Specifies the number of data pages between space area management (SPAM) pages in the storage area file, and therefore the maximum number of data pages each space area management page will manage. The default, and also the minimum interval, is 216 data pages. The first page of each storage area is a space area management page. The interval you specify determines where subsequent space area management pages are to be inserted, provided there are enough data pages in the storage file to require more space area management pages. You cannot specify the INTERVAL storage area parameter for single-file databases, and you cannot specify INTERVAL unless you also explicitly specify PAGE FORMAT IS MIXED. Oracle Rdb calculates the maximum interval size based on the number of blocks per page and returns an error message if you exceed this value. For example, when the page size is 2 blocks, the maximum interval is 4008 pages. If you try to create a storage area with the interval set to 4009, Oracle Rdb returns the following error message: %RDB-E-BAD_DPB_CONTENT, invalid database parameters in the database parameter block (DPB) -RDMS-F-SPIMAX, spam interval of 4009 is more than the Rdb maximum of 4008 -RDMS-F-AREA_NAME, area NEW For more information about setting space area management parameters, see the Oracle Rdb Guide to Database Maintenance.