Chapter 5
Connecting to the Database
In This Chapter
Starting and stopping the database
Connecting to the database instance
Avoiding pitfalls
You can’t use a database until it’s running and you connect to it. In this chapter, we cover how to make that happen. First, we cover the setup of your DBA environment so you can log in to the database and begin your startup work. Next, we cover the various startup modes and states that a database can be in depending on your type of work. Furthermore, shutting down a database can happen in several ways. We cover all the options so that you can start up and shut down with the proper parameters.
You can connect locally or remotely to a database with Oracle Net. We examine the role of the database listener process and how to configure, start, and stop it. Next, we show how to set up client-side connections to the database. Finally, we cover a few common problems you might encounter when setting up Oracle Net.
Starting and Stopping the Database
Before users connect to a database instance to do work, it obviously must be running. Starting up entails allocating the database instance memory, starting the database processes, and opening the control ...
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