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How To Extend A Datafile Using BRTOOLS

To extend an Oracle datafile using BRTOOLS: 1. Log into the system as the Oracle user and launch BRTOOLS 2. Select the space management option and then alter datafile 3. Specify the datafile resize action, tablespace name, datafile path, and new size in MB 4. Continue to launch BRSPACE and execute the resize, checking for errors

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How To Extend A Datafile Using BRTOOLS

To extend an Oracle datafile using BRTOOLS: 1. Log into the system as the Oracle user and launch BRTOOLS 2. Select the space management option and then alter datafile 3. Specify the datafile resize action, tablespace name, datafile path, and new size in MB 4. Continue to launch BRSPACE and execute the resize, checking for errors

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How to extend an Oracle datafile using BRTOOLS

Summary

1. Logon to the systems as ora<sid>


2. Execute brtools
3. Select “2 – Space management”
4. Select “4 – Alter data file”
5. Select “3 – Alter data file action (action)” and type resize 
6. Select “4 – Tablespace name (tablespace)” and type the tablespace name
7. Select “5 – Data file names (file)” and specify the complete path of the data file
8. Check the input data and select continue to launch the BRSPACE interface.
9. Confirm the call to “BRSPACE”
10. Select “7 ? New data file size in MB (incrsize)” and specify the new size in MB
11. Check the input data and select continue (this will actually execute the resizing).
Look for any error messages.
12. Select continue and confirm the return to BRTOOLS menu.
13. Exit from the “Space management” menu using b (back)
14. Now it is possible to exit from BRTOOLS using option “9 – Exit program”.

NOTE: Check next page for a detailed procedure


Detailed procedure

1. Logon to the systems as ora<sid>


2. Execute brtools

3. Select “2 – Space management”


4. Select “4 – Alter data file”
It is obligatory to fill items marked with “~”.

5. Select “3 – Alter data file action (action)” and type resize 

6. Select “4 – Tablespace name (tablespace)” and type the tablespace name


7. Select “5 – Data file names (file)” and specify the complete path of the data file

8. Check the input data and select c to continue to launch the BRSPACE interface.

Datafiles can be checked within the SAP system with transaction DB02 -> Current sizes
-> Select the tablespace -> Data files / Temp files
9. Confirm the call to “BRSPACE”

10. Select “7 ? New data file size in MB (incrsize)” and specify the new size in MB
11. Check the input data and select continue (this will actually execute the resizing).
Look for any error messages.

12. Select continue and confirm the return to BRTOOLS.


13. Exit from the “Space management” menu using b (back)
14. Now it is possible to exit from BRTOOLS using option “9 – Exit program”.

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