The two main benefit of lmt's are - the enforcement of a consistent extent size. - avoiding issues with FET$ and UET$
Using migrate_to_local achieves the latter but not the former. hth connor --- orantdba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > Any reason that this external consultant is not > using the package > > dbms_space_admin.tablespace_migrate_to_local > procedure ?? > > This would seem a much cleaner method of doing this > than the method they > are recommending. > > > From the plsql supplied reference. > > > TABLESPACE_MIGRATE_TO_LOCAL Procedure > > Use this procedure to migrate the tablespace from > dictionary managed > format to locally managed format. Tablespaces > migrated to locally > managed format are user-managed. > > > Syntax > > TABLESPACE_MIGRATE_TO_LOCAL(tablespace_name, > allocation_unit, relative_fno) > > Hope this helps, > John > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >I have just heard today that an external > consultant, who is coming to > >upgrade software for our Student Records system > next week, wants to unload > >the live, test and training databases, and recreate > them using locally > >managed tablespaces. > > > >I've been reading all the incredibly positive > things oracle have to say > >about this, but has anybody any real experience of > using locally managed > >tablespaces, and if so, are there any major > disadvantages or knock-on > >effects that I should be aware of? Apart from > trying to find disk space to > >unload each database to do this, would it have any > additional space > >implications? > > > >Basically, I need to decide if I should let this go > ahead. > > > >Heather > > > > ===== Connor McDonald http://www.oracledba.co.uk (mirrored at http://www.oradba.freeserve.co.uk) "Some days you're the pigeon, some days you're the statue" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: =?iso-8859-1?q?Connor=20McDonald?= INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
