ORADIM

Here is some thing that I was able to get from the Metalink. This is some thing that is new for a unix person like me. I am used to the server manager and not oradim. BTW, I couldn't find an expansion for oradim, if some one could explain that it would be really good. PURPOSE
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This bulletin explains how to create new database services and
delete existing database services for an Oracle7, Oracle8, and Oracle8i
database on Windows NT or Windows 2000 using the Oracle Instance Manager ORADIM
utility. It also explains how to start or stop an existing database using the
ORADIM utility.

Please note that only versions 8.1.6 or higher of the database are supported
on Windows 2000. For more information, please see [NOTE:77627.1] Oracle
Database Server Product Support Matrix for Windows 2000.

SCOPE & APPLICATION
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The intended audience for this article is Oracle DBAs who have a
moderate knowledge of Oracle7 or Oracle8 Server and an in-depth
knowledge of Windows NT. This bulletin makes the following assumptions:

- Oracle 7.3, 8.0 or 8.1 has been successfully installed.

- All commands will be issued at the server itself.

- You are logged on to the Windows NT server as Administrator or a user
with Administrator privileges.

CONVENTIONS AND DEFAULTS
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For the purposes of this discussion, the following conventions are
used:

< > indicates a value that you must provide.
[ ] indicates an optional value that you can provide.

ORADIMxx refers to the ORADIM program specific to your
version:

Oracle 7.3: ORADIM73
Oracle 8.0: ORADIM80
Oracle 8.1: ORADIM (no version designation)

All ORADIMxx commands are issued from a DOS Command Prompt.
While the commands in the bulletin may span several lines,
they should be entered as a single command line when typing
them at the command prompt.

ORADIMxx messages are not displayed on the screen, instead
they are logged to a file. The file is overwritten with each
ORADIMxx command. The filenames and locations are:

Oracle 7.3: \RDBMS73\ORADIM73.LOG
Oracle 8.0: \RDBMS80\ORADIM80.LOG
Oracle 8.1: \DATABASE\ORADIM.LOG

RELATED DOCUMENTS
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[NOTE:61716.1] "ORACLE DATABASE SERVICES ON WINDOWS NT"

NAMING ORACLE INSTANCES ON NT
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Each instance of the database on the Windows NT/2000 server must be uniquely
identified by a System IDentifier (SID). For Oracle 7.3 and 8.0, this is a
string that is one to four alphanumeric characters long; however, for
Oracle 8.1, the SID can be up to 64 alphanumeric characters long.

BACKGROUND
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In order to start an existing database or create a new
database, the Windows NT service OracleService must be
created. This is the only service that is required for an
Oracle database.

For versions 7.3 and 8.0: Optionally you may wish to have the
Windows NT service OracleStart created which allows the
database to be started automatically when the server is booted.

For version 8.1: No other service is required to autostart the
database upon server reboot. (See Chapter 9 of the Oracle8i Getting
Started for Windows NT for more information.)

The ORADIMxx utility makes changes to the server's registry so
the commands must be executed at the server itself. If you wish
to do these from a remote workstation, you must use a utility,
such as PCAnywhere, which allows you to update a remote server's
registry.

You may need to create or recreate the database services for the
following reasons:

1. You want to create a new database by running scripts or
entering the create database commands manually. Before this can
be done the database service for the new SID must exist.

2. The database is no longer automatically starting when the server
boots. Provided that the database can be started manually,
recreating the database services will usually resolve this issue.

3. You want to change the INTERNAL password and also update the
services so that the database will start with the new INTERNAL
password.

COMMAND LINE VS GUI ORADIM (Oracle7 ONLY!)
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In Oracle7 the ORADIM73 utility has both a command line and GUI mode.
(The GUI version of ORADIM was desupported in Oracle8 Version 8.0 as it
is replaced by the Database Configuration Assistant.)

The ORADIM73 GUI mode, invoked by entering ORADIM73 without any command line
options or by selecting NT Instance Manager from the Oracle for Windows
NT program group, allows you to create or delete a database including its
associated datafiles.

The command line version of ORADIM allows you to recreate the database
services which does not affect the database files themselves. It also
allows you to start up and shut down the database.

INSTRUCTIONS
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I. DELETING EXISTING SERVICES
If you are creating services for a new database, skip to Part II.
A. If you are recreating existing database services, the
password file for the instance will be recreated. If the value
for the INIT.ORA parameter REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE is set to
EXCLUSIVE and you have granted other users SYSDBA and/or SYSOPER
privileges, you will need to regrant these privileges to the
users. The following query, executed by a user with DBA
privileges, will display the users granted the SYSDBA and/or
SYSOPER privileges:

SELECT * FROM V$PWFILE_USERS;

B. Perform a clean shutdown of the database using the
appropriate DBA tool (SVRMGR23, SVRMGR30 or SVRMGRL) or
Oracle Enterprise Manager Instance Manager. Stopping the
OracleService does NOT perform a clean shutdown of the
database.

C. At the Command Prompt, type:

ORADIMxx -DELETE -SID

This command will delete the OracleService and (in 7.3 and
8.0) OracleStart services.

D. Verify that both services have been removed by checking the Windows
NT/2000 Services from Control Panel. If you already have the
Services panel open, you must exit out and reopen it as it does not
refresh. On some systems it may take 10 - 15 seconds for the
services to be removed.

Proceed to part II if both services have been removed. If both
services still exist, repeat steps C and D again. You may also
want to review the ORADIM log file for any error messages.

E. In some cases the OracleStart service may not get
deleted. You can manually remove that service, or any Oracle
service, with the following command:

ORADIMxx -DELETE -SRVC

where service_name is the full name of the oracle
service. Multiple service names may be specified by
separating them with commas:

ORADIMxx -DELETE -SRVC ORACLESERVICEORCL,
ORACLESTARTORCL

Again, verify that the services have been deleted before proceeding.

II. CREATING SERVICES
A. ORADIMxx -NEW -SID -INTPWD -STARTMODE
-PFILE
where:
sid is the database SID
password is the password for INTERNAL
mode is the startup mode for the services, either
AUTO or MANUAL
pfile is the full path and name of the
INIT.ORA file

B. Review the ORADIM log file for any errors.
In some cases the existing password file cannot be erased by
ORADIM, typically if the properties of the file have been altered.
There will be an error in the ORADIM log file to this effect.
Move, rename, or delete the existing password file, PWD.ORA
located by default in \DATABASE. This is normally a
hidden file so you may need to change the View options in Explorer
to show hidden files.

C. Verify that the services were created.
* Important Note * The OracleService service will be started if
you specified AUTO for the start mode. The OracleStart service
will not be started as ORADIM does not know whether these
services are for an existing database or for one that has not yet
been created.

D. If there are any errors in step B or both services were not created
you must follow the steps in Part I to delete the existing
services before you can recreate them.

III. STARTING THE ORACLE SERVICES AND/OR DATABASE INSTANCE
A. ORADIMxx -STARTUP -SID -USRPWD -
STARTTYPE -PFILE
where:
sid is the database SID
password is the password for INTERNAL
type is the startup type. SRVC will start just
the service. SRVC, INST will start both the
service and the database instance.
pfile is the full path and name of the INIT.ORA file

B. Review the ORADIM log for any errors.

IV. SHUTTING DOWN THE ORACLE DATABASE INSTANCE AND/OR SERVICES
A. ORADIMxx -SHUTDOWN -SID -USRPWD -
SHUTTYPE -SHUTMODE
where:
sid is the database SID
password is the password for INTERNAL
type is the shutdown type. INST will shutdown
just the database instance. INST, SRVC will
shutdown both the database instance and the
service.
mode is the type of database shutdown: N for
Normal, I for Immediate, or A for Abort

B. Review the ORADIM log for any errors.

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looks like all the MS product has this capability.

Sam