| Oracle® Database Reference 11g Release 2 (11.2) Part Number E10820-03  | 
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| Property | Description | 
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| Parameter type | Big integer | 
| Syntax | DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST_SIZE = integer [K | M | G] | 
| Default value | There is no default value. | 
| Modifiable | ALTER SYSTEM ... SID='*' | 
| Basic | Yes | 
| Oracle RAC | You must set this parameter for every instance, and multiple instances must have the same value. | 
DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST_SIZE specifies (in bytes) the hard limit on the total space to be used by target database recovery files created in the fast recovery area.
Note that neither block 0 nor the OS block header of each Oracle file is included in this size. Allow an extra 10% for this data when computing the actual disk usage required for the fast recovery area.
See Also:
Oracle Database Backup and Recovery User's Guide for information on setting up and configuring the fast recovery area