

You can use Cloud Control to administer your database, including starting it up and shutting it down. Starting Up a Database Using Cloud Control.You may prefer to do this if your are within the RMAN environment and do not want to invoke SQL*Plus. You can also use Recovery Manager (RMAN) to execute STARTUP and SHUTDOWN commands. Starting Up a Database Using Recovery Manager.Using SQL*Plus in this way is the only method described in detail in this book. You can start a SQL*Plus session, connect to Oracle Database with administrator privileges, and then issue the STARTUP command.

You can start up an instance using SQL*Plus or Oracle Restart. You must perform some preliminary steps before attempting to start an instance of your database using SQL*Plus. When your database is managed by Oracle Restart, you can configure startup options for each individual database service (service).

The suspended state lets you back up a database without I/O interference. The ALTER SYSTEM SUSPEND statement halts all input and output (I/O) to data files (file header and file data) and control files. You can shut down a database with SQL*Plus or Oracle Restart.Ī quiesced database allows only DBA transactions, queries, fetches, or PL/SQL statements. You may want to do this in order to restrict access for maintenance reasons or to make the database read only. You can alter the availability of a database. Doing so makes the database available for any valid user to connect to and perform typical data access operations. Normally, you start up an instance by mounting and opening the database.

When you start up a database, you create an instance of that database and you determine the state of the database.
