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These are the limits: These are the limits:
Maximum size for a database? unlimited (60GB databases exist) Maximum size for a database? unlimited (60GB databases exist)
Maximum size for a table? 64 TB on all operating systems Maximum size for a table? 16 TB
Maximum size for a row? unlimited in 7.1 and later Maximum size for a row? unlimited in 7.1 and later
Maximum size for a field? 1GB in 7.1 and later Maximum size for a field? 1GB in 7.1 and later
Maximum number of rows in a table? unlimited Maximum number of rows in a table? unlimited
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disk space and memory/swap space. Performance may suffer when these disk space and memory/swap space. Performance may suffer when these
values get unusually large. values get unusually large.
The maximum table size of 16TB does not require large file support
from the operating system. Large tables are stored as multiple 1GB
files.
The maximum table size and maximum number of columns can be increased
by four if the default block size is increased to 32k.
4.7) How much database disk space is required to store data from a typical 4.7) How much database disk space is required to store data from a typical
text file? text file?
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<P>These are the limits:</P> <P>These are the limits:</P>
<PRE> <PRE>
Maximum size for a database? unlimited (60GB databases exist) Maximum size for a database? unlimited (60GB databases exist)
Maximum size for a table? 64 TB on all operating systems Maximum size for a table? 16 TB
Maximum size for a row? unlimited in 7.1 and later Maximum size for a row? unlimited in 7.1 and later
Maximum size for a field? 1GB in 7.1 and later Maximum size for a field? 1GB in 7.1 and later
Maximum number of rows in a table? unlimited Maximum number of rows in a table? unlimited
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available disk space and memory/swap space. Performance may available disk space and memory/swap space. Performance may
suffer when these values get unusually large. suffer when these values get unusually large.
<P>The maximum table size of 16TB does not require large file
support from the operating system. Large tables are stored
as multiple 1GB files.
<P>The maximum table size and maximum number of columns can be
increased by four if the default block size is increased to 32k.
<H4><A name="4.7">4.7</A>) How much database disk space is required <H4><A name="4.7">4.7</A>) How much database disk space is required
to store data from a typical text file?<BR> to store data from a typical text file?<BR>
</H4> </H4>
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