RE: Limited SORT_AREA_SIZE

2002-05-28 Thread Arun Chakrapani
Whenever I create or rebuild indexes i have been having the sort_Area_size as 1 gig,I have never faced any issues,but one thing i want to know why did u have to bounce the instance for this,whenever i create i add the sort area size for the session only and not on the instance level. we were

RE: Limited SORT_AREA_SIZE

2002-05-28 Thread DENNIS WILLIAMS
Arun - Thanks for the tip of using ALTER SESSION. I'll try that next time, and I hope next time isn't too soon. Dennis Williams DBA Lifetouch, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 12:32 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Whenever I create or

RE: Limited SORT_AREA_SIZE

2002-05-28 Thread Arun Chakrapani
Are u getting that error quite frequently -Original Message- Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 1:52 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Arun - Thanks for the tip of using ALTER SESSION. I'll try that next time, and I hope next time isn't too soon. Dennis Williams DBA Lifetouch, Inc.

RE: Limited SORT_AREA_SIZE

2002-05-28 Thread DENNIS WILLIAMS
Arun - No, I just needed to rebuild our largest table this weekend and re-create the indexes afterward. Fortunately with SORT_AREA_SIZE at 150-meg., the indexes build in a reasonable amount of time, so it was merely an inconvenience. I was able to enjoy one day of the weekend. I just wondered for

Re: Limited SORT_AREA_SIZE

2002-05-28 Thread paquette stephane
Hi, Asked you sys admin to boost the maximum memory allowable for a process. I had that error on a hp box. I do not remember the name of the parameters. Once the sys admin had changed the memory process parameters, processes were able to use way more than 150M of ram. You can increase the

RE: Limited SORT_AREA_SIZE

2002-05-28 Thread Khedr, Waleed
Are you using PQO? -Original Message- Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 12:54 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L This weekend I was rebuilding a large table and when it came time to rebuild the indexes, I cranked the SORT_AREA_SIZE up to 1/2 gig. It bombed off with an ORA-04030. I

RE: Limited SORT_AREA_SIZE

2002-05-28 Thread Arun Chakrapani
One more best way also is to create those indexes with nologging along with ur sort_area_size,this i think u must be knowing, if that database has a standby then copy this file which has the index data Cause as u know only the structure of the index goes to the dictionary and not the index data

Re:RE: Limited SORT_AREA_SIZE

2002-05-28 Thread dgoulet
One item to remember on this note of using alter session is that if a pile of your SQL*Plus users have the alter session privilege and set sort_area_size to a large value at the same time, you can soon run out of memory. At which time all of the above listed users will come down complaining

Re: Limited SORT_AREA_SIZE

2002-05-28 Thread Brian_P_MacLean
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RE: Limited SORT_AREA_SIZE

2002-05-28 Thread DENNIS WILLIAMS
Arun - Yes, I have discovered the nologging option. Also someone asked whether I was using parallel, and the answer is no. Dennis Williams DBA Lifetouch, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 3:01 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L One more