Adjusting Extension Size of a Database Table Using a Volatile Database Table Attribute
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1. A method for managing a computerized database, comprising the following executed by at least one computer system:
- storing at least one respective volatility attribute for each of at least one database table of said computerized database, each volatility attribute expressing volatility of at least a portion of a respective database table of said computerized database;
determining an extension file size of at least a portion of a first database table of said at least one database table of said computerized database using the at least one volatility attribute corresponding to the first database tableresponsive to a need to increase the file size allocation of the at least a portion of the first database table, increasing the file size allocation of the at least a portion of the first database table by the amount of the extension file size determined by said determining an extension file size of at least a portion of a first database table.
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Abstract
A respective volatility attribute associated with each of one or more tables of a computerized database is used to adjust an extension file size value associated with a database table file space. Various optional additional uses of a volatility attribute to manage a database are disclosed. Preferably, database parameters are automatically monitored over time and database table volatility state is automatically determined and periodically adjusted.
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1. A method for managing a computerized database, comprising the following executed by at least one computer system:
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storing at least one respective volatility attribute for each of at least one database table of said computerized database, each volatility attribute expressing volatility of at least a portion of a respective database table of said computerized database; determining an extension file size of at least a portion of a first database table of said at least one database table of said computerized database using the at least one volatility attribute corresponding to the first database table responsive to a need to increase the file size allocation of the at least a portion of the first database table, increasing the file size allocation of the at least a portion of the first database table by the amount of the extension file size determined by said determining an extension file size of at least a portion of a first database table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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