;

Tablespace dropped.

I checked in v$tablespace and v$datafile, the tablespace and the datafiles are gone. But, I'm trying to delete the physical datafiles on the database server to free up the space but when I delete them it tells me, It is being used by another person or program..

Thank you

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Re: Tablespace issue [message #426271 is a reply to message #426269]

Wed, 14 October 2009 11:52

Michel Cadot
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This is Windows, it keeps the memory of the handle Oracle got on the files until you shut the instance down.

Regards
Michel

[Updated on: Wed, 14 October 2009 11:52]

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Re: Tablespace issue [message #426273 is a reply to message #426269]

Wed, 14 October 2009 11:53

pleasehelp
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Registered: January 2007

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So, do I need to restart the database to free up the space on the server? There are 3 instances running on this server. DO I need to shutdown all 3 ?

Thanks much

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Re: Tablespace issue [message #426275 is a reply to message #426273]

Wed, 14 October 2009 12:01

Michel Cadot
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Only the one which owned the tablespace you dropped.

Regards
Michel

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Re: Tablespace issue [message #426642 is a reply to message #426271]

Sat, 17 October 2009 12:13

mohd_dba
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Registered: October 2009

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If the datafile belongs to tablespace database windows.You need to shutdown the database and you need to go at a particular drive to delete the file.

Thanks,
Afroze.

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Re: Tablespace issue [message #426643 is a reply to message #426642]

Sat, 17 October 2009 12:49

Michel Cadot
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As always your post does not add anything to the previous poszts.

Thanks
Michel

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