Re: What is the difference between oradim and startup?

From: Peter <peter_at_nomorenewsspammin.ca>
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 09:44:31 GMT
Message-ID: <ch62av4ag4017imebqfs9llns6ijvk02es@4ax.com>

On 18 Apr 2003 22:22:56 -0700, rs_arwar_at_hotmail.com (Rauf Sarwar) wrote:

>Peter <peter_at_nomorenewsspammin.ca> wrote in message news:<i101avcbgslcu9ddg1g4lcfcctc8e836ab_at_4ax.com>...
>> On 16 Apr 2003 23:06:16 -0700, rs_arwar_at_hotmail.com (Rauf Sarwar)
>> wrote:
>>
>> Your explanation is very clear.
>> I have this to ask.
>> The OracleServiceSID is the service/process that is needed before you
>> can start an Oracle instance. We can have more than one instances
>> connected to the same OracleServiceSID?
>
>No you cannot. All Oracle processes are unique to a particular SID.
>Oracle process is started with SID name as a parameter. If you have 5
>instances running on your server, you would have 5 Oracle processes.
>

What if I open up several DOS Windows and then run sqlplus in each one and then run "startup" ? Do I now have many instances connected to the same OracleServiceSID? Received on Sat Apr 19 2003 - 04:44:31 CDT