Xref: alice comp.databases.oracle.tools:37733
Path: alice!news-feed.fnsi.net!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news-peer.gip.net!news-dc.gip.net!news.gsl.net!gip.net!OM9.omantel.net.om!not-for-mail
From: "TAD" <smokingdragon@bigfoot.com>
Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.tools
Subject: Re: What Is An Oracle Instance, Really ?
Date: Sun, 26 Dec 1999 05:15:59 +0400
Organization: Oman Telecommunications Company
Lines: 8
Message-ID: <843r0h$82t89@OM9.omantel.net.om>
References: <843c4f$b9i$1@nnrp1.deja.com>
X-Priority: 3
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300

Each instance is mapped to one and only one database.

Each database however, can be mapped to more than one instance.

i.e. the relation between database <---> instance is
                                     one <--------> many