Lab 4
Tablespace &
Datafile
IS221:
DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Outline
Tablespace & Datafile
Create New Tablespace
Alter Tablespace
Manage Tablespace
Create Table in a Tablespace
Drop Tablespace
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Tablespace & Datafile
Tablespace : is a logical group of data files in a database. A database
typically contains at least one tablespace, and usually two or more.
Within the database, the tablespace plays a role similar to that of a
folder on the hard drive of a computer.
Datafile : is a physical file of
the operating system that
store the data of all logical
structures in the database .
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Tablespace
A database administrator can use tablespaces to :
Control disk space allocation for database data
Assign specific space quotas for database users
Control availability of data by taking individual tablespace online or offline
(except the SYSTEM tablespace)
Perform partial database backup or recovery operations
There are two types of tablespaces :
Default tablespace
Temporary tablespace
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Check exist tablspaces
select tablespace_name ,status from dba_tablespaces;
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Create New Tablespace
Create new tablespace:
“ create tablespace tablespace_name datafile ‘file_name’ size size ; “
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Alter Tablespace
Adding a datafile:
“ alter tablespace tablespace_name add datafile ‘file_name’ size size ; ”
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Alter Tablespace
Resize a datafile:
“ alter database datafile ‘ file_name ‘ resize new_size ; “
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Alter Tablespace
Drop a datafile:
“ alter tablespace tablespace_name drop datafile ‘file_name’ ; “
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Manage Tablespace
Make tablespace Read Only :
“ alter tablespace tablespace_name read only; “
When try to alter the tablespace after make it read only, this message
will appear :
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Manage Tablespace
Make tablespace read/ write:
“ alter tablespace tablespace_name read write; “
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Create Table in a Tablespace
To create table Client within the ts tablespace:
CREATE TABLE Client (
Client_id number(3) primary key,
name varchar2(8),
city varchar2(8))
TABLESPACE ts
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Note
If you have the proper privileges and tablespace quota, you can
create a new table in any tablespace that is currently online.
Therefore, you should specify the TABLESPACE option in a
CREATE TABLE statement to identify the tablespace that will store
the new table.
If you do not specify a tablespace in a CREATE TABLE statement,
the table is created in your default tablespace
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CHECK Table space
To find default permanent tablespace :
select username ,default_tablespace from dba_users where username =
‘YESRNAME';
Example
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Change the user Default tablespace
alter user user_name default tablespace tablespace_name ;
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Drop Tablespace
“ drop tablespace tablespace_name including contents and datafiles; “
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Tablespace & Datafile
create tablespace tablespace_name datafile ‘file_name’ size 10m;
alter tablespace tablespace_name add datafile ‘file_name’ size 15m;
alter database datafile ‘file_name’ resize 20m;
alter tablespace tablespace_name drop datafile ‘file_name’ ;
alter tablespace tablespace_name read only;
alter tablespace tablespace_name read write;
drop tablespace tablespace_name including contents and datafiles;
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