5. System Operation

This chapter explains how to operate the system that you have built. Specifically, it explains how to start and terminate Oracle instances and Oracle listeners, how to check the server logs, what action the operator must take in case an error occurs, and how to modify the system.

For descriptions about system operations not described in this manual, see System Operation in the manual HA Monitor (for Linux(R)).

Organization of this chapter
5.1 Flow of operations
5.2 Starting, terminating, and monitoring Oracle instances and Oracle listeners
5.3 Starting or terminating an Oracle instance or Oracle listener without involving HA Monitor
5.4 Checking the server logs
5.5 Hot standby operation when a failure occurs
5.6 Error handling
5.7 System modification