Good point! I'll take that one step further and suggest "select * from v$instance" as that will also display the node that the DB is on. Good to know, especially if you have 3rd party apps that name the DBs the same.
Rich Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech International, Sussex, WI USA > -----Original Message----- > From: Rachel Carmichael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 9:54 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: RE: redo log file setup with mirrored drives > [snip] > it. I've learned to ALWAYS do a "pwd" at the OS level and a "select * > from v$database" when I am connected to a database. [snip] -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jesse, Rich INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
