SGA Size

[skdas]

SQL> sho sga

Total System Global Area 135338868 bytes
Fixed Size 453492 bytes
Variable Size 109051904 bytes
Database Buffers 25165824 bytes
Redo Buffers 667648 bytes
SQL>

What is this Fixed Size and What is Variable Size...?

[pando]

fixed size is like a bootstrap area

variable size = sum(bytes) v$sgastat

[skdas]

Fixed Size and Variable Size, are they part of Shared Pool Size.. Or in other way what parameter in INIT.ORA makes up Fixed Size and Variable Size.

[davey23uk]

variable is made up from shared pool size and the other parameters listed in v$sgastat

fixed is well, fixed