| Oracle® Database Reference 10g Release 2 (10.2) Part Number B14237-03  | 
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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 | 
| Real Application Clusters | 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 flash recovery area.
See Also:
Oracle Database Backup and Recovery Basics for information on setting up and configuring the flash recovery area