Additional Table Space Options/Parameters

When creating or altering a table space, there are a number of options or parameters that can be specified to control the placement and operation of the table space. The options that can be specified for a table space include:

  • Page Size: Specifies the size of the pages that will be used in the table space. The page size can be 4 KB, 8 KB, 16 KB, or 32 KB. In order to create a table space with a page size other than 4 KB, there must already be a buffer pool with the same page size.

    • The default page size is 4096 bytes (4 KB).

    • By default, a buffer pool with a 4-KB page size is created when a database is created.

  • Extent Size: Specifies the number of pages that will be written to a container before writing ...

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