1. Database Reference
  2. Initialization Parameters
  3. Initialization Parameters
  4. INSTANCE_TYPE

1.160 INSTANCE_TYPE

INSTANCE_TYPE specifies whether the instance is a database instance, an Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM) instance, or an Oracle ASM Proxy instance.

Property Description

Parameter type

String

Syntax

INSTANCE_TYPE = { RDBMS | ASM | ASMPROXY }

Default value

RDBMS

Modifiable

No

Modifiable in a PDB

No

Basic

No

Oracle RAC

Multiple instances must have the same value.

Values

  • RDBMS

    The instance is a database instance.

  • ASM

    The instance is an Oracle ASM instance.

  • ASMPROXY

    The instance is an Oracle ASM proxy instance.

See Also:

Oracle Automatic Storage Management Administrator's Guide for information about managing Oracle Flex ASM