Re: oradim

From: Holger Baer <holger.baer_at_science-computing.de>
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 16:42:40 +0100
Message-ID: <bvto9h$jf1$1@news.BelWue.DE>

Chuck wrote:
> ilaletin_at_usa.net (Igor Laletin) wrote in
> news:f9226414.0402032105.122e6e16_at_posting.google.com:
>
>

>>Chuck <chuckh_nospam_at_softhome.net> wrote in message
>>news:<Xns94805C12D6AABchuckhsofthomenet_at_130.133.1.4>... ...
>>
>>>The only references to oradim in the 8i docs are in 8i the Migration
>>>Guide pages 4-15, 7-16, and 13-5. 
>>
>>Try "Oracle8i Administrator's Guide for Windows NT" -> Chapter 6
>>"Post-Installation Database Creation" -> "Using ORADIM to Administer
>>an Oracle Instance".
>>
>>Regards,
>>Igor
>>

>
>
> Been there, read that. There is nothing in this manual (or any other
> Oracle manual that I've found) that explains how to get oradim to specify
> which oracle home to use to start an instance with. Keep in mind that the
> goal here is to have two services, each starting an instance using a
> different oracle home (i.e. a different set of executables), each at a
> different patch level of 8.1.7.4.

Well it's not so obvious, but if you think of oradim as a database tool, and then read up on starting database tools, you'll find it's pretty much there, however, it's not specific for oradim.

http://download-uk.oracle.com/docs/cd/A87861_01/NT817EE/win.817/a73008/ch1.htm#1167831

Regards,

Holger Received on Thu Feb 05 2004 - 09:42:40 CST