prim21628:ORA-01631 Max # Extents(nnn) reached in table (xxx)

ORA-01631 Max # Extents(nnn) reached in table (xxx)

Where nnn = # of Extents and xxx = PMDB table name

For each table a maximum number of extents can be specified.  This error means that in order to accommodate some new data, Oracle needed to extend a table but could not because the maximum number of extents have been reached.  The error reports back both the current (maximum) number of extents and the table name.

This error is often also symptomatic of the next extent size being too small.

NOTE: The following steps should be performed by the Oracle DBA:

Increase the maximum number of extents allowed for the table, i.e:

alter table <table-name> storage (maxextents 500);

or alternately remove the limit on the number of extents, i.e.:

alter table <table-name> storage (maxextents unlimited);