In This Chapter

This chapter defines terms and explains the concepts that you must understand to perform the tasks described in Managing Disk Space. This chapter covers the following topics:

• Definitions of the physical and logical units that the database server uses to store data on disk
• Instructions on how to calculate the amount of disk space that you need to store your data
• Guidelines on how to lay out your disk space and where to place your databases and tables

See the current Dynamic Server release notes for any supplementary information on the maximum values related to the storage units discussed in this chapter.