A name that identifies a specific instance of a running pre-Oracle8i database. For any database, there is at least one instance referencing the database.
For pre-Oracle8i databases,
SID was used to identify the database. The SID was included in the part
of the connect descriptor in a tnsnames.ora
file, and in the definition of the listener in the listener.ora
file. Connect descriptors
used by clients to connect to an Oracle8 or Oracle7 database should be
configured with the SID parameter.
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See Also: Database Identification by Service Name |