database, which would be the DB_NAME. The SIDand DB_NAME need not be the same. They have to be different in an OracleParallel Server environment, where you can have two SID's say ORA1 and ORA2associated with the same database, say ORA.Rajora ak hoo.com> cc: Sent by: Subject: SID and DB_N
Simply speaking, consider SID to be the name for the various background
process (DBWR, LGWR, et all) and the memory structures (SGA, PGA). A SID
needs to be associated with a database, which would be the DB_NAME. The SID
and DB_NAME need not be the same. They have to be different in an Oracle
I know this novice question for dba's but just wanted to refresh this ,
what is difference between SID and DATABASE_NAME , why init.ora file shouldhave database name same as SIDÂ and in what circumstances SID and DB_NAME can be different .
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