Deleting an Instance Using ORADIM

Learn how to delete an instance using ORADIM.

To use ORADIM to delete an instance, enter:

oradim -DELETE -SID SID | -ASMSID SID | -SRVC service_name | -ASMSRVC service_name

For this command, note the following:

  • -DELETE indicates that you are deleting an instance or service. This is a mandatory parameter.

  • -SID SID specifies the name of the SID to delete.

  • -SRVC service_name specifies the name of the service to delete (OracleServiceSID). The user must specify either SID or SRVC.

  • -ASMSID SID is the name of the Oracle Automatic Storage Management instance to delete.

  • -ASMSRVC service_name is the name of the Oracle Automatic Storage Management service to delete.

To delete an instance called prod, for example, enter:

C:\> oradim -DELETE -SID prod