I also started doing this a couple months ago and have not had a shutdown hang since.
Dave -----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 11:04 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L We do shutdown abort. But we do checkpoint before shutdown abort i.e, alter system checkpoint; shutdown abort; Then, while bringing up, we do ---- startup restrict; shutdown immediate; startup Rao -----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 11:34 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Peter, I modified to shutdown abort, starup then shutdown immediate. joan "Schauss, Peter" wrote: > > I have one Oracle instance which supports an application > server which always maintains a database connection. > The UNIX system administrator tells me that this instance always > hangs when she tries to shut down the system. The other instances, > which do not support a 24x7 process shut down properly. > > Looking at $ORACLE_HOME/bin/dbshut, I notice that the input to sqlplus > is > connect internal > shutdown > > Should I modify the script to "shutdown immediate" so that it kills > any connections? > > Environment is Oracle 8.1.7 /AIX 4.3.3. > > Thanks, > Peter Schauss > Northrop Grumman Corporation > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Schauss, Peter > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Joan Hsieh INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Farnsworth, Dave INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).