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File Types and Names Used by Oracle E-1
E File Types and Names Used by Oracle
The following is a list of file types and names used by Oracle.
sid.DBS.xxx.DBF
Database files such as sid . DBS . CONTROL . DBF , sid . DBS . DATABASE1 . DBF , or
sid . DBS . LOG1 . DBF contain the entire Oracle database including data dictionary, user
tables, log files, and so on.
sid.DBS.INIT.ORA
Parameter file used when instance is started.
sid.P.ORAENV
Environment file containing user environment. Always to be run before start of an
instance or an application:
/DO sid . P . ORAENV .
S.E.tsn.YYYY-MM-DD.hh.mm.ss
Temporary ENTER-PROCEDURE file for starting background processes (using
$ORAC1120.DEMO.P.ENTER ).
S.OUT.tsn.YYYY-MM-DD.hhmmss
Temporary files of background processes containing run-time information. After a task
is successfully completed, these files are removed. These files can help diagnosis.
L.sid.xxxx.SYSOUT.tsn
Run-time listing documenting the start of a background process. When process
finishes orderly listings are removed, except the
SDF-P variable BJGOUT is set to KEEP in
sid . P . ORAENV for diagnosis purposes. xxxx corresponds with the identifier of Oracle
background jobs.
Oracle Net Services LOG files
All errors encountered in Oracle network products are appended to a log file. The
default directory path on BS2000/OSD is
network.log . For more information about
Oracle Net Services log files, refer to Oracle Database Net Services Administrator's Guide.
T.sid.INSTALL.E.SUPER
To be removed after successful installation.
T.sid.INSTALL.E.SUPER.72
To be removed after successful installation.