How many datafiles can a tablespace have?

How many maximum datafiles can there be in an Oracle database?

There is a UNIX kernel limit for the maximum number of open files. There is an absolute Oracle maximum of 65533 files in a database and usually 1022 files in a tablespace. However, certain hardware platforms have a limit lower than this absolute maximum.

Can there be more than one datafile per tablespace?

Yes, there can be more than one datafile per tablespace. When a schema object such as a table or index is created, its segment is created within a designated tablespace in the database. For example, suppose you create a table in a specific tablespace using the CREATE TABLE command with the TABLESPACE option.

How do I find out how many datafiles I have in tablespace?

SELECT * from DBA_TABLESPACES; To view all the datafiles of a particular tablespace, execute the following command. This command will display all the datafiles that as currently associated with thegeekstuff tablespace. This will also display the size of the datafiles in MB.

How many datafiles are there in a database?

However, because there is limit of 64K datafiles for each database, a database can contain 1024 times more bigfile tablespaces than smallfile tablespaces, so bigfile tablespaces increase the total database capacity by 3 orders of magnitude.