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Taking datafile offline instead of the tablespace [message #308506] Mon, 24 March 2008 10:37 Go to next message
Muddassar
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Hi,
As the purpose of taking a tablespace offline is to make the tablespace as well as all the associated datafiles offline, so that no user can access the tablespace, what is the purpose of taking only the datafiles offline and not the tablespace. i.e,
ALTER TABLESPACE <tbs_name> DATAFILE OFFLINE;
Since the datafiles would be made offline, will keeping the tablespace online allow the users to access the tablespace. If so, what purpose does it serve?
Didnt tried it. Will definitely try it. But would like to have some views on it. Smile
Re: Taking datafile offline instead of the tablespace [message #308510 is a reply to message #308506] Mon, 24 March 2008 10:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Michel Cadot
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You can have several datafiles in a tablespace.
So putting one datafile offline allows to access objects that are in other datafiles.

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Michel
Re: Taking datafile offline instead of the tablespace [message #308523 is a reply to message #308510] Mon, 24 March 2008 12:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Muddassar
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You can know in which tablespace an object is.
But is it possible to know explicilty in which datafile a particular object resides?
Re: Taking datafile offline instead of the tablespace [message #308525 is a reply to message #308523] Mon, 24 March 2008 12:31 Go to previous message
Michel Cadot
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Yes, with dba_extents.

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Michel
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