Dbspace Structure and Storage

This section explores the disk structures and storage techniques that the database server uses to store data in a dbspace.

Structure of the Root Dbspace
As part of disk-space initialization, the database server initializes specific structures in the initial chunk of the root dbspace.
Reserved Pages
Structure of a Regular Dbspace
Structure of the Chunk Free-List Page
Structure of the Tblspace Tblspace
Structure of the Database Tblspace
Structure and Allocation of an Extent
Structure and Storage of a Dbspace Page
Structure of Fragmented Tables
Structure of B-Tree Index Pages
Structure of R-Tree Index Pages

Parent topic: Disk Structures and Storage

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