srvctl start instance

Starts instances in the cluster database and all listeners on nodes with database instances. You can disable listeners that should not be started.

Note:

  • This command is only available with Oracle Clusterware and Oracle RAC.

  • If you run this command on an Oracle RAC One Node database, then the command returns an error instructing you to use the database noun, instead.

Syntax and Parameters

Use the srvctl start instance command with one of these syntax models:

srvctl start instance -db db_unique_name -node node_name 
   [-instance "instance_name"] [-startoption start_options]

srvctl start instance -db db_unique_name -instance "inst_name_list"
    [-startoption start_options]

In Windows, you must enclose the list of comma-delimited instance names in double quotation marks ("").

Table A-157 srvctl start instance Parameters

Parameter Description 
-db db_unique_name

Unique name for the database

 
-node node_name

The name of a single node

Note: Use this parameter for policy-managed databases.

 
-instance { "instance_name" | "inst_name_list" }

The name of a single instance or a comma-delimited list of instance names

Note: Use this parameter for policy-managed databases.

 
-startoption start_options

Options for startup command, such as OPEN, MOUNT, or NOMOUNT)

Note: For multi-word startup options, such as read only and read write, separate the words with a space and enclose in double quotation marks (""). For example, "read only".

See Also: SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference for more information about startup options

Example

An example of starting an instance for a policy-managed database is:

$ srvctl start instance -db crm -node node2

An example of starting instances for an administrator-managed database is:

$ srvctl start instance -db crm -instance "crm2,crm3"