Starting the Oracle 9i database

To manually start the Oracle database:

  1. Complete one of the following steps:
    Table 1. First step in starting the Oracle 9i database
    Windows Open an Oracle sqlplus editor.
    UNIX and Linux® Run the following command: 
    su - oracle
  2. Check whether ORACLE_SID is octigate. If not: 
    export ORACLE_SID=octigate
  3. Start the SQL command-prompt: 
    sqlplus " / as sysdba"
  4. Connect to the octigate database: 
    connect internal
  5. Start the octigate database: 
    startup
  6. Exit from Server Manager Command-prompt mode: 
    quit
  7. Check whether the Oracle database listener is running and if octigate is part of the service: 
    lsnrctl stat
  8. Start the Oracle database listener if it has not yet been up and running or octigate is not in the service: 
     lsnrctl start