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db_block_size [message #338716] Tue, 05 August 2008 15:48 Go to next message
balaji1482
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doc says db block size should me multiple size of os block size.

can anybody explain me the concept of setting database block size db_block_size to multiple of os block size in detail ?


Thanks in advance
Regards,
Balaji
Re: db_block_size [message #338717 is a reply to message #338716] Tue, 05 August 2008 16:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
BlackSwan
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2*OS_BLOCK_SIZE=DB_BLOCK_SIZE
4*OS_BLOCK_SIZE=DB_BLOCK_SIZE
8*OS_BLOCK_SIZE=DB_BLOCK_SIZE

Basic elementary school multiplication!
Re: db_block_size [message #338819 is a reply to message #338716] Wed, 06 August 2008 00:58 Go to previous message
Dipali Vithalani
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Documentation told such because, thought oracle uses db_block_size to treat and work with data at its lowest granularity (i.e. block), but utlimately the data are stored on harddisk in the form of os blocks and whenever, oracle tries to read specific datablock, all the os level block consisting of that datablock are read..
That is why, oracle recommends that db block size should be multiple of os blocks..

Regards,
Dipali..

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