Re: 2 Gig File limit under Solaris 2.51?

On Wed, 12 Aug 1998 12:15:52 -0400, "Lisa Lewis" <lewis_at_med.pitt.edu> wrote:

>Can anyone tell me if a 2 gig file size limit exists under Solaris 2.51.

Yes, there is. Solaris 2.6 can have file larger than 2G.

>The system administrator tells me yes but the Oracle 8.0 Install manual ( p
>1-10) leads me to believe that Solaris 2.51 has no such limit. Also if the
>2G limit exists, then should I specify 'autoextend maxsize 2G' instead of

2G is the maxsize you can get with the limit. I usually use something less than 2G since the backup software can't backup the 2G files.

>unlimited. I would then have to more closely monitor how much space is left
>in those datafiles and then add another datafile? And of course I would
>won't to do this before the allocated datafiles fill up and not as a result
>of an error message. Any information/suggestions will be greatly
>appreciated.
>
>Lisa
>
Received on Wed Aug 12 1998 - 19:06:43 CDT