Specifies the number of journal files for which slots are to reserve in the database. The number of slots for journal files must be a positive number greater than zero. This feature is additive in nature. In other words, the number of reserved slots for journal files cannot be decreased once the RESERVE clause has been issued. If you reserve 10 slots and later reserve 5 slots, you have a total of 15 reserved slots for journal files plus 1 slot (totaling 16 reserved slots) because you initially get 1 pre-reserved slot. You must reserve slots or delete an existing journal file before you can add new journal files to the database. You cannot reserve journal files for a single-file database.