Re: Uninstall an instance from Oracle8i on Unix-AIX

"Syltrem" <syltremzulu_at_videotron.ca> wrote in message news:11tkrq653nrl1d7_at_corp.supernews.com...
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> "Jeff B" <bischj_at_usa.redcross.org> wrote in message
> news:1138219527.753174.292110_at_g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>I am trying to find out how to uninstall an Oracle8i database instance
>> on Unix-AIX 4.3. I do not want to remove the oracle software, just one
>> of the database instances. Metalink and OTN have not been of any help.
>> Does anyone out there have a step-by-step procedure for this?
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>> Thanks in advance,
>> Jeff
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> As Frank said or...
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> The DBCA tool has an option to delete a database.
> You can try it. I never did as I\m not a Windows fan and like to do things
> without the mouse so that I know what is really happening.
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> Syltrem
> http://pages.infinit.net/syltrem (OpenVMS information and help, en
> français)
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I used dbca on AIX to remove Oracle 8i databases and it's working very good. However, there might be some datafiles left on the filesystem after dbca has finished, so you need to check the filesystem afterwards. Received on Sat Jan 28 2006 - 18:36:47 CST