Re: Convert TEMP tablespace from datafiles to tempfiles

2002-11-07 Thread Jared Still
Ron, you're confusing me. > Perhaps the reason that I was confused is that I did not phrase the > question correctly. If you create a tablespace to be used as the > temporary tablespace for users and create it as type temporary ( > segments used by implicit sorts to handle order by clause) you c

RE: Convert TEMP tablespace from datafiles to tempfiles

2002-11-07 Thread Ron Rogers
Mike, Perhaps the reason that I was confused is that I did not phrase the question correctly. If you create a tablespace to be used as the temporary tablespace for users and create it as type temporary ( segments used by implicit sorts to handle order by clause) you can not use the LMT clauses. If

RE: Convert TEMP tablespace from datafiles to tempfiles

2002-11-07 Thread Hand, Michael T
Jesse, I did the same thing last week on our sandbox system using the method others have prescribed. There is a note 140913.1 covering a LMT bug in 8.1.6. under OpenVMS. You might want to double check to make sure no equivalent problem exists on your platform. Ron, As Jared pointed out, it's the

Re: Convert TEMP tablespace from datafiles to tempfiles

2002-11-06 Thread Jared . Still
o: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject: Re: Convert TEMP tablespace from datafiles to tempfiles List, Would you please explain to me how you are able to get TEMP and LMT combined together. I use 8.1.7 and it is not allowed. &

RE: Convert TEMP tablespace from datafiles to tempfiles

2002-11-06 Thread Jesse, Rich
gt; Subject: RE: Convert TEMP tablespace from datafiles to tempfiles > > > Rich, > > I have a better set of steps for you: > > 1). Create a new tablespace (TEMPLMT) and make it a LMT. > 2). One by one, issue ALTER USER {username} TEMPORARY > TABLESPACE TEMPLMT; > 3

Re: Convert TEMP tablespace from datafiles to tempfiles

2002-11-06 Thread Ron Rogers
List, Would you please explain to me how you are able to get TEMP and LMT combined together. I use 8.1.7 and it is not allowed. "Oracle8i DBA Handbook" Loney and Theriault, Osborne Oracle Press, Page 598 NOTE "If you specify Local in a create tablespace command, you can not specify a default stora

Re: Convert TEMP tablespace from datafiles to tempfiles

2002-11-06 Thread Jared . Still
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject:Convert TEMP tablespace from datafiles to tempfiles Hey all, I've got some downtime coming up on an 8.1.6 DB on Solaris, and I'd like to take the opportunity to convert the dat

Re: Convert TEMP tablespace from datafiles to tempfiles

2002-11-06 Thread JApplewhite
Rich, If you've got the disk space, do it while the DB is up. Much simpler. Create a new Temporary LMT - call it NewTemp - with the appropriate tempfiles. Switch everyone to NewTemp by spooling and executing this and running the spooled file: Select 'Alter User ' || UserName || ' Temporary Tab

RE: Convert TEMP tablespace from datafiles to tempfiles

2002-11-06 Thread Mercadante, Thomas F
Rich, I have a better set of steps for you: 1). Create a new tablespace (TEMPLMT) and make it a LMT. 2). One by one, issue ALTER USER {username} TEMPORARY TABLESPACE TEMPLMT; 3). Bounce the database 4). DROP TABLESPACE TEMP INCLUDING CONTENTS; 5). Backup the database 6). Let users at it. 7)

Convert TEMP tablespace from datafiles to tempfiles

2002-11-06 Thread Jesse, Rich
Hey all, I've got some downtime coming up on an 8.1.6 DB on Solaris, and I'd like to take the opportunity to convert the datafiles of the TEMP tablespace to tempfiles. My reason for this change is primarily to get the TEMP tablespace LMT, but also to shrink our hotbacks w/o modifying the working