{"id":8560,"date":"2024-03-14T08:20:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T08:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-do-you-start-and-stop-an-oracle-database\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T06:36:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T06:36:16","slug":"how-do-you-start-and-stop-an-oracle-database","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-do-you-start-and-stop-an-oracle-database\/","title":{"rendered":"Start & Stop Oracle Database Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

The method for starting and stopping an Oracle database depends on the version of the database and the operating system. Typically, the following are the methods for starting and stopping an Oracle database:<\/p>\n

Start the database.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Starting up the SQL database.<\/li>\n
  2. dbstart<\/li>\n
  3. Start the database.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Close the database.<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Shutting down SQL.<\/li>\n
    2. shutdown database<\/li>\n
    3. shutdown database<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      On Linux or Unix systems, you can use the lsnrctl command in the terminal to control the starting and stopping of the listener.<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Start the listener: $ lsnrctl start<\/li>\n
      2. Stop the listener: $ lsnrctl stop<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        It’s important to note that the above methods are only applicable to single-instance databases. For Oracle RAC (Real Application Clusters) databases, specialized tools and scripts are required to start and stop instances and resources in the cluster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        The method for starting and stopping an Oracle database depends on the version of the database and the operating system. Typically, the following are the methods for starting and stopping an Oracle database: Start the database. Starting up the SQL database. dbstart Start the database. Close the database. 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