default cache size has minimum value

From: Jeffrey Beckstrom <JBECKSTROM_at_gcrta.org>
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:05:43 -0400
Message-Id: <4891B8A4.3406.000B.0@gcrta.org>


Why does the default buffer cache show a minimum value of 164M? No value was specified fro db_cache in the init.ora  

SQL> @sga_components  

                             current        min
COMPONENT                     size M     size M LAST_OPER_TYP GRANULE_SIZE_M

------------------------- ---------- ---------- ------------- --------------
shared pool 316 304 GROW 4 large pool 4 0 GROW 4 java pool 12 4 GROW 4 streams pool 48 48 STATIC 4 DEFAULT buffer cache 168 164 SHRINK 4 KEEP buffer cache 0 0 STATIC 4 RECYCLE buffer cache 0 0 STATIC 4 DEFAULT 2K buffer cache 0 0 STATIC 4 DEFAULT 4K buffer cache 0 0 STATIC 4 DEFAULT 8K buffer cache 0 0 STATIC 4 DEFAULT 16K buffer cache 0 0 STATIC 4 DEFAULT 32K buffer cache 0 0 STATIC 4 ASM Buffer Cache 0 0 STATIC 4

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Jeffrey Beckstrom
Database Administrator
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority 1240 W. 6th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44113

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