Thanks very much!
Guess we'll go with the manual control. More memory fo 40 PC's isn't in the
budget.
"Joe Fischer" <jfischer_at_insight.rr.com> wrote in message
news:3c48c254.178704313_at_news-server.insight.rr.com...
> Using SQL*Plus, log onto the database as an SQLDBA and issue
> "SHUTDOWN NORMAL;"
> If you do not want the DB to start up automatically, go into
> Windows 2000 services screen and set all the services that start with
> "Oracle..." from automatic to manual.
> Having Oracle running should not bog down the machine unless a
> lot database activity is going on. If the machine is bogged down
> because of memory, get some more while it is cheap.
>
> On Fri, 18 Jan 2002 14:00:31 GMT, "Peter van der Goes"
> <pvdg_at_worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
> >We are using a version of Personal Oracle 8i (8.1.7) that came from a
> >textbook publisher. It installs so as to start the database automatically
> >when the host PC boots up. While the instructions provide a way to start
the
> >database (if it fails to start automatically) using Server Manager
> >(svrmgrl.exe), no instructions are provided to shut the database down
> >manually. It appears that Server Manager (command line, no help) expects
the
> >user to first log on to the database and then issue some sort of shutdown
> >command. Does anybody know the correct syntax for these commands, or an
> >easier way to control the database?
> >Oracle running all the time bogs the school PC's down too much for users
of
> >other software.
> >
> >Any help will be greatly appreciated!
> >
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