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Startup of an Oracle 9i, 10g, 11g Instance using SPFile or Init.ora Parameter File (Doc ID 162491.1)

Last updated on DECEMBER 11, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 9.0.1.0 and later
Oracle Net Services - Version 11.2.0.3 to 11.2.0.3 [Release 11.2]
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

PURPOSE
  This note explains which initialization file can be used to start an instance,
  depending upon if an spfile or init.ora file exists.

Scope

 SCOPE & APPLICATION

  Intended audience is DBAs.

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