How to connect to an unmounted database

[Hans Erik Busk]

I am making som housekeeping for a standby database.
For that purpose I would like to be able to connect to a running instance with the database shutdown, like I can do in SQLPLUS with
"connect / as sysdba"

However trying to connect with an OracleSession
(ConnectAs=caSYSDBA
LogonDatabase, LogonUsername, and LogonPassword are all empty)
gives the error message:
ORA-01034: Oracle not available.

After a "startup nomount" (in SQLPLUS) the connection will succed.
Are there any ways to connect to the running instance with the database shutdown?
busk

 

[Marco Kalter]

This is not possible with Direct Oracle Access. You need to launch SQL*Plus and execute a script to accomplish this.

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Marco Kalter
Allround Automations