Name
STARTUP
Synopsis
STARTUP [FORCE] [RESTRICT]
[PFILE = parameter_filename]
[MOUNT [OPEN [RECOVER]]
[database_name]]
[[EXCLUSIVE | PARALLEL | SHARED]
[RETRY]] | [NOMOUNT]The STARTUP command allows you to start an Oracle instance and open a database. For example:
STARTUP STARTUP RESTRICT STARTUP PFILE = c:\temp\tempinit.ora
To use STARTUP, you must be connected as SYSDBA, SYSOPER, or INTERNAL.
Parameters
- FORCE
Forces the instance to start. If the instance is currently running, then FORCE will cause the equivalent of a SHUTDOWN ABORT to be done first; the instance will then be restarted.
- RESTRICT
Opens the database in restricted session mode.
- PFILE = parameter_filename
Tells SQL*Plus to use the specified parameter file (initialization file) when starting the instance. You may specify a path with the filename.
Note
SQL*Plus reads the parameter file, not the Oracle instance. The path to the parameter file must be relative to the machine running SQL*Plus.
- MOUNT
Causes the database to be mounted but not opened.
- OPEN
Causes the database to be mounted and then opened for normal operation.
- RECOVER
Tells Oracle to perform media recovery, if necessary, before opening the database.
- database_name
Overrides the DB_NAME parameter in the initialization file.
- EXCLUSIVE
Causes the database to be opened or mounted exclusively by the current instance. No other instances may share it. This is the default setting and is used if neither SHARE nor PARALLEL is specified.
- PARALLEL
Causes the database to be opened or mounted so ...