Re: Start/Shutdown of Oracle Databases in Unix

Check out $ORACLE_HOME/bin/dbstart.

This is an Oracle supplied script which you put into the system startup file (/etc/rc or your local equivalent, check your manuals or ask your Sys Admin). It will start up any instance which is documented in the /etc/oratab file, containing a 'Y' in the third field.

The file $ORACLE_HOME/bin/dbshut, when placed in your system shutdown script will shutdown all these databases.

You will need to manually add any startup scripts for SQL*Net, Oracle*Mail, etc.

Regards,

Pete

trazz_at_interaccess.com wrote:

> Does anyone have any unix shell scripts to startup and shutdown
> multiple databases in unix. i have to do the following manually and it
> gets boring every time.
 

> 1. su - oracle
> 2. set environment variables (ORACLE_SID is the one that will need to
> change each time i need to startup a differnet database.
> 3. sqldba lmode=y
> inside the sqldba i then type
> 4. connect internal
> 5. startup or shutdown immediate
> 6 . exit
 

> I have to repeat that process each time for every database on the
> server. how can i make it automatically in a shell script do all of
> those things without the need for user intervention. i want to start
> and stop it from cron as well. I need it to be able to change to a
> different database name each time and be able to start or stop all or
> some of them.

> We are running on Sun OS 5.4/Solaris 2.4
 

> Oracle 7.1.4 & Oracle 7.3 &
 

> SQL*DBA: Release 7.2.2.3.0 - Production on Tue Aug 27 22:46:23 1996
 

> Copyright (c) Oracle Corporation 1979, 1994. All rights reserved.
 

> Oracle7 Server Release 7.2.2.3.0 - Production Release
> With the distributed and parallel query options
> PL/SQL Release 2.2.2.3.0 - Production
 

> SQLDBA>
 
> Thanks,

> Trazz

--
Peter Moore.
DBA, IS Ops,
Sequent Computer Systems Ltd, Weybridge, UK.