Database is not started using spfile

Question

Dear Friends ,
I got a strange problem . My databasae is not started using spfile default .
Sequences are as stated below :
1) SQL> startup pfile='/orafs/admin/MISLTEST/pfile/init.ora.082008214648';
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 1207959552 bytes
Fixed Size 2020456 bytes
Variable Size 318770072 bytes
Database Buffers 872415232 bytes
Redo Buffers 14753792 bytes
Database mounted.
Database opened.
2) SQL> SELECT COUNT(*) FROM v$spparameter WHERE value IS NOT NULL;
COUNT(*)
0
That means , it is running using 'pfile' parameter
3) Now I create spfile following way :
SQL> create spfile='/orafs/app/oracle/10.2.0/db_1/dbs/spfileMISLTEST.ora' from pfile='/orafs/admin/MISLTEST/pfile/init.ora.082008214648';
4)
Now I just shutdown and open the database , Like :
SQL> shutdown immediate
Database closed.
Database dismounted.
ORACLE instance shut down.
SQL> startup
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 1207959552 bytes
Fixed Size 2020456 bytes
Variable Size 318770072 bytes
Database Buffers 872415232 bytes
Redo Buffers 14753792 bytes
Database mounted.
Database opened.
Now the problem is :
It is not strated using the spfile , And when I run the following command then it shows the database runs with the help of 'pfile' .
SQL> SELECT COUNT(*) FROM v$spparameter WHERE value IS NOT NULL;
COUNT(*)
0
Now I dont understand why the database is not running use the 'spfile' ? Can anybody plz help me regarding this issue ....

Answer 1

Hi,
In the platform-specific default location, Oracle locates your initialization parameter
file by examining filenames in the following order:
1. spfile$ORACLE_SID.ora
2. spfile.ora
3. init$ORACLE_SID.ora
You can direct Oracle to read initialization parameters from a traditional text
initialization parameter file, by using the PFILE clause of the STARTUP command.
For example:
STARTUP PFILE = /u01/oracle/dbs/init.ora
Further, you can use this PFILE clause to start an instance with a nondefault server
parameter file as follows:
1. Create a one line text initialization parameter file that contains only the SPFILE
parameter. The value of the parameter is the nondefault server parameter file
location.
For example, create a text initialization parameter file
/u01/oracle/dbs/spf_init.ora that contains only the following
parameter:
SPFILE = /u01/oracle/dbs/test_spfile.ora
2. Start up the instance pointing to this initialization parameter file.
STARTUP PFILE = /u01/oracle/dbs/spf_init.ora
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