I haven't done any stress testing - but check out DBMS_REDEFINITION hth connor
--- "Toepke, Kevin M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello! > > I am trying to figure out the best way to convert a > non-partitioned table > with approx 20 million rows into a hash-partitioned > table. This should be > done with minimal down-time. This will be in an > Oracle 9i environment done > at a time when only SELECTs are occuring on the > table. > > The best way I can figure is to create a second > table and copy the data > over; create the indexes; and rename the tables. > > I would appreciate any hints on what section of TFM > to read. > > Kevin Toepke > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------ > The information in this electronic mail message is > Trilegiant Confidential > and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely > for the addressee(s). > Access to this Internet electronic mail message by > anyone else is > unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, > any disclosure, > copying, distribution or action taken or omitted to > be taken in reliance on > it is prohibited and may be unlawful. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------ > The sender believes that this E-mail and any > attachments were free of any > virus, worm, Trojan horse, and/or malicious code > when sent. This message and > its attachments could have been infected during > transmission. By reading the > message and opening any attachments, the recipient > accepts full > responsibility for taking protective and remedial > action about viruses and > other defects. Trilegiant Corporation is not liable > for any loss or damage > arising in any way from this message or its > attachments. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------ > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Toepke, Kevin M > 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). ===== Connor McDonald http://www.oracledba.co.uk (mirrored at http://www.oradba.freeserve.co.uk) "Some days you're the pigeon, some days you're the statue" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: =?iso-8859-1?q?Connor=20McDonald?= 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).
