Re: Single instance w/ multiple databases on NT?

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 06:39:35 +0100
Message-ID: <u61hraqts8h909@corp.supernews.com>

"AEG" <agibbons_at_erols.com> wrote in message news:u61a397ql0h491_at_corp.supernews.com...
> In the past I have been told that you can only have one Oracle database
per
> instance on an NT server. However, it appears that you can setup a single
> Oracle instance to handle several
> mounted and open databases at a time. Is this the case?
>
>
>

NO
One instance manages one database, and a database in Oracle is not the same thing as in sqlserver. A database in sqlserver equates a schema in Oracle. Please read on this architectural concept in the Oracle Concepts Manual.

Hth

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Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA

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Received on Tue Feb 05 2002 - 23:39:35 CST