1.151 INSTANCE_NAME
In an Oracle Real Application Clusters environment, multiple instances can be associated with a single database service. Clients can override Oracle's connection load balancing by specifying a particular instance by which to connect to the database.
INSTANCE_NAME
specifies the unique name of this instance.Property | Description |
---|---|
Parameter type |
String |
Syntax |
|
Default value |
The instance's SID Note: The SID identifies the instance's shared memory on a host, but may not uniquely distinguish this instance from other instances. |
Modifiable |
No |
Modifiable in a PDB |
No |
Range of values |
Alphanumeric ASCII characters and the underscore (_) character, up to a maximum of 255 characters |
Basic |
No |
In a single-instance database system, the instance name is usually the same as the database name.
See Also:
Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide and Oracle Database Net Services Administrator's Guide for more information