Re: How Large is a BIG Relational DB

ddargo@us.oracle.com (Dave Dargo) writes: >aevans@kaiwan.com (Alan B. Evans) writes: >>(SVR4) using Oracle 7. Oracle 7 has a design limitation in that >>1 instance of Oracle can only handle 256 GB of data. >Most definately not correct. More like a design limitation of around 4 >Terrabytes. There are production databases in Oracle larger than the 256 GB >you mention (including one on a Sun box). >Dave (ddargo@us.oracle.com) Hi Dave, I kinda figured on someone questioning the old 256 gig limitation - I guess you're right; only, Alan was more likely talking from experience, no so much on what brand O can address, but what the nag can actually handle. Care for a benchtest? Still, pretty soon 4 Tbs will be small and the number of installed nCUBE 'video jukeboxes' doing mainframe corporate DBMS replacement is still pretty thin on the ground. # Regards | # rm -r tmp /* # Adam Green, Federal Office, Canberra| rm: tmp: No such file or directory # Product Manager - Australia | ...bin there, done that? # Ph. + 61 6 273 1200 Fax + 61 6 273 1220 eMail adamg@informix.com -- # Regards | # rm -r tmp /* # Adam Green, Federal Office, Canberra| rm: tmp: No such file or directory # Product Manager - Australia | ...bin there, done that? # Ph. + 61 6 273 1200 Fax + 61 6 273 1220 eMail adamg@informix.com