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Slow file operations (shrink, resize) on Oracle files with Sun Solaris UFS Filesystem (Doc ID 786115.1)

Last updated on MARCH 01, 2019

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 8.1.7.4 to 11.1.0.7 [Release 8.1.7 to 11.1]
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Solaris on x86 (32-bit)
Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-bit)
Oracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-bit)
Oracle Solaris on SPARC (32-bit)
Oracle Server Enterprise Edition - Version: 8.1.7.4 to 11.1.0.7


Symptoms

Datafile shrink takes a long time to complete.

Other file operations can be slow as well on Sun platforms using the UFS filesystem.

This can affect Solaris 9 or 10.

Cause

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