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You can run more INSTANCED on the same database. e.g. when using Oracle Parallel Server.
Walter
"Gordy" <gdsell_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> I am just trying to setup an init.ora file under oracle 8.1.5.
> It has two parameters, DB_NAME and INSTANCE_NAME.
> I usually just set those to the same values and everything
> goes well. I was just wondering if anyone knows what
> the difference between the two parameters was and why you
> would set them differently.
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> Cheers
> Gordon
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Received on Thu May 18 2000 - 00:00:00 CDT
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