CONTROL_FILES

Parameter type	String
Syntax	CONTROL_FILES = filename [, filename [...] ] Note: The control file name can be an OMF (Oracle Managed Files) name. This occurs when the control file is re-created using the CREATE CONTROLFILE REUSE statement.
Default value	Operating system-dependent
Parameter class	Static
Range of values	1 to 8 filenames
Real Application Clusters	Multiple instances must have the same value.

Every database has a control file, which contains entries that describe the structure of the database (such as its name, the timestamp of its creation, and the names and locations of its datafiles and redo files). CONTROL_FILES specifies one or more names of control files, separated by commas.

Oracle Corporation recommends that you multiplex multiple control files on different devices or mirror the file at the operating system level.

See Also: Oracle9i Database Performance Tuning Guide and Reference Oracle9i Database Administrator's Guide