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Monday 13 June 2011

How to add or extend datafiles in sap system based on oracle database ?

This article answers the below queries :

  • What is the database administration tool supported by SAP for oracle database?
  • What is BRTOOLS ?
  • How to access BRTOOLS ?
  • How to add or extend datafiles in sap system based on oracle database
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What is BRTOOLS?

BRTOOLS is the database administration tool supported by SAP for oracle database.

How to access BRTOOLS ?

BRTOOLS can be accessed by logging into database host as ora<sid> user and calling brtools at the command prompt.

How to add or extend datafiles in sap system based on oracle database?

Once brtools is called at command prompt, following menu will be displayed

BR*Tools main menu

1 = Instance management
2 - Space management
3 - Segment management
4 - Backup and database copy
5 - Restore and recovery
6 - Check and verification
7 - Database statistics
8 - Additional functions
9 - Exit program
Standard keys: c - cont, b - back, s - stop, r - refr, h - help
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Select option 2 - Space management from the above query and press c to continue.

It displays another screen as below :

Database space management

1 = Extend tablespace
2 - Create tablespace
3 - Drop tablespace
4 - Alter tablespace
5 - Alter data file
6 - Move data file
7 - Additional space functions
8 - Reset program status


Standard keys: c - cont, b - back, s - stop, r - refr, h - help
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Select Option 1- Extend tablespace and press continue.

In the next screen, you will be prompted to enter tablespace name, size/location of new datafile to be added, initial filesize, maximum filesize, autoextend (yes/no). Please provide all the relevant details and you can see an SQL query is being built based on the inputs given by you.

Once all the inputs are provided, press continue to execute the command and the datafile will be added.




7 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi...
dear friends,
This is syam J, i am searching for a job on SAP BASIS in Hyderabad/Bangalore/Chennai/Pune/Mumbai..

so, please help me ,if you know requirement and etc.
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and i would like to request this blog users and author too,that is can you please post more about implementation projects such as how to prepare and sizing,installation phases, errors and trouble shooting while installation.

Thanks
syam
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Anonymous said...

Very good blog, keep posting. very helpful.

Unknown said...

Hi Durga Prasad

Let me know...how important to get database knowledge,i mean u couldnt be a DBA for SAP Consultant,so my question is how much knowledge is required to get over with database isses...
Please im in need of this query...

Anonymous said...

how to add data file using sql command in oracle?

CH. said...

How to add a datafile when the tablespace got locked?

Unknown said...

hi durga prasad,
u r doing great job.try to post as many as possible errors and solutions

Unknown said...

ots very useful one.............thanks durga sir

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