Instance of Database

[prakash.kudrekar]

Hello,

I Have sevral databases running.
But before i start any new database need to know the instance of database running presently?
Can anyone let me know the command for that?

[debasisdas]

Use TSNPING to check for the status of all the database instances.

[shivp]

Select 'Hostname : ' || host_name
,'Instance Name : ' || instance_name
,'Started At : ' || to_char(startup_time,'DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS') stime
,'Uptime : ' || floor(sysdate - startup_time) || ' days(s) ' ||
trunc( 24*((sysdate-startup_time) -
trunc(sysdate-startup_time))) || ' hour(s) ' ||
mod(trunc(1440*((sysdate-startup_time) -
trunc(sysdate-startup_time))), 60) ||' minute(s) ' ||
mod(trunc(86400*((sysdate-startup_time) -
trunc(sysdate-startup_time))), 60) ||' seconds' uptime
from sys.v_$instance;