Re: Why DB_Name 4 chars only.

Database name is limited to 9 characters, see "name" column in v$database. Instance name is limited to 181 characters (at least according to inst_name in v$active_instances).

All this under 8.1.5.

Igor Neyman, OCP DBA
ineyman_at_perceptron.com

• Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 4:08 PM

> Hi,
> What is the reason behind DB_Name/SID usually 4 chars
> length only. I have a customer who is asking us to
> create instance/db with 6 chars length. We usually
> keep instance name and db_name parameters same in .ora
> file. Can someone please explain the reason behind
> db_name 4 chars only. Is it a common practice to keep
> SID/db_name/instance name parameters same (for example
> PBDS).
>
> thanks
> Srinivas
>
>
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