November 2011
Intermediate to advanced
608 pages
13h 33m
English
Oracle environmental variables are initially set at the time of the installation. Operating system accounts <sid>adm and ora<sid> use the environmental variables to perform different SAP and database-related activities, such as starting up and shutting down the systems and administering the Oracle Database using BRTOOLS. Table 20-6 lists the key environmental variables and their purpose in SAP systems. OSS Note 830578 provides a complete list of environmental variables with their intended purpose.
TABLE 20-6 Key Oracle Environmental Variables