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    DBA_OB_BALANCE_JOBS

    Last Updated:2026-04-28 09:23:27  Updated
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    The DBA_OB_BALANCE_JOBS view displays the ongoing load balancing job of a tenant. Each tenant can have only one running load balancing job at a time. A load balancing job generates multiple load balancing tasks for specific load balancing operations.

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    This view is introduced since OceanBase Database V4.2.0.

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    Column
    Type
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    Description
    JOB_ID NUMBER(38) NO The ID of the load balancing job.
    CREATE_TIME TIMESTAMP(6) WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE NO The time when the job was created.
    MODIFY_TIME TIMESTAMP(6) WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE NO The time when the job was modified.
    BALANCE_STRATEGY VARCHAR2(64) NO The name of the load balancing strategy. Valid values:
    • LS balance by migrate: Implement load balancing during migration.
    • LS balance by alter: Implement load balancing by using log streams.
    • LS balance by expand: Implement load balancing through scale-out.
    • LS balance by shrink: Implement load balancing through scale-in.
    • partition balance: Implement load balancing among partitions.
    JOB_TYPE VARCHAR2(64) NO The type of the job. Valid values:
    • LS_BALANCE: load balancing for log streams.
    • PARTITION_BALACNE: load balancing for partitions.
    TARGET_UNIT_NUM NUMBER(38) NO The target number of resource units for each zone.
    TARGET_PRIMARY_ZONE_NUM NUMBER(38) NO The target number of primary zones.
    STATUS VARCHAR2(64) NO The status of the job. Valid values:
    • DOING: The job is being executed.
    • COMPLETED: The job is executed.
    • CANCELING: The job is being canceled.
    • CANCELED: The job is canceled.
    COMMENT longtext YES The comments.
    COMMENT CLOB YES The comments.

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