C Database Limits

This appendix describes database limits.

C.1 Database Limits

Table C-1 lists the default and maximum values for parameters in a CREATE DATABASE or CREATE CONTROLFILE statement.

Note:

Interdependencies between these parameters may affect permissible values.

Table C-1 CREATE CONTROLFILE and CREATE DATABASE Parameters

Table C-2 lists the Oracle Database file size limits in bytes.

Table C-2 File Size Limits

File Type	Platform	File size limit
Data files	Any	4,194,303 multiplied by the value of the `DB_BLOCK_SIZE` parameter
Import/Export files and SQL*Loader files	AIX, HP-UX, Linux, and Solaris: 32-bit with 32-bit files	2,147,483,647 bytes
	AIX, HP-UX, Linux, and Solaris: 64-bit files	Unlimited Note: File size is limited by limits allowed by the operating system on different file systems.
Control files	HP-UX, Linux, and Solaris	20000 database blocks
	AIX	10000 database blocks