Hi What do you mean instance specific spfile is no longer there? If you go to $ORACLE_HOME/dbs there should a initSID.ora which points to your spfile ThanKs -- LSC On 10/4/07, hrishy <hrishys@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi > > In a single instance database when i issue the startup > command the oracle software will read a > instance specific init.ora file and bring up a > instance > > what happens when there is shared spfile file with > entries like this in case of RAC > > rac1.instance_number=1 > rac2.instance_number=2 > > and when i say > > srvctl start instance -i rac1 how will oracle know > which instance is rac1 as the instance specific spfile > is no longer there only values seem to be there > > regards > Hrishy > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > Want ideas for reducing your carbon footprint? Visit Yahoo! For Good > http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/environment.html > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > >