Shutting Down and Starting Up the Database

This module describes how to startup and shutdown the database.

This module will discuss the following:

Shutting Down the Database Using SQL*Plus

Starting Up the Database Using Enterprise Manager

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There are two ways to shutdown and startup your database instance: using SQL*Plus or Enterprise Manager. In this lesson, you will shutdown the database using SQL*Plus and then use Enterprise Manager to startup the database that you just shutdown.

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Perform the following steps to shutdown the database:

1.

Select Start > Programs > Oracle > OraHome92 > Application Development > SQL*Plus. Enter /nolog in the User Name field and click OK.

 

2.

Once logged in to SQL*Plus enter the following command:

shutdown 

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You can also perform a shutdown using Enterprise Manager.

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Perform the following steps to startup the database:

1.

Select Start > Programs > Oracle > OraHome92 > Enterprise Manager Console. Select Launch Standalone and click OK.

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2.

Expand Databases and then your database name.

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3.

Login as sys/<password> and select SYSDBA as the Connect As: Then click OK.

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4.

Expand Instance and select Configuration. Click Open and then Apply.

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5.

Click OK to accept the defaults and startup the database

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6.

Once the database has started, click Close.

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7.

You now see that the database has been started.

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You can also perform a startup using SQL*Plus by issuing the startup command.

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