The biggest problem with setting the PCTINCREASE to 0 on existing tablespaces is that it won't automatically coalesce. You may need to manually coalesce occasionally especially if you deallocate tables or rebuild indexes. Below is what I use to see tablespaces needing coalescing:
select a.tablespace_name, count(a.tablespace_name) "ContinguousFreeBlocks" from dba_free_space a, dba_free_space b where a.tablespace_name = b.tablespace_name and a.file_id = b.file_id and a.block_id = b.block_id + b.Blocks group by a.tablespace_name; If the number of ContinguousFreeBlocks gets above 20, I coalesce. You may chose a different number depending on the size of your tablespaces. Jerry Whittle ACIFICS DBA NCI Information Systems Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 618-622-4145 -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Whittle Jerome Contr NCI INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
