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This BRSPACE function starts the database instance. For more information, see Starting Up the Database with BR*Tools.

Function options:

  • -f|-force: if the database is running, forces an immediate shutdown then restarts the instance, even if SAP users are connected

    Default: does not force a restart.

  • -i|-instance: defines which database instances are to be started

    Syntax: -i|-instance all_inst|all_down|<instance>|<instance_list>

    • all_inst starts or restarts all instances of an Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC) database

    • all_down starts all database instances that are currently down, that is, stopped

    • <instance> starts the specified instance

    • <instance_list> starts the specified instances

    Default: the database instance defined by the ORACLE_SID environment variable

    Note Note

    You only need to specify database instances for Oracle RAC

    End of the note.

  • -m|-mode: defines the mode in which the database instance starts

    Syntax: -m|-mode normal|restrict|force

    • normal starts the database instance normally

    • restrict starts the database in restricted mode for database administration only

    • force forces a shutdown abort and then a restart

    Default: normal

  • -s|-state: defines the state of the database after startup

    Syntax: -s|-state open|mount|nomount|standby

    • open opens the database for normal user access

    • mount associates the database with its instance and evaluates control files

    • nomount builds up the database instance and allocates operating system resources

    • standby mounts a standby database

    For more information on database states, see the Oracle documentation.

    Default: open