1.98 DB_UNIQUE_NAME
DB_UNIQUE_NAME specifies a globally unique name for the database.
| Property | Description |
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Parameter type |
String |
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Syntax |
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Default value |
Database instances: the value of Oracle Automatic Storage Management instances: |
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Modifiable |
No |
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Modifiable in a PDB |
No |
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Basic |
Yes |
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Oracle RAC |
Multiple instances must have the same value. |
Databases with the same DB_NAME within the same DB_DOMAIN (for example, copies of a database created for reporting or a physical standby) must have a unique DB_UNIQUE_NAME. Every database's DB_UNIQUE_NAME must be unique within the enterprise.
The value of DB_UNIQUE_NAME can be up to 30 characters and is case insensitive. The following characters are valid in a database name: alphanumeric characters, underscore (_), number sign (#), and dollar sign ($).
Note:
DB_UNIQUE_NAME is used by several components within an Oracle instance to default file names or file paths, such as the default for the DG_BROKER_CONFIG_FILEn initialization parameter. In these cases, on UNIX platforms, the dollar sign ($) character will be removed from the path or file name, because the character is used by Oracle to define the start of an environment variable substitution within a path or file name.
Note:
As part of their operations, some database tools or utilities create a string that uniquely identifies a database. The string may include the DB_UNIQUE_NAME for a database, and other identifying information for the database, such as the database SID. Oracle Database restricts some identifiers to 30 characters, so using a short DB_UNIQUE_NAME can help prevent ORA-00972 "identifier is too long" messages from database tools and utilities that create a string that includes the DB_UNIQUE_NAME.
See Also:
Oracle Data Guard Concepts and Administration and Oracle Database Administrator’s Guide for more information on setting this parameter