Re: using SVRMGR for Ora8 on NT - help!

Try setting the environment variable ORACLE_SID to the correct value before you start svrmgr80
so
set oracle_sid ORCL
svrmgr80
connect internal

Hth,
Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA

Fuzzy wrote in message <37697fb0.19293502_at_newshost.interact.net.au>...
>Hi all,
>
>I can't seem to get SVRMGR to behave on an Ora8 NT box. I'm trying to
>alter our backup régime from cold to hot - but it's a bit hard without
>SVRMGR. I'm trying to go through the usual mount, alter to
>archivelogs, open stuff, and also build some scripts to automate
>restores when necessary.
>
>Every time I try to use SVRMGR, I get the 12203 TNS:Unable to connect
>to destination. Now of course the instance isn't running - only the
>listener is. But that's the whole idea isn't it - I want SVRMGR to
>start the instance without opening the database so I can make these
>changes.
>
>Am I missing something? Should I but using ORADIM80 instead? If so,
>what are the startup options?
>
>Yours in confussion
>Fuzzy
>:-)
>
Received on Thu Jun 17 1999 - 23:35:23 CDT