Deprecated SRVCTL Subprograms or Commands

Oracle recommends that you use alternatives for several SRVCTL commands and parameters deprecated.

Single Character Parameters Deprecated for all SRVCTL Commands

Single-character parameters are deprecated. Use the full keyword for each parameter. Refer to the information here to understand how to update scripts using single-character parameters.

Oracle recommends that you use the full keyword for each SRVCTL parameter. To support older tools and scripts that still use single-character parameters, the current version of SRVCTL continues to support both single-character parameters and full keyword parameters. However, deprecated functionality can be desupported in a future release.

The command reference topics for SRVCTL show the keywords for each SRVCTL command. The following table lists the deprecated single-character parameters.

Table: Deprecated Single-Character Parameters for SRVCTL Commands

Single Letter	Long Form	Values	Description	Related Commands
A	address	{ VIP_name | IP }/ netmask / [ if1 [| if2 ...]]	VIP address specification for node applications	Node applications, VIP, network, Listener, SCAN VIP, and SCAN listener commands
a	all	none	All resources of that kind	srvctl config database Common
a	diskgroup	diskgroup_list	Comma-delimited list of Oracle ASM disk groups	Database, instance, Oracle ASM, disk group, and file system commands
a	detail	None	Print detailed configuration information	Common
a	available	available_list	A comma-delimited list of available instances	Service commands
a	abort	None	Stop failed online relocation	Relocate database
a	viponly	None	Display VIP configuration	Node applications, VIP, network, listener, SCAN VIP, and SCAN listener commands
B	rlbgoal	{NONE| SERVICE_TIME| THROUGHPUT}	The runtime load balancing goal of a service	Service commands
c	currentnode	current_node	Node name from which to relocate the service	Service commands
c	cardinality	{UNIFORM| SINGLETON}	Whether the service should run on every active server (UNIFORM) or only one server (SINGLETON)	Service commands
c	dbtype	type	Type of database: Oracle RAC One Node, Oracle RAC, or single instance	Database, instance, Oracle ASM, disk group, and file system commands
d	db or database	db_unique_name	Database unique name	Common
d	device	volume_device	Volume device path	Database, instance, Oracle ASM, disk group, and file system commands
d	domain	None	Display subdomain served by GNS	OC4J, home, CVU, and GNS commands
e	emport	em_port_number	Local listen port for Oracle Enterprise Manager	Node applications, VIP, network, listener, SCAN VIP, and SCAN listener commands
e	failovertype	{NONE|SESSION BASIC|TRANSACTION}	The failover type for a service	Service commands
e	server	server_list	Candidate server list for Oracle RAC One Node database	Database, instance, Oracle ASM, disk group, and file system commands
f	force	None	Force remove	Common
g	diskgroup	diskgroup_name	Disk group name	File system, Diskgroup commands
h	help	None	None	Common
i	instance	instance_name instance_list	Instance name prefix for administrator-managed Oracle RAC One Node database A comma-delimited list of instance names	Database, instance, Oracle ASM, disk group, and file system commands
I	ip	ip_address	VIP address on which GNS is to listen	OC4J, home, CVU, and GNS commands
i	oldinst	instance_name	The old instance name	Service commands
i	scannumber	scan_ordinal _number	Ordinal number of the IP address for the SCAN	Node applications, VIP, network, listener, SCAN VIP, and SCAN listener commands
i	vip	vip_name or " vip_name _list "	VIP names	Node applications, GNS, VIP, network, listener, SCAN VIP, and SCAN listener commands
j	acfspath	acfs_path_list	Comma-delimited list of Oracle ACFS paths where the dependency on the database will be set	Database, instance, Oracle ASM, disk group, and file system commands
j	clbgoal	{SHORT|LONG}	The connection load balancing goal for a service	Service commands
k	netnum	network_number	The network number	Service commands Node applications, VIP, network, listener, SCAN VIP, and SCAN listener commands OC4J, home, CVU, and GNS commands
l	list		List all records in GNS	OC4J, home, CVU, and GNS commands
l	listener	listener_name	The name of a listener	ASM commands
l	loglevel	log_level	Specify the level (0-6) of logging that GNS should run with	OC4J, home, CVU, and GNS commands
l	onslocalport	port_number	Oracle Notification Service listening port for local client connections	Node applications, VIP, network, listener, SCAN VIP, and SCAN listener commands
l	role	service_role	Comma-delimited list of server roles within double quotation marks ( "" ), where each role is one of PRIMARY, PHYSICAL_STANDBY, LOGICAL_STANDBY, or SNAPSHOT_STANDBY	Service commands
m	domain	domain_name	The domain for the database	Database, instance, Oracle ASM, disk group, and file system commands
m	failovermethod	{NONE|BASIC}	The failover method of a service	Service commands
m	multicastpost		The port on which the GNS daemon is listening for multicast requests	OC4J, home, CVU, and GNS commands
m	path	mountpoint_path	Mountpoint path	Database, instance, Oracle ASM, disk group, and file system commands
n	name		Advertise a name through GNS using the given address	OC4J, home, CVU, and GNS commands
n	node	node_name	The name of a specific node	Common
n	nodes	node_list	A comma-delimited list of node names	File system commands
n	dbname	database_name	The database name (DB_NAME), if different from the unique name specified by the -db parameter	Database, instance, Oracle ASM, disk group, and file system commands
n	scanname	scan_name	Fully-qualified SCAN name (includes the domain)	Node applications, VIP, network, listener, SCAN VIP, and SCAN listener commands
n	servers	server_list	A comma-delimited list of candidate server names	Service commands
n	targetnode	node_name	Node name to which to relocate the service	Service commands
o	oraclehome	oracle_home	$ORACLE_HOME path	Database commands
p	endpoints	[TCP:] port _number [/IPC: key ][/NMP: pipe _name ][/TCPS: s_port ][/SDP: port ]	SCAN listener endpoints	Node applications, VIP, network, listener, SCAN VIP, and SCAN listener commands
p	port		The port which the GNS daemon uses to communicate with the DNS server	OC4J, home, CVU, and GNS commands
p	rmiport	port_number	OC4J RMI port number	OC4J, home, CVU, and GNS commands
P	tafpolicy	{NONE|BASIC}	TAF policy specification	Service commands
p	spfile	spfile_location	Server parameter file path	Database, instance, Oracle ASM, disk group, and file system commands
q	notification	{TRUE|FALSE}	Whether FAN is enabled for OCI connections	Service commands
q	query		Query GNS for the records belonging to a name	OC4J, home, CVU, and GNS commands
r	preferred	preferred_list	A comma-delimited list of preferred instances	Service commands
r	onsremoteport	port_number	Oracle Notification Service listening port for connections from remote hosts	Node applications, VIP, network, listener, SCAN VIP, and SCAN listener commands
r	relocate		Relocate the VIP	Node applications, VIP, network, listener, SCAN VIP, and SCAN listener commands
r	revert	None	Remove target node of failed online relocation request from the candidate server list of administrator-managed Oracle RAC One Node database	Relocate database
r	role	role_type	Role of the standby database: PRIMARY, PHYSICAL_STANDBY, LOGICAL_STANDBY, or SNAPSHOT_STANDBY	Database, instance, Oracle ASM, disk group, and file system commands
s	onsonly		Display Oracle Notification Service daemon configuration	Node applications, VIP, network, listener, SCAN VIP, and SCAN listener commands
s	skip	None	Skip checking the ports	Listener, SCAN, and SCAN listener.
s	statefile	file_name	The file path of the state_file created by a previously run srvctl stop home command	OC4J, home, CVU, and GNS commands
s	status		Display the status of GNS	OC4J, home, CVU, and GNS commands
S	subnet	subnet / net _mask /[ if1 [| if2 ...]]	Network address specification for a network	Node applications, VIP, network, listener, SCAN VIP, and SCAN listener commands
s	service	service_name service_name _list	The name of a service A comma-delimited list of service names	Service commands
s	startoption	start_options	Startup options for the database (mount, open, read only)	Database, instance, Oracle ASM, disk group, and file system commands
t	checkinterval	time_interval	Interval in minutes between checks	OC4J, home, CVU, and GNS commands
t	edition	edition_name	The initial session edition of a service	Service commands
t	envs	" name_list "	A list of environment variables	Common
t	namevals	" name = value ,..."	Names and values of environment variables	Common
T	nameval	" name = value "	Name and value of a single environment variable	Common
t	update	instance_name	The new instance name	Service commands
t	remoteservers	host_name [: port_number ] [, host_name [: port_number ]...]	List of remote host name and port number pairs for Oracle Notification Service daemons outside this cluster	Node applications, VIP, network, listener, SCAN VIP, and SCAN listener commands
t	stopoption	stop_options	Stop options for the database ( NORMAL, TRANSACTIONAL, IMMEDITATE, or ABORT )	Database, instance, Oracle ASM, disk group, and file system commands
t	toversion	target_version	Version to which you are downgrading	Database, instance, Oracle ASM, disk group, and file system commands
u	nettype	network_type	The network server type, which can be STATIC, DHCP, or MIXED	Node applications, VIP, network, listener, SCAN VIP, and SCAN listener commands
u	newinst	None	Add a new instance to the service configuration	Service commands
u	update		Update SCAN listeners to match the number of SCAN VIPs	Node applications, VIP, network, listener, SCAN VIP, and SCAN listener commands
u	user	oracle_user	Oracle user or other authorized user to mount and unmount file systems	Database, instance, Oracle ASM, disk group, and file system commands
v	verbose		Verbose output	Common
v	volume	volume_name	Name of a volume	Database, instance, Oracle ASM, disk group, and file system commands
V	versions			Common
w	failoverdelay	number	Failover delay	Service commands
w	nettype	network_type	The network server type, which can be STATIC, DHCP, or MIXED	Node applications, VIP, network, listener, SCAN VIP, and SCAN listener commands
w	timeout	timeout	Online relocation timeout in minutes	Database, instance, Oracle ASM, disk group, and file system commands
x	dtp	{TRUE | FALSE}	Whether to enable distributed transaction processing	Service commands
x	node	node_name	Node name (use this parameter only with noncluster databases)	Common
y	noprompt		Suppress the confirmation prompt	Common
y	policy	{AUTOMATIC | MANUAL}	Management policy for the resource	Database, instance, Oracle ASM, disk group, file system, and service commands
z	failoverretry	number	Number of failover retries	Service commands
z	rmdepondisk		To remove a database's dependency upon disk groups	Database, instance, Oracle ASM, disk group, and file system commands

Miscellaneous SRVCTL Commands and Parameters

If you have scripts dating from Oracle Database 12.2 or earlier releases, then Oracle recommends that you review the deprecated parameters and update your usage to current forms.

The following command parameters are deprecated:

Table: Deprecated Commands and Parameters for SRVCTL

Command	Deprecated Parameters
srvctl modify asm	-node node_name
srvctl modify instance	-z Instead, use the -node option with the value set to ""
srvctl modify gns	[-ip ip_address] [-advertise host_name -address address] [-delete host_name -address address] [-createalias name -alias alias] [-deletealias alias] Use the srvctl update gns command instead.
srvctl * oc4j	The oc4j noun has been deprecated. SRVCTL still accepts the oc4j noun until it is desupported.
srvctl add service	The PRECONNECT option with the -tafpolicy parameter is deprecated.
srvctl modify service	The -failovermethod {NONE | BASIC} is deprecated. The PRECONNECT option with the -tafpolicy parameter is deprecated.