Data Pump Directory Follow these steps if the expdp command in the backup script fails. Note:You must shut down the SDM server before you complete the steps in this section. Connect to your Oracle database as sysdba. cd $ORACLE_HOME/bin ./sqlplus / as sysdba Change the streams pool size to generate data pump files. ALTER SYSTEM SET streams_pool_size=128M; Shutdown the Oracle database. SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE; Restart the Oracle database. STARTUP; Verify the change took place with the following command: SHOW PARAMETER streams_pool_size;