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QUESTION POSED ON: 27 August 2007
We are using rollback segments in an Oracle 10g database. For all good reasons, we would like to move from using rollback segments to the undo tablespace. Can you give some important steps involved in doing this move?

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EXPERT RESPONSE
This type of move is pretty easy. Just follow these steps:
  1. Create an Undo tablespace:
    CREATE UNDO TABLESPACE undo_tbs 
    DATAFILE '/dir/undo_tbs01.dbf' SIZE xxM 
    EXTENT MANAGEMENT LOCAL;
    
  2. Modify your initialization parameters:
    ALTER SYSTEM SET undo_tablespace=UNDO_TBS SCOPE=spfile;
    ALTER SYSTEM SET undo_retention=xxxx SCOPE=spfile;
    ALTER SYSTEM SET undo_management=AUTO SCOPE=spfile;
    
  3. Bounce the instance.
  4. Remove the old rollback segments and their tablespace. Make sure you do not drop the SYSTEM rollback segment.

You will have to determine the optimal size for your Undo tablespace. Part of this is predicated on the undo_retention parameter, which you will also have to denote.


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