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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