Database Sizing Parameters

Use this page to set the sizing parameters, which are described in the following table.

Sizing Parameter Description Initialization Parameter
Block Size

Enter the size in bytes for Oracle Database blocks or accept the default entry. Oracle Database data is stored in these blocks. One data block corresponds to a specific number of bytes of physical database space on disk.

DB_BLOCK_SIZE
Processes

specifies the maximum number of operating system user processes that can simultaneously connect to Oracle. Its value should allow for all background processes such as locks, job queue processes, and parallel execution processes.

PROCESSES