How can the Oracle database be shut down?

1 year ago
Olivia Parker
1 minute

There are several ways to shut down an Oracle database:

  1. To close the database using the SQL*Plus command line interface, enter “sqlplus /nolog” in the command line, then connect to the database and enter the following command to shut down the database: SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE;
  2. To close an instance using the SQL*Plus command-line interface, type “sqlplus /nolog” in the command line, then connect to the database and enter the following command to shut down the instance: SHUTDOWN NORMAL;
  3. Close the database using Oracle Enterprise Manager by opening the console, selecting the database instance to be closed, and clicking the “Stop” button to shut down the database.
  4. To shut down a database using Oracle SQL Developer, open the tool, connect to the database, then on the left panel under “Databases”, select the database you want to close and right-click to choose the “Shutdown” option.

No matter which method you use to shut down the database, it is important to make sure that all necessary operations are completed and that important data has been backed up before shutting down.

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