Just a FYI. You can use _any_ 9i instance to recreate the init.ora for the instance from a spfile. It does not need to be the instance that the spfile is for!
-----Original Message----- Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 5:54 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L I was migrating a V7.3.4.5 to V9.2 and the wizard does NOT create a new initSID.ora which is R2 compliant; only a spfileSID.ora file. My solution was to write a simple SQL query which generated a spool file, initSID.ora, which contained the parameter name and values where the value was not the default value. This certainly saved my bacon. "Deshpande, Kirti" wrote: > > I would get the DB to function the way I want first using init.ora. Then > switch to SPFILE from init.ora, while preserving a copy of working init.ora > file. > > Also, when a parameter is changed dynamically with SCOPE=both or spfile, I > recreate my init.ora file as the backup. > > SPFILE concept is good and it is required for reaching the goal of 'no dba > required', but it is still far from being 'ready for prime time'. > > I stopped using SPFILE with a couple of my databases when I was able to add > db_cache_size to an spfile that already had db_block_buffers (two mutually > exclusive parameters). The next restart of the DB failed. It was good that I > had kept the init.ora file. I have not installed 9.2 yet, so I do now know > if such things are verified beforehand and prevented. > > HTH, > > - Kirti > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: DENNIS WILLIAMS [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:49 PM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > Subject: Oracle 9.2 spfile catch 22 > > > > Thanks to everyone for the ideas on the init.ora. You were correct that > > the > > answer is indeed with spfile. Now I have discovered a catch-22. > > > > Oracle 9.2, Solaris > > > > 1. If spfile is created with LOG_ARCHIVE_START = true, > > database will not start. Receive the error > > ORA-00439 feature not enabled: Managed Standby > > 2. Creating the spfile with LOG_ARCHIVE_START = false works and the > > database > > starts. Issuing > > ALTER SYSTEM ARCHIVE LOG START > > works, but it isn't changed in the spfile, so the next time Oracle is > > bounced, the archiver doesn't start. > > > > This is starting to smell like a bug, but I thought I'd run it past the > > list > > on the off-chance someone else has gotten archiving turned on for 9.2. > > Thanks. > > -- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > -- > > Author: DENNIS WILLIAMS > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). 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