How to start Oracle 8i Database?

How to connect to Oracle 8i Database and start database services?

Set the required variables from command prompt.

> set ORACLE_SID=TestID

> set ORACLE_HOME=D:\oracleHomePath

> set PATH=%ORACLE_HOME%\bin;%PATH%

> svrmgr30

Oracle Server Manager Release ******

PL/SQL Release 8.0.6.0.0 

SVRMGR> connect username/password;

Connected.

SVRMGR> startup;

ORACLE instance started.

Total System Global Area

.....Database Opened.

SVRMGR> select dbid, name, log_mode from v$database;

NAME                            DBID    LOG_MODE

TestID                       2343434****    NOARCHIVELOG

Here database is started and up running.