Maxl doubt.

Hi,
Below is the MAXL code, I am confused why do we need to load-unload-load the application.
And why does the load application command produces different logs "before unload" and "after unload"?
MAXL> alter system load application ABC;
OK/INFO - 1056090 - System altered.
MAXL> alter system unload application ABC;
OK/INFO - 1054005 - Shutting down application ABC.
OK/INFO - 1056090 - System altered.
MAXL> alter system load application ABC;
OK/INFO - 1054014 - Database XYZ loaded.
OK/INFO - 1051061 - Application ABC loaded - connection established.
OK/INFO - 1054027 - Application [ABC] started with process id [8992].
OK/INFO - 1056090 - System altered.
Thanks,
~RN.

I don't think you need load-unload-load.
Is that the real sequence?
The reason why you see different messages shows that the application is loaded when you are running load first time. (before load)
If you stop the application and then run load-unload-load you'll get the same messages.
Regards
Celvin
http://www.orahyplabs.com

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