Starting an Oracle Database Instance

You can start an Oracle database instance or a cloned Oracle database instance from the GUI. You must know the UNIX user name and password of the database owner.

The steps to restart an Oracle database instance are the same.

  To start an Oracle database instance or a cloned Oracle database instance

1. Click the Oracle databases icon in the object tree. (You may need to expand the tree view to find the icon.)
2. Select one of the following methods to start the database.
   • From the menu bar, select Oracle > Start Up Database.

   or

   • Right click the Oracle databases icon to bring up a pop-up menu. Then click Start Up Database.

   The Start Up Database wizard screen is then displayed.

3. Enter the Oracle SID, Oracle home, and Owner information. Click Next to continue.
4. Enter your password and optionally enter Oracle pfile information, then click Start Database. The UNIX user name field is populated automatically and the other fields on this screen are read-only.
5. At the confirmation prompt, click Yes to confirm that you want to start the database.

   If the Oracle database was successfully started, you will receive a confirmation message. Click OK to continue.