Re: why five (blocks)?

From: Sybrand Bakker <gooiditweg_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 12:17:40 +0200
Message-ID: <r44hkvsbodp0nkvcvtv8dct4cjkoaaej4m@4ax.com>

On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 13:07:25 +0300, "Tanel Poder" <change_to_my_first_name_at_integrid.info> wrote:

>Hi!
>
>I've always wondered why the minimum number of blocks in an extent was
>rounded to nearest higher multiple of 5 oracle blocks in earlier server
>versions?
>Nowadays this isn't an issue anymore, but I'm just wondering where does this
>magic number 5 come from?
>
>Tanel.
>

one header block + 4 data blocks

(So it would make sense for the first extent only)

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

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