Stefano, What do you see if you execute: srvctl config database -d DNAME regards, Freek D'Hooge Uptime Oracle Database Administrator email: freek.dhooge@xxxxxxxxx tel +32(0)3 451 23 82 http://www.uptime.be disclaimer: www.uptime.be/disclaimer -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stefano Cislaghi Sent: maandag 8 november 2010 15:40 To: Martin Berger Cc: Oracle L Subject: Re: Instance name different from database name On 8 November 2010 13:56, Martin Berger <martin.a.berger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Stefano, > > please try to distinguish ORACLE_SID, INSTANCE_NAME, NAME and DB_UNIQUE_NAME. Martin: ORACLE_SID= DOEUNAME INSTANCE_NAME=D0EUNAME NAME=DNAME DB_UNIQUE_NAME=DNAME Problem is that even if when I create instance with DBCA I define instance name different from DBName the gui register the db in cluster using dbname instead instance name Ste -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l