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This is similar to the IFILE parameter which is used as a pointer to a non-default pfile. Parameter in it that will be pointing to the location of the spfile asĪ new initialization parameter called the SPFILE was introduced Pfile in the previous command–Oracle does not allow this. You cannot start the database by specifying spfile in place of Or you use the PFILE option of the STARTUP command as follows: SQL> startup pfile='d:spfile_mydb.ora' Spfile and startup your database (pfile should be located in the default path), If you want to override this and start yourĭatabase with a pfile you have two options for this–either you delete the

If this file is not found either, then it searches for the pfile by name init$ORACLE_SID.ora.Īs discussed earlier, by default Oracle starts looking for.

If it does not exist, it looks for the spfile.ora and.

Search for the spfile $ORACLE_SID.ora file in the default location,.

The default behavior of the STARTUP command has changed in Oracle9i the command now searches for the following files in this order: It can be done in various ways as discussed below. Now that the spfile is ready, we’ll have to make the database use it.

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Workaround: All you have to do is reconnect as SYSDBA and use the STARTUP command, until a patch is available. Version: This bug exists in: Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.0.1.1.1 - Production version. ORA-03113: end-of-file on communication channel Look at the test scenario below: SQL> CREATE SPFILE='d:spfile_mydb.ora' FROM SQL> CREATE SPFILE='d:spfile_mydb.ora' FROMīug: After a spfile is created when you shutdown the database to startup again, you’ll encounter an error, which makes you log in again and then use the STARTUP command. The following CREATE SPFILE creates a spfile in a non-default locationįrom a pfile located in a non-default location if the path in the SPFILE or PFILE clause is not specified, Oracle uses the default directory as the path. ORA-32002: cannot create SPFILE already being used by the instance If a spfile already exists in the destination directory, it is over written, however if it’s in use by the instance, then it returns the following error: SQL> CREATE SPFILE FROM PFILE It creates a spfile in the default directory (O/S dependant, usually $ORACLE_HOME/dbs/ on unix platforms) from the pfile located in the default directory. This is the simplest form of the CREATE SPFILE statement. The spfile is created using the CREATE SPFILE statement this requires the SYSDBA or SYSOPER privileges. However, the database starts using the spfile only when you later restart the database using the spfile created. Must be created from the pfile at the SQL prompt. Creating the spfileīy default a database would be working on a pfile, so the spfile Oracle strongly recommends that you create the spfile as aĭynamic means of storing the initialization parameters. Requires that you start an instance for the first time using the pfile and thenĬreate the spfile, which is discussed later in the article.

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So, goodbye to manual edits to the pfile. This makes all the changes made to the instance using the ALTER SYSTEM The spfile is a server-side initialization parameterįile parameters stored in this file are persistent across database startups. Oracle writes to and readsįrom this binary file. The spfile can be thought of as a control file that is usedīy Oracle to store the initialization parameters. To overcome his limitation Oracle has come up with a newįeature called the spfile (server parameter file). The session depending on the type of the statement issued. Need to be set every time you restarted the instance, because parametersĪltered in this process would be lasting for the lifetime of the instance or

Nevertheless, it should be mentioned that these parameters would However, parameters that were dynamically alterable could be changed using theĪppropriate ALTER SYSTEM or ALTER SESSION statement, which would take effect immediately. AnyĬhanges made to this pfile would only take effect when you restart the database

Instance that has to be created by Oracle for the specified database. Would be read at the time of instance startup to get the characteristics of the So what’s it all aboutįor centuries, Oracle has been maintaining a text fileĬalled the pfile to store the database initialization parameters, which Some test cases have also been explored throughout the article toįamiliarize you with this feature. Previous versions of Oracle prior to 9i and interested in using this newįeature. The primary audience of this article is DBAs working on With one of Oracle9i’s new features, the server parameter file–aka SPFILE.

The purpose of this article is to help you become familiar

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