Re: Manually starting database on Windows

On 8/29/06, Sweetser, Joe <Joe.Sweetser_at_infocrossing.com> wrote:
>
> A few things: The OracleService<SID> exists independently of the
> datafiles. That is, you can have a perfectly valid service running with
> no database underneath. Taking this a bit further, you can recreate the
> service of a database without damaging anything as long as the database
> and service are shutdown.
>

Even further: the Windows service is the VOS (Virtual Operating System) that is used
to virtualize the OS for Oracle.

I think I learned that bit from 'Scaling Oracle 8i'.

http://www.scaleabilities.co.uk/content/view/21/50/

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