ksppinm 11g R1 11.1.0.6.0 12c R1 12.1.0.1.0 kspdesc New description
O7_DICTIONARY_ACCESSIBILITY Version 7 Dictionary Accessibility Support  
_4030_dump_bitvec n/a bitvec to specify dumps prior to 4030 error  
_4031_dump_bitvec bitvec to specify dumps prior to 4031 error  
_4031_dump_interval Dump 4031 error once for each n-second interval  
_4031_max_dumps Maximum number of 4031 dumps for this process  
_4031_sga_dump_interval Dump 4031 SGA heapdump error once for each n-second interval  
_4031_sga_max_dumps Maximum number of SGA heapdumps  
_ILM_FILTER_TIME n/a Upper filter time for ILM block compression  
_ILM_FILTER_TIME_LOWER n/a Lower filter time for ILM block compression  
_ILM_POLICY_NAME n/a User specified ILM policy name  
_NUMA_instance_mapping Set of nodes that this instance should run on  
_NUMA_pool_size aggregate size in bytes of NUMA pool  
_PX_use_large_pool Use Large Pool as source of PX buffers  
_UTL_FILE_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS n/a UTL_FILE backout event which allows UTL_FILE to open symlinks  
__data_transfer_cache_size n/a Actual size of data transfer cache  
__db_cache_size Actual size of DEFAULT buffer pool for standard block size buffers  
__dg_broker_service_names service names for broker use  
__java_pool_size Actual size in bytes of java pool  
__large_pool_size Actual size in bytes of large pool  
__oracle_base ORACLE_BASE  
__pga_aggregate_target Current target size for the aggregate PGA memory consumed  
__sga_target Actual size of SGA  
__shared_io_pool_size Actual size of shared IO pool  
__shared_pool_size Actual size in bytes of shared pool  
__streams_pool_size Actual size in bytes of streams pool  
_abort_on_mrp_crash n/a abort database instance when MRP crashes  
_abort_recovery_on_join if TRUE, abort recovery on join reconfigurations  
_ac_enable_dscn_in_rac n/a Enable Dependent Commit SCN tracking  
_accept_versions List of parameters for rolling operation  
_active_instance_count n/a number of active instances in the cluster database  
_active_session_idle_limit n/a active session idle limit  
_active_session_legacy_behavior n/a active session legacy behavior  
_active_standby_fast_reconfiguration if TRUE optimize dlm reconfiguration for active/standby OPS  
_adaptive_direct_read Adaptive Direct Read  
_adaptive_direct_write n/a Adaptive Direct Write  
_adaptive_fetch_enabled enable/disable adaptive fetch in parallel group by  
_adaptive_log_file_sync_high_switch_freq_threshold n/a Threshold for frequent log file sync mode switches (per minute)  
_adaptive_log_file_sync_poll_aggressiveness n/a Polling interval selection bias (conservative=0, aggressive=100)  
_adaptive_log_file_sync_sched_delay_window n/a Window (in seconds) for measuring average scheduling delay  
_adaptive_log_file_sync_use_polling_threshold n/a Ratio of redo synch time to expected poll time as a percentage  
_adaptive_log_file_sync_use_postwait_threshold n/a Percentage of foreground load from when post/wait was last used  
_adaptive_scalable_log_writer_disable_worker_threshold n/a Percentage of overlap across multiple outstanding writes  
_adaptive_scalable_log_writer_enable_worker_threshold n/a Increase in redo generation rate as a percentage  
_adaptive_window_consolidator_enabled n/a enable/disable adaptive window consolidator PX plan  
_add_col_optim_enabled Allows new add column optimization  
_add_nullable_column_with_default_optim n/a Allows add of a nullable column with default optimization  
_add_stale_mv_to_dependency_list add stale mv to dependency list  
_add_trim_for_nlssort n/a add trimming for fixed char semantics  
_addm_auto_enable governs whether ADDM gets run automatically after every AWR snapshot  
_addm_skiprules comma-separated list of ADDM nodes to skip  
_addm_version_check governs whether ADDM checks the input AWR snapshot version  
_adg_buffer_wait_timeout n/a Active Dataguard buffer wait time in cs  
_adg_instance_recovery n/a enable ADG instance recovery  
_adjust_literal_replacement If TRUE, we will adjust the SQL/PLUS output  
_adr_migrate_runonce Enable/disable ADR Migrate Runonce action  
_advanced_index_compression_options n/a advanced index compression options  
_advanced_index_compression_options_value n/a advanced index compression options2  
_advanced_index_compression_trace n/a advanced index compression trace  
_affinity_on enable/disable affinity at run time  
_aged_out_cursor_cache_time n/a number of seconds an aged out session cached cursor stay in cache  
_aggregation_optimization_settings n/a settings for aggregation optimizations  
_aiowait_timeouts Number of aiowait timeouts before error is reported  
_alert_expiration seconds before an alert message is moved to exception queue  
_alert_message_cleanup Enable Alert Message Cleanup  
_alert_message_purge Enable Alert Message Purge  
_alert_post_background Enable Background Alert Posting  
_all_shared_dblinks treat all dblinks as shared  
_allocate_creation_order should files be examined in creation order during allocation  
_allocation_update_interval interval at which successful search in L1 should be updated  
_allow_cell_smart_scan_attr Allow checking smart_scan_capable Attr  
_allow_commutativity allow for commutativity of +, * when comparing expressions  
_allow_compatibility_adv_w_grp n/a allow advancing DB compatibility with guaranteed restore points  
_allow_drop_snapshot_standby_grsp Allow dropping snapshot standby guaranteed restore point  
_allow_drop_ts_with_grp n/a Allow drop Tablespace with guaranteed restore points  
_allow_error_simulation Allow error simulation for testing  
_allow_file_1_offline_error_1245 n/a don't signal ORA-1245 due to file 1 being offline  
_allow_level_without_connect_by allow level without connect by  
_allow_read_only_corruption allow read-only open even if database is corrupt  
_allow_resetlogs_corruption allow resetlogs even if it will cause corruption  
_allow_terminal_recovery_corruption Finish terminal recovery even if it may cause corruption  
_alter_common_user_schema n/a allow local user to create objects in common schema  
_alternate_iot_leaf_block_split_points enable alternate index-organized table leaf-block split-points  
_always_anti_join always use this method for anti-join when possible  
_always_semi_join always use this method for semi-join when possible  
_always_star_transformation always favor use of star transformation  
_am_container_filesystem_ausize n/a allocation unit size for non-ASM containers  
_am_max_containers n/a maximum number of containers  
_am_max_groups n/a maximum number of containers  
_am_max_seg_bytes n/a maximum number of bytes per array segment  
_am_timeouts_enabled n/a enable timeouts  
_am_trace_buffer_size n/a size of per-process I/O trace buffer  
_and_pruning_enabled n/a allow partition pruning based on multiple mechanisms  
_app_ctx_vers n/a enable app ctx versioning  
_appqos_cdb_setting n/a QoSM CDB Performance Class Setting  
_appqos_po_multiplier n/a Multiplier for PC performance objective value  
_appqos_qt n/a System Queue time retrieval interval  
_aq_disable_x n/a AQ - Disable new cross processes at an instance  
_aq_dq_sessions n/a Deq session count  
_aq_eq_sessions n/a Enq session count  
_aq_init_shards n/a Minimum enqueue shards per queue at an instance  
_aq_max_scan_delay n/a Maximum allowable scan delay for AQ indexes and IOTs  
_aq_precrt_partitions n/a Precreate Partitions  
_aq_pt_processes n/a Partition background processes  
_aq_stop_backgrounds n/a Stop all AQ background processes  
_aq_subshard_Size n/a Sub Shard Size  
_aq_tm_deqcountinterval n/a dequeue count interval for Time Managers to cleanup DEQ IOT BLOCKS  
_aq_tm_scanlimit scan limit for Time Managers to clean up IOT  
_aq_tm_statistics_duration n/a statistics collection window duration  
_aqsharded_cache_limit n/a Limit for cached enqueue/dequeue operations  
_arch_comp_dbg_scan n/a archive compression scan debug  
_arch_comp_dec_block_check_dump n/a decompress archive compression blocks for checking and dumping  
_arch_compress_checksums n/a enable/disable row checksums for archive compressed blocks  
_arch_compression n/a archive compression enabled  
_arch_corrupted_redo_log n/a Variable to simulate corruption errors during archivals  
_arch_io_slaves ARCH I/O slaves  
_arch_sim_mode n/a Change behavior of local archiving  
_array_cdb_view_enabled n/a array mode enabled for CDB views  
_array_update_vector_read_enabled Enable array update vector read  
_ash_compression_enable n/a To enable or disable string compression in ASH  
_ash_disk_filter_ratio Ratio of the number of in-memory samples to the number of samples actually written to disk  
_ash_disk_write_enable To enable or disable Active Session History flushing  
_ash_dummy_test_param Oracle internal dummy ASH parameter used ONLY for testing!  
_ash_eflush_trigger The percentage above which if the in-memory ASH is full the emergency flusher will be triggered  
_ash_enable To enable or disable Active Session sampling and flushing  
_ash_min_mmnl_dump Minimum Time interval passed to consider MMNL Dump  
_ash_sample_all To enable or disable sampling every connected session including ones waiting for idle waits  
_ash_sampling_interval Time interval between two successive Active Session samples in millisecs  
_ash_size To set the size of the in-memory Active Session History buffers  
_asm_access n/a ASM File access mechanism  
_asm_acd_chunks initial ACD chunks created  
_asm_admin_with_sysdba Does the sysdba role have administrative privileges on ASM?  
_asm_allow_appliance_dropdisk_noforce n/a Allow DROP DISK/FAILUREGROUP NOFORCE on ASM Appliances  
_asm_allow_lvm_resilvering n/a Enable disk resilvering for external redundancy  
_asm_allow_only_raw_disks Discovery only raw devices  
_asm_allow_resilver_corruption n/a Enable disk resilvering for external redundancy  
_asm_allow_system_alias_rename n/a if system alias renaming is allowed  
_asm_allow_unsafe_reconnect n/a attempt unsafe reconnect to ASM  
_asm_allowdegeneratemounts n/a Allow force-mounts of DGs w/o proper quorum  
_asm_appliance_config_file n/a Appliance configuration file name  
_asm_ausize allocation unit size  
_asm_automatic_rezone n/a automatically rebalance free space across zones  
_asm_avoid_pst_scans n/a Avoid PST Scans  
_asm_blksize metadata block size  
_asm_check_for_misbehaving_cf_clients n/a check for misbehaving CF-holding clients  
_asm_compatibility default ASM compatibility level  
_asm_dba_batch n/a ASM Disk Based Allocation Max Batch Size  
_asm_dba_spcchk_thld n/a ASM Disk Based Allocation Space Check Threshold  
_asm_dba_threshold n/a ASM Disk Based Allocation Threshold  
_asm_dbmsdg_nohdrchk dbms_diskgroup.checkfile does not check block headers  
_asm_diag_dead_clients n/a diagnostics for dead clients  
_asm_direct_con_expire_time n/a Expire time for idle direct connection to ASM instance  
_asm_disable_amdu_dump n/a Disable AMDU dump  
_asm_disable_async_msgs n/a disable async intra-instance messaging  
_asm_disable_multiple_instance_check n/a Disable checking for multiple ASM instances on a given node  
_asm_disable_profilediscovery n/a disable profile query for discovery  
_asm_disable_smr_creation n/a Do Not create smr  
_asm_disable_ufg_dump n/a disable terminated umbilicus diagnostic  
_asm_disable_ufgmemberkill n/a disable ufg member kill  
_asm_disk_repair_time seconds to wait before dropping a failing disk  
_asm_diskerr_traces n/a Number of read/write errors per disk a process can trace  
_asm_diskgroups2 n/a disk groups to mount automatically set 2  
_asm_diskgroups3 n/a disk groups to mount automatically set 3  
_asm_diskgroups4 n/a disk groups to mount automatically set 4  
_asm_emulate_nfs_disk n/a Emulate NFS disk test event  
_asm_emulmax max number of concurrent disks to emulate I/O errors max number of concurrent disks to emulate I /O errors
_asm_emultimeout timeout before emulation begins (in 3s ticks)  
_asm_enable_xrov n/a Enable XROV capability  
_asm_evenread n/a ASM Even Read level  
_asm_evenread_alpha n/a ASM Even Read Alpha  
_asm_evenread_alpha2 n/a ASM Even Read Second Alpha  
_asm_evenread_faststart n/a ASM Even Read Fast Start Threshold  
_asm_fail_random_rx n/a Randomly fail some RX enqueue gets  
_asm_fob_tac_frequency Timeout frequency for FOB cleanup  
_asm_force_quiesce n/a Force diskgroup quiescing  
_asm_global_dump_level n/a System state dump level for ASM asserts  
_asm_hbeatiowait n/a number of secs to wait for PST Async Hbeat IO return  
_asm_hbeatwaitquantum n/a quantum used to compute time-to-wait for a PST Hbeat check  
_asm_healthcheck_timeout n/a seconds until health check takes action  
_asm_imbalance_tolerance percentage of inter-disk imbalance to tolerate hundredths of a percentage of inter-disk imbalance to tolerate
_asm_instlock_quota n/a ASM Instance Lock Quota  
_asm_iostat_latch_count n/a ASM I/O statistics latch count  
_asm_kfdpevent KFDP event  
_asm_kfioevent n/a KFIO event  
_asm_kill_unresponsive_clients n/a kill unresponsive ASM clients  
_asm_libraries library search order for discovery  
_asm_log_scale_rebalance n/a Rebalance power uses logarithmic scale  
_asm_lsod_bucket_size n/a ASM lsod bucket size  
_asm_max_cod_strides n/a maximum number of COD strides  
_asm_max_redo_buffer_size n/a asm maximum redo buffer size  
_asm_maxio Maximum size of individual I/O request  
_asm_network_timeout n/a Keepalive timeout for ASM network connections  
_asm_networks n/a ASM network subnet addresses  
_asm_nodekill_escalate_time n/a secs until escalating to nodekill if fence incomplete  
_asm_noevenread_diskgroups n/a List of disk groups having even read disabled  
_asm_partner_target_disk_part target maximum number of disk partners for repartnering  
_asm_partner_target_fg_rel target maximum number of failure group relationships for repartnering  
_asm_primary_load n/a Number of cycles/extents to load for non-mirrored files  
_asm_primary_load_cycles n/a True if primary load is in cycles, false if extent counts  
_asm_procs_trace_diskerr n/a Number of processes allowed to trace a disk failure  
_asm_proxy_startwait n/a Maximum time to wait for ASM proxy connection  
_asm_random_zone n/a Random zones for new files  
_asm_rebalance_plan_size n/a maximum rebalance work unit  
_asm_rebalance_space_errors n/a number of out of space errors allowed before aborting rebalance  
_asm_remote_client_timeout n/a timeout before killing disconnected remote clients  
_asm_repairquantum quantum (in 3s) used to compute elapsed time for disk drop  
_asm_reserve_slaves n/a reserve ASM slaves for CF txns  
_asm_resyncCkpt n/a number of extents to resync before flushing checkpoint  
_asm_root_directory n/a ASM default root directory  
_asm_runtime_capability_volume_support runtime capability for volume support returns supported  
_asm_scrub_limit n/a ASM disk scrubbing power  
_asm_secondary_load n/a Number of cycles/extents to load for mirrored files  
_asm_secondary_load_cycles n/a True if secondary load is in cycles, false if extent counts  
_asm_serialize_volume_rebalance n/a Serialize volume rebalance  
_asm_shadow_cycle Inverse shadow cycle requirement  
_asm_skip_diskval_check n/a skip client side discovery for disk revalidate  
_asm_skip_rename_check skip the checking of the clients for s/w compatibility for rename  
_asm_skip_resize_check skip the checking of the clients for s/w compatibility for resize  
_asm_storagemaysplit n/a PST Split Possible  
_asm_stripesize ASM file stripe size  
_asm_stripewidth ASM file stripe width  
_asm_sync_rebalance n/a Rebalance uses sync I/O  
_asm_trace_limit_timeout n/a Time-out in milliseconds to reset the number of traces per disk and the number of processes allowed to trace  
_asm_usd_batch n/a ASM USD Update Max Batch Size  
_asm_wait_time Max/imum time to wait before asmb exits  
_asmlib_test n/a Osmlib test event  
_asmsid ASM instance id  
_assm_default ASSM default  
_assm_force_fetchmeta n/a enable metadata block fetching in ASSM segment scan  
_assm_high_gsp_threshold n/a Number of blocks rejected before growing segment  
_assm_low_gsp_threshold n/a Number of blocks rejected before collecting stats  
_async_recovery_claims if TRUE, issue recovery claims asynchronously  
_async_recovery_reads if TRUE, issue recovery reads asynchronously  
_async_ts_threshold check tablespace thresholds asynchronously  
_auto_assign_cg_for_sessions auto assign CGs for sessions  
_auto_bmr n/a enable/disable Auto BMR  
_auto_bmr_bg_time n/a Auto BMR Process Run Time  
_auto_bmr_fc_time n/a Auto BMR Flood Control Time  
_auto_bmr_pub_timeout n/a Auto BMR Publish Timeout  
_auto_bmr_req_timeout n/a Auto BMR Requester Timeout  
_auto_bmr_sess_threshold n/a Auto BMR Request Session Threshold  
_auto_bmr_sys_threshold n/a Auto BMR Request System Threshold  
_auto_manage_enable_offline_check n/a perodically check for OFFLINE disks and attempt to ONLINE  
_auto_manage_exadata_disks n/a Automate Exadata disk management  
_auto_manage_infreq_tout n/a TEST: Set infrequent timeout action to run at this interval, unit is seconds  
_auto_manage_ioctl_bufsz n/a oss_ioctl buffer size, to read and respond to cell notifications  
_auto_manage_max_online_tries n/a Max. attempts to auto ONLINE an ASM disk  
_auto_manage_num_pipe_msgs n/a Max. number of out-standing msgs in the KXDAM pipe  
_auto_manage_num_tries n/a Num. tries before giving up on a automation operation  
_auto_manage_online_tries_expire_time n/a Allow Max. attempts to auto ONLINE an ASM disk after lapsing this time (unit in seconds)  
_automatic_maintenance_test Enable AUTOTASK Test Mode  
_automemory_broker_interval memory broker statistics gathering interval for auto memory  
_autotask_max_window Maximum Logical Maintenance Window Length in minutes  
_autotask_min_window Minimum Maintenance Window Length in minutes  
_autotask_test_name n/a Name of current Autotask Test (or test step)  
_autotune_gtx_idle_time idle time to trigger auto-shutdown a gtx background process  
_autotune_gtx_interval interval to autotune global transaction background processes  
_autotune_gtx_threshold auto-tune threshold for degree of global transaction concurrency  
_aux_dfc_keep_time n/a auxiliary datafile copy keep time in minutes  
_available_core_count n/a number of cores for this instance  
_avoid_prepare if TRUE, do not prepare a buffer when the master is local  
_aw_row_source_enabled n/a Enables AW Row Source instead of collection iterator  
_awr_cdbperf_threshold n/a Setting for AWR CDBPERF Threshold  
_awr_corrupt_mode AWR Corrupt Mode  
_awr_disabled_flush_tables Disable flushing of specified AWR tables  
_awr_flush_threshold_metrics Enable/Disable Flushing AWR Threshold Metrics  
_awr_flush_workload_metrics Enable/Disable Flushing AWR Workload Metrics  
_awr_mmon_cpuusage Enable/disable AWR MMON CPU Usage Tracking  
_awr_mmon_deep_purge_all_expired n/a Allows deep purge to purge AWR data for all expired snapshots  
_awr_mmon_deep_purge_extent n/a Set extent of rows to check each deep purge run  
_awr_mmon_deep_purge_interval n/a Set interval for deep purge of AWR contents  
_awr_mmon_deep_purge_numrows n/a Set max number of rows per table to delete each deep purge run  
_awr_pdb_registration_enabled n/a Parameter to enable/disable AWR PDB Registration  
_awr_remote_target_dblink n/a AWR Remote Target DBLink for Flushing  
_awr_restrict_mode AWR Restrict Mode  
_awr_sql_child_limit Setting for AWR SQL Child Limit  
_b_tree_bitmap_plans enable the use of bitmap plans for tables w. only B-tree indexes  
_backup_align_write_io n/a align backup write I/Os  
_backup_automatic_retry n/a automatic retry on backup write errors  
_backup_compress_opt_mode n/a specifies compression optimization mode  
_backup_disk_bufcnt n/a number of buffers used for DISK channels  
_backup_disk_bufsz n/a size of buffers used for DISK channels  
_backup_disk_io_slaves BACKUP Disk I/O slaves  
_backup_dynamic_buffers n/a dynamically compute backup/restore buffer sizes  
_backup_encrypt_opt_mode specifies encryption block optimization mode  
_backup_file_bufcnt n/a number of buffers used for file access  
_backup_file_bufsz n/a size of buffers used for file access  
_backup_io_pool_size memory to reserve from the large pool  
_backup_kgc_blksiz n/a specifies buffer size to be used by HIGH compression  
_backup_kgc_bufsz specifies buffer size to be used by BZIP2 compression specifies buffer size to be used by BASIC compression
_backup_kgc_memlevel specifies memory level for ZLIB compression specifies memory level for MEDIUM compression
_backup_kgc_niters specifies number of iterations done by BZIP2 compression specifies number of iterations done by BASIC compression
_backup_kgc_perflevel specifies compression (performance) level for ZLIB compression specifies compression (performance) level for MEDIUM compression
_backup_kgc_scheme specifies compression scheme  
_backup_kgc_type specifies compression type used by kgc BZIP2 compression specifies compression type used by kgc BASIC compression
_backup_kgc_windowbits specifies window size for ZLIB compression specifies window size for MEDIUM compression
_backup_ksfq_bufcnt number of the ksfq buffers used for backup/restore number of buffers used for backup/restore
_backup_ksfq_bufcnt_max n/a maximum number of the ksfq buffer used for backup/restore  
_backup_ksfq_bufmem_max n/a maximum amount of memory (in bytes) used for buffers for backup/restore  
_backup_ksfq_bufsz size of the ksfq buffer used for backup/restore size of buffers used for backup/restore
_backup_lzo_size n/a specifies buffer size for LOW compression  
_backup_max_gap_size largest gap in an incremental/optimized backup buffer, in bytes  
_backup_min_ct_unused_optim n/a mimimun size in bytes of change tracking to apply unused space optimuzation  
_backup_seq_bufcnt n/a number of buffers used for non-DISK channels  
_backup_seq_bufsz n/a size of buffers used for non-DISK channels  
_bct_bitmaps_per_file number of bitmaps to store for each datafile  
_bct_buffer_allocation_max maximum size of all change tracking buffer allocations, in bytes  
_bct_buffer_allocation_min_extents mininum number of extents to allocate per buffer allocation  
_bct_buffer_allocation_size size of one change tracking buffer allocation, in bytes  
_bct_chunk_size change tracking datafile chunk size, in bytes  
_bct_crash_reserve_size change tracking reserved crash recovery SGA space, in bytes  
_bct_file_block_size block size of change tracking file, in bytes  
_bct_file_extent_size extent size of change tracking file, in bytes  
_bct_fixtab_file change tracking file for fixed tables  
_bct_health_check_interval n/a CTWR health check interval (seconds), zero to disable  
_bct_initial_private_dba_buffer_size initial number of entries in the private change tracking dba buffers  
_bct_mrp_timeout n/a CTWR MRP wait timeout (seconds), zero to wait forever  
_bct_public_dba_buffer_dynresize n/a allow dynamic resizing of public dba buffers, zero to disable  
_bct_public_dba_buffer_maxsize n/a max buffer size permitted for public dba buffers, in bytes  
_bct_public_dba_buffer_size total size of all public change tracking dba buffers, in bytes  
_bg_spawn_diag_opts n/a background processes spawn diagnostic options  
_bitmap_or_improvement_enabled controls extensions to partition pruning for general predicates  
_block_change_tracking n/a change tracking possible  
_block_level_offload_high_lat_thresh n/a High Latency Threshold for Block Level Offload operations  
_block_sample_readahead_prob_threshold controls readahead value during block sampling  
_blocking_sess_graph_cache_size blocking session graph cache size in bytes  
_blocks_per_cache_server number of consecutive blocks per global cache server  
_bloom_filter_debug debug level for bloom filtering  
_bloom_filter_enabled enables or disables bloom filter  
_bloom_filter_size n/a bloom filter vector size (in KB)  
_bloom_folding_density bloom filter folding density lower bound  
_bloom_folding_enabled Enable folding of bloom filter  
_bloom_folding_min bloom filter folding size lower bound bloom filter folding size lower bound (in KB)
_bloom_max_size n/a maximum bloom filter size (in KB)  
_bloom_minmax_enabled n/a enable or disable bloom min max filtering  
_bloom_predicate_enabled enables or disables bloom filter predicate pushdown  
_bloom_predicate_offload n/a enables or disables bloom filter predicate offload to cells  
_bloom_predicate_pushdown_to_storage n/a enables or disables bloom filter predicate pushdown to storage  
_bloom_pruning_enabled Enable partition pruning using bloom filtering  
_bloom_pushing_max bloom filter pushing size upper bound bloom filter pushing size upper bound (in KB)
_bloom_pushing_total_max n/a bloom filter combined pushing size upper bound (in KB)  
_bloom_rm_filter n/a remove bloom predicate in favor of zonemap join pruning predicate  
_bloom_sm_enabled n/a enable bloom filter optimization using slave mapping  
_bloom_vector_elements n/a number of elements in a bloom filter vector  
_branch_tagging n/a enable branch tagging for distributed transaction  
_broadcast_scn_mode n/a broadcast-on-commit scn mode  
_broadcast_scn_wait_timeout n/a broadcast-on-commit scn wait timeout in centiseconds  
_bsln_adaptive_thresholds_enabled Adaptive Thresholds Enabled  
_bt_mmv_query_rewrite_enabled allow rewrites with multiple MVs and base tables  
_buffer_busy_wait_timeout buffer busy wait time in centiseconds  
_buffered_message_spill_age n/a Buffered message spill age  
_buffered_publisher_flow_control_threshold Flow control threshold for buffered publishers except capture  
_bufq_stop_flow_control Stop enforcing flow control for buffered queues  
_build_deferred_mv_skipping_mvlog_update DEFERRED MV creation skipping MV log setup update  
_bump_highwater_mark_count how many blocks should we allocate per free list on advancing HWM  
_bwr_for_flushed_pi if TRUE, generate a BWR for a flushed PI  
_bypass_srl_for_so_eor n/a bypass SRL for S/O EOR logs  
_bypass_xplatform_error n/a bypass datafile header cross-platform-compliance errors  
_cache_orl_during_open n/a cache online logs  
_cache_stats_monitor if TRUE, enable cache stats monitoring  
_capture_buffer_size To set the size of the PGA I/O recording buffers  
_capture_publisher_flow_control_threshold Flow control threshold for capture publishers  
_case_sensitive_logon case sensitive logon enabled  
_causal_standby_wait_timeout n/a Causal standby wait timeout  
_cdb_compatible n/a CDB Compatible  
_cdb_rac_affinity n/a rac affinity for parallel cdb operations  
_cdc_subscription_owner n/a Change Data Capture subscription_owner  
_cdmp_diagnostic_level cdmp directory diagnostic level  
_cell_fast_file_create Allow optimized file creation path for Cells  
_cell_fast_file_restore Allow optimized rman restore for Cells  
_cell_file_format_chunk_size Cell file format chunk size in MB  
_cell_index_scan_enabled enable CELL processing of index FFS  
_cell_materialize_all_expressions n/a Force materialization of all offloadable expressions on the cells  
_cell_materialize_virtual_columns n/a enable offload of expressions underlying virtual columns to cells  
_cell_object_expiration_hours n/a flashcache object expiration timeout  
_cell_offload_capabilities_enabled n/a specifies capability table to load  
_cell_offload_complex_processing n/a enable complex SQL processing offload to cells  
_cell_offload_expressions n/a enable offload of expressions to cells  
_cell_offload_hybridcolumnar n/a Query offloading of hybrid columnar compressed tables to exadata  
_cell_offload_predicate_reordering_enabled n/a enable out-of-order SQL processing offload to cells  
_cell_offload_sys_context n/a enable offload of SYS_CONTEXT evaluation to cells  
_cell_offload_timezone n/a enable timezone related SQL processing offload to cells  
_cell_offload_virtual_columns n/a enable offload of predicates on virtual columns to cells  
_cell_range_scan_enabled enable CELL processing of index range scans  
_cell_storidx_mode n/a Cell Storage Index mode  
_cgs_allgroup_poll_time n/a CGS DBALL group polling interval in milli-seconds  
_cgs_comm_readiness_check n/a CGS communication readiness check  
_cgs_dball_group_registration n/a CGS DBALL group registration type  
_cgs_dbgroup_poll_time n/a CGS DB group polling interval in milli-seconds  
_cgs_health_check_in_reconfig n/a CGS health check during reconfiguration  
_cgs_memberkill_from_rim_instance n/a allow a RIM instance to issue a CSS member kill  
_cgs_msg_batch_size n/a CGS message batch size in bytes  
_cgs_msg_batching n/a CGS message batching  
_cgs_node_kill_escalation CGS node kill escalation to CSS  
_cgs_node_kill_escalation_wait n/a CGS wait time to escalate node kill to CSS in seconds  
_cgs_reconfig_extra_wait n/a CGS reconfiguration extra wait time for CSS in seconds  
_cgs_reconfig_timeout CGS reconfiguration timeout interval  
_cgs_send_timeout CGS send timeout value  
_cgs_ticket_sendback n/a CGS ticket active sendback percentage threshold  
_cgs_tickets CGS messaging tickets  
_cgs_zombie_member_kill_wait CGS zombie member kill wait time in seconds  
_change_vector_buffers n/a Number of change vector buffers for media recovery  
_check_block_after_checksum perform block check after checksum if both are turned on  
_check_block_new_invariant_for_flashback check block new invariant for flashback  
_check_column_length n/a check column length  
_check_pdbid_in_redo n/a Enable checking of pluggable database ID in redo  
_check_ts_threshold check tablespace thresholds  
_cleanout_shrcur_buffers n/a if TRUE, cleanout shrcur buffers  
_cleanup_rollback_entries no. of undo entries to apply per transaction cleanup  
_cleanup_timeout timeout value for PMON cleanup  
_cleanup_timeout_flags n/a flags for PMON cleanup timeout  
_clear_buffer_before_reuse n/a Always zero-out buffer before reuse for security  
_cli_cachebktalloc n/a Percentage of memory to allocate  
_client_enable_auto_unregister n/a enable automatic unregister after a send fails with timeout  
_client_ntfn_cleanup_interval n/a interval after which dead client registration cleanup task repeats  
_client_ntfn_pinginterval n/a time between pings to unreachable notification clients  
_client_ntfn_pingretries n/a number of times to ping unreachable notification clients  
_client_ntfn_pingtimeout n/a timeout to connect to unreachable notification clients  
_client_result_cache_bypass bypass the client result cache  
_client_tstz_error_check n/a Should Client give error for suspect Timestamp with Timezone operations  
_clone_one_pdb_recovery n/a Recover ROOT and only one PDB in clone database  
_close_cached_open_cursors close cursors cached by PL/SQL at each commit  
_close_deq_by_cond_curs n/a Close Dequeue By Condition Cursors  
_cloud_name n/a gsm cloud name  
_cluster_library cluster library selection  
_clusterwide_global_transactions enable/disable clusterwide global transactions  
_collapse_wait_history collapse wait history  
_collect_tempundo_stats n/a Collect Statistics v$tempundostat  
_collect_undo_stats Collect Statistics v$undostat  
_column_compression_factor Column compression ratio  
_column_elimination_off turn off predicate-only column elimination  
_column_tracking_level column usage tracking  
_common_data_view_enabled n/a common objects returned through dictionary views  
_common_user_prefix n/a Enforce restriction on a prefix of a Common User/Role/Profile name  
_compilation_call_heap_extent_size Size of the compilation call heaps extents  
_complex_view_merging enable complex view merging  
_compression_above_cache number of recompression above cache for sanity check  
_compression_advisor Compression advisor  
_compression_chain percentage of chained rows allowed for Compression  
_compression_compatibility n/a Compression compatability  
_concurrency_chosen n/a what is the chosen value of concurrency  
_connect_by_use_union_all n/a use union all for connect by  
_connection_broker_host n/a connection broker host for listen address  
_controlfile_autobackup_delay n/a time delay (in seconds) for performing controlfile autobackups  
_controlfile_backup_copy_check n/a enable check of the copied blocks during controlfile backup copy  
_controlfile_block_size control file block size in bytes  
_controlfile_cell_flash_caching n/a Flash cache hint for control file accesses  
_controlfile_enqueue_dump dump the system states after controlfile enqueue timeout  
_controlfile_enqueue_holding_time control file enqueue max holding time in seconds  
_controlfile_enqueue_holding_time_tracking_size n/a control file enqueue holding time tracking size  
_controlfile_enqueue_timeout control file enqueue timeout in seconds  
_controlfile_section_init_size control file initial section size  
_controlfile_section_max_expand control file max expansion rate  
_controlfile_update_check controlfile update sanity check  
_convert_set_to_join enables conversion of set operator to join  
_coord_message_buffer parallel recovery coordinator side extra message buffer size  
_corrupted_rollback_segments corrupted undo segment list  
_cost_equality_semi_join enables costing of equality semi-join  
_cp_num_hash_latches connection pool number of hash latches  
_cpu_eff_thread_multiplier n/a CPU effective thread multiplier  
_cpu_to_io divisor for converting CPU cost to I/O cost  
_cr_grant_global_role if TRUE, grant lock for CR requests when block is in global role  
_cr_grant_local_role turn 3-way CR grants off, make it automatic, or turn it on  
_cr_grant_only n/a if TRUE, grant locks when possible and do not send the block  
_cr_server_log_flush if TRUE, flush redo log before serving a CR buffer  
_cr_trc_buf_size n/a size of cr trace buffer  
_crash_domain_on_exception n/a allow domain to exit for exceptions in any thread  
_create_stat_segment n/a create ilm statistics segment  
_create_table_in_any_cluster allow creation of table in a cluster not owned by the user  
_ctx_doc_policy_stems n/a enable ctx_doc.policy_stems api  
_cu_row_locking n/a CU row level locking  
_cursor_bind_capture_area_size maximum size of the cursor bind capture area  
_cursor_bind_capture_interval interval (in seconds) between two bind capture for a cursor  
_cursor_cache_time n/a number of seconds a session cached cursor stay in cache.  
_cursor_db_buffers_pinned additional number of buffers a cursor can pin at once  
_cursor_features_enabled Shared cursor features enabled bits.  
_cursor_obsolete_threshold n/a Number of cursors per parent before obsoletion.  
_cursor_plan_enabled enable collection and display of cursor plans  
_cursor_plan_hash_version version of cursor plan hash value  
_cursor_plan_unparse_enabled enables/disables using unparse to build projection/predicates  
_cursor_reload_failure_threshold n/a Number of failed reloads before marking cursor unusable  
_cursor_runtimeheap_memlimit n/a Shared cursor runtime heap memory limit  
_cursor_stats_bucket n/a Hash table buckets for cursor stats (2^).  
_cursor_stats_enabled n/a Enable cursor stats  
_cursor_stats_heap n/a Heaps/latches for cursor stats.  
_cvmap_buffers n/a Number of change vector buffers for multi instance media recovery  
_cvw_enable_weak_checking enable weak view checking  
_data_transfer_cache_bc_perc_x100 n/a Percentange * 100 of buffer cache to transfer to data transfer cache  
_data_transfer_cache_size n/a Size of data transfer cache  
_data_warehousing_scan_buffers n/a if TRUE, enable data warehousing scan buffers  
_datafile_cow n/a Use copy on write snapshot for the renamed file  
_datafile_write_errors_crash_instance n/a datafile write errors crash instance  
_datapump_compressbas_buffer_size n/a specifies buffer size for BASIC compression algorithm  
_datapump_metadata_buffer_size n/a specifies buffer size for metadata file I/O  
_datapump_tabledata_buffer_size n/a specifies buffer size for table data file I/O  
_db_16k_flash_cache_file n/a flash cache file for 16k block size  
_db_16k_flash_cache_size n/a flash cache size for _db_16k_flash_cache_file  
_db_2k_flash_cache_file n/a flash cache file for 2k block size  
_db_2k_flash_cache_size n/a flash cache size for _db_2k_flash_cache_file  
_db_32k_flash_cache_file n/a flash cache file for 32k block size  
_db_32k_flash_cache_size n/a flash cache size for _db_32k_flash_cache_file  
_db_4k_flash_cache_file n/a flash cache file for 4k block size  
_db_4k_flash_cache_size n/a flash cache size for _db_4k_flash_cache_file  
_db_8k_flash_cache_file n/a flash cache file for 8k block size  
_db_8k_flash_cache_size n/a flash cache size for _db_8k_flash_cache_file  
_db_aging_cool_count Touch count set when buffer cooled  
_db_aging_freeze_cr Make CR buffers always be too cold to keep in cache  
_db_aging_hot_criteria Touch count which sends a buffer to head of replacement list  
_db_aging_stay_count Touch count set when buffer moved to head of replacement list  
_db_aging_touch_time Touch count which sends a buffer to head of replacement list  
_db_always_check_system_ts Always perform block check and checksum for System tablespace  
_db_block_adjcheck adjacent cache buffer checks - low blkchk overwrite parameter  
_db_block_adjchk_level adjacent cache buffer check level  
_db_block_align_direct_read Align Direct Reads  
_db_block_bad_write_check enable bad write checks  
_db_block_buffers Number of database blocks cached in memory: hidden parameter  
_db_block_cache_clone Always clone data blocks on get (for debugging)  
_db_block_cache_history buffer header tracing (non-zero only when debugging)  
_db_block_cache_history_level buffer header tracing level  
_db_block_cache_history_lru n/a buffer header tracing for lru operations  
_db_block_cache_num_umap number of unmapped buffers (for tracking swap calls on blocks)  
_db_block_cache_protect protect database blocks (true only when debugging)  
_db_block_cache_protect_internal protect database blocks (for strictly internal use only)  
_db_block_check_for_debug Check more and dump block before image for debugging  
_db_block_check_objtyp check objd and typ on cache disk read  
_db_block_chunkify_ncmbr n/a chunkify noncontig multi block reads  
_db_block_corruption_recovery_threshold threshold number of block recovery attempts  
_db_block_do_full_mbreads do full block read even if some blocks are in cache  
_db_block_hash_buckets Number of database block hash buckets  
_db_block_hash_latches Number of database block hash latches  
_db_block_header_guard_level number of extra buffer headers to use as guard pages  
_db_block_hi_priority_batch_size Fraction of writes for high priority reasons  
_db_block_known_clean_pct Initial Percentage of buffers to maintain known clean  
_db_block_lru_latches number of lru latches  
_db_block_max_cr_dba Maximum Allowed Number of CR buffers per dba  
_db_block_max_scan_pct Percentage of buffers to inspect when looking for free  
_db_block_med_priority_batch_size Fraction of writes for medium priority reasons  
_db_block_numa Number of NUMA nodes  
_db_block_prefetch_fast_longjumps_enabled Batched IO enable fast longjumps  
_db_block_prefetch_limit Prefetch limit in blocks  
_db_block_prefetch_override Prefetch force override in blocks  
_db_block_prefetch_private_cache_enabled Batched IO enable private cache  
_db_block_prefetch_quota Prefetch quota as a percent of cache size  
_db_block_prefetch_skip_reading_enabled Batched IO enable skip reading buffers  
_db_block_prefetch_wasted_threshold_perc n/a Allowed wasted percent threshold of prefetched size  
_db_block_table_scan_buffer_size Size of shared table scan read buffer  
_db_block_temp_redo generate redo for temp blocks  
_db_block_trace_protect trace buffer protect calls  
_db_block_vlm_check check of rvlm mapping leaks (for debugging)  
_db_block_vlm_leak_threshold Threshold for allowable vlm leaks  
_db_blocks_per_hash_latch Number of blocks per hash latch  
_db_cache_advice_batch_size n/a cache advisory simulation batch size  
_db_cache_advice_max_size_factor n/a cache advisory maximum multiple of current size to similate  
_db_cache_advice_sample_factor cache advisory sampling factor  
_db_cache_advice_sanity_check n/a cache simulation sanity check  
_db_cache_block_read_stack_trace n/a dump short call stack for block reads  
_db_cache_crx_check check for costly crx examination functions  
_db_cache_miss_check_les n/a check LEs after cache miss  
_db_cache_mman_latch_check n/a check for wait latch get under MMAN ops in kcb  
_db_cache_pre_warm Buffer Cache Pre-Warm Enabled : hidden parameter  
_db_cache_process_cr_pin_max maximum number of cr pins a process may have  
_db_cache_wait_debug n/a trace new kslwaits  
_db_change_notification_enable enable db change notification  
_db_check_cell_hints n/a    
_db_disable_temp_encryption Diable Temp Encryption for Spills Disable Temp Encryption for Spills
_db_dump_from_disk_and_efc n/a dump contents from disk and efc  
_db_dw_scan_adaptive_cooling n/a if TRUE, enable adaptive DW scan cooling  
_db_dw_scan_max_shadow_count n/a DW Scan adaptive cooling max shadow count  
_db_dw_scan_obj_cooling_factor n/a DW Scan object cooling factor to cool all temperatures  
_db_dw_scan_obj_cooling_interval n/a DW Scan object cooling interval in number of scans, seconds, or pct of cache size  
_db_dw_scan_obj_cooling_policy n/a DW scan objtect cooling policy  
_db_dw_scan_obj_warming_increment n/a DW Scan object warming increment when an object is scanned  
_db_fast_obj_check enable fast object drop sanity check  
_db_fast_obj_ckpt enable fast object checkpoint  
_db_fast_obj_truncate enable fast object truncate  
_db_file_direct_io_count Sequential I/O buf size  
_db_file_exec_read_count multiblock read count for regular clients  
_db_file_format_io_buffers Block formatting I/O buf count  
_db_file_noncontig_mblock_read_count number of noncontiguous db blocks to be prefetched  
_db_file_optimizer_read_count multiblock read count for regular clients  
_db_flash_cache_force_replenish_limit n/a Flash cache force replenish lower limit in buffers  
_db_flash_cache_keep_limit n/a Flash cache keep buffer upper limit in percentage  
_db_flash_cache_max_latency n/a Flash cache maximum latency allowed in 10 milliseconds  
_db_flash_cache_max_outstanding_writes n/a Flash cache maximum outstanding writes allowed  
_db_flash_cache_max_read_retry n/a Flash cache max read retry  
_db_flash_cache_max_slow_io n/a Flash cache maximum slow io allowed  
_db_flash_cache_write_limit n/a Flash cache write buffer upper limit in percentage  
_db_flashback_iobuf_size n/a Flashback IO Buffer Size  
_db_flashback_log_min_size n/a Minimum flashback database log size in bytes  
_db_flashback_log_min_total_space n/a Minimum flashback database log total space in bytes  
_db_flashback_num_iobuf n/a Flashback Number of IO buffers  
_db_handles System-wide simultaneous buffer operations  
_db_handles_cached Buffer handles cached each process  
_db_hot_block_tracking track hot blocks for hash latch contention  
_db_index_block_checking index block checking override parameter  
_db_initial_cachesize_create_mb n/a size of cache created at startup  
_db_l2_tracing n/a flash cache debug tracing  
_db_large_dirty_queue Number of buffers which force dirty queue to be written  
_db_lost_write_checking Enable scn based lost write detection mechanism  
_db_lost_write_tracing Enable _db_lost_write_checking tracing  
_db_mttr_advice MTTR advisory  
_db_mttr_partitions number of partitions for MTTR advisory  
_db_mttr_sample_factor MTTR simulation sampling factor  
_db_mttr_sim_target MTTR simulation targets  
_db_mttr_sim_trace_size MTTR simulation trace size  
_db_mttr_trace_to_alert dump trace entries to alert file  
_db_noarch_disble_optim Image redo logging (NOARCHIVEMODE)  
_db_num_evict_waitevents number of evict wait events  
_db_num_gsm n/a database number in gsm dbpool  
_db_obj_enable_ksr enable ksr in object checkpoint/reuse  
_db_percent_hot_default Percent of default buffer pool considered hot  
_db_percent_hot_keep Percent of keep buffer pool considered hot  
_db_percent_hot_recycle Percent of recycle buffer pool considered hot  
_db_percpu_create_cachesize size of cache created per cpu in deferred cache create  
_db_prefetch_histogram_statistics n/a maintain prefetch histogram statistics in x$kcbprfhs  
_db_recovery_temporal_file_dest default database recovery temporal file location  
_db_required_percent_fairshare_usage percent of fairshare a processor group should always use  
_db_row_overlap_checking row overlap checking override parameter for data/index blocks  
_db_todefer_cache_create buffer cache deferred create  
_db_writer_chunk_writes Number of writes DBWR should wait for  
_db_writer_coalesce_area_size Size of memory allocated to dbwriter for coalescing writes  
_db_writer_coalesce_write_limit Limit on size of coalesced write  
_db_writer_flush_imu If FALSE, DBWR will not downgrade IMU txns for AGING  
_db_writer_histogram_statistics maintain dbwr histogram statistics in x$kcbbhs  
_db_writer_max_writes Max number of outstanding DB Writer IOs  
_db_writer_nomemcopy_coalesce Enable DBWR no-memcopy coalescing  
_db_writer_verify_writes Enable lost write detection mechanism  
_dbfs_modify_implicit_fetch n/a DBFS Link allows implicit fetch on modify - only on SecureFiles  
_dbg_proc_startup debug process startup  
_dbg_scan n/a generic scan debug  
_dbms_sql_security_level Security level in DBMS_SQL  
_dbop_enabled n/a Any positive number enables automatic DBOP monitoring. 0 is disabled  
_dbpool_name n/a gsm database pool name  
_dbrm_dynamic_threshold n/a DBRM dynamic threshold setting  
_dbrm_num_runnable_list n/a Resource Manager number of runnable list per NUMA node  
_dbrm_quantum n/a DBRM quantum  
_dbrm_runchk n/a Resource Manager Diagnostic Running Thread Check  
_dbrm_short_wait_us n/a Resource Manager short wait length  
_dbwr_async_io Enable dbwriter asynchronous writes  
_dbwr_scan_interval dbwriter scan interval  
_dbwr_tracing Enable dbwriter tracing  
_dd_validate_remote_locks n/a GES deadlock detection validate remote locks  
_dde_flood_control_init Initialize Flood Control at database open  
_dead_process_scan_interval PMON dead process scan interval PMON dead process scan interval (in seconds)
_deadlock_diagnostic_level automatic deadlock resolution diagnostics level  
_deadlock_record_to_alert_log n/a record resolved deadlocks to the alert log  
_deadlock_resolution_incidents_always n/a create incidents when resolving any deadlock?  
_deadlock_resolution_incidents_enabled create incidents during deadlock resolution  
_deadlock_resolution_level automatic deadlock resolution level  
_deadlock_resolution_min_wait_timeout_secs the minimum wait timeout required for deadlock resolution  
_deadlock_resolution_signal_process_thresh_secs the amount of time given to process a deadlock resolution signal  
_dedicated_server_poll_count dedicated server poll count  
_dedicated_server_post_wait dedicated server post/wait  
_dedicated_server_post_wait_call dedicated server post/wait call  
_default_encrypt_alg default encryption algorithm  
_default_non_equality_sel_check sanity check on default selectivity for like/range predicate  
_defer_eor_orl_arch_for_so n/a defer EOR ORL archival for switchover  
_defer_log_boundary_ckpt defer media recovery checkpoint at log boundary  
_defer_log_count Number of log boundaries media recovery checkpoint lags behind  
_defer_rcv_during_sw_to_sby n/a Defer recovery during switchover to standby  
_defer_sga_alloc_chunk_size n/a Chunk size for defer sga allocation  
_defer_sga_enabled n/a Enable deferred shared memory allocation for SGA  
_defer_sga_min_spsz_at_startup n/a Minimum shared pool size at startup with deferred sga enabled  
_defer_sga_min_total_defer_segs_sz n/a Minimum total deferred segs size for defer sga allocation  
_defer_sga_test_alloc_intv n/a SA** sleeps for N secs before allocating a deferred segment  
_deferred_constant_folding_mode n/a Deferred constant folding mode  
_deferred_log_dest_is_valid n/a consider deferred log dest as valid for log deletion (TRUE/FALSE)  
_deferred_seg_in_seed n/a Enable Deferred Segment Creation in Seed  
_delay_index_maintain delays index maintenance until after MV is refreshed  
_delta_push_share_blockers n/a enable delta push if greater than the # of share blockers  
_deq_execute_reset_time n/a deq execute reset time  
_deq_ht_child_latches n/a deq ht child latches  
_deq_ht_max_elements n/a deq ht max elements  
_deq_large_txn_size n/a deq large txn size  
_deq_log_array_size n/a deq log array size  
_deq_max_fetch_count n/a deq max fetch count  
_deq_maxwait_time n/a Change wait times between dequeue calls  
_desired_readmem_rate The desired percentage of redo reading from memory  
_dg_broker_trace_level n/a data guard broker trace level  
_dg_cf_check_timer n/a Data Guard controlfile check timer  
_dg_corrupt_redo_log n/a Corrupt redo log validation during archivals  
_diag_adr_auto_purge Enable/disable ADR MMON Auto Purging  
_diag_adr_enabled Parameter to enable/disable Diag ADR  
_diag_adr_test_param Test parameter for Diagnosability  
_diag_arb_before_kill dump diagnostics before killing unresponsive ARBs  
_diag_backward_compat Backward Compatibility for Diagnosability  
_diag_cc_enabled Parameter to enable/disable Diag Call Context  
_diag_conf_cap_enabled Parameter to enable/disable Diag Configuration Capture  
_diag_crashdump_level n/a parameter for systemstate dump level, used by DIAG during crash  
_diag_daemon start DIAG daemon  
_diag_dde_async_age_limit diag dde async actions: message age limit (in seconds)  
_diag_dde_async_cputime_limit diag dde async actions: action cputime limit (in seconds)  
_diag_dde_async_mode diag dde async actions: dispatch mode  
_diag_dde_async_msg_capacity diag dde async actions: message buffer capacity  
_diag_dde_async_msgs diag dde async actions: number of preallocated message buffers  
_diag_dde_async_process_rate diag dde async actions: message processing rate - per loop  
_diag_dde_async_runtime_limit diag dde async actions: action runtime limit (in seconds)  
_diag_dde_async_slaves diag dde async actions: max number of concurrent slave processes  
_diag_dde_enabled enable DDE handling of critical errors  
_diag_dde_fc_enabled Parameter to enable/disable Diag Flood Control  
_diag_dde_fc_implicit_time Override Implicit Error Flood Control time parameter  
_diag_dde_fc_macro_time Override Macro Error Flood Control time parameter  
_diag_dde_inc_proc_delay The minimum delay between two MMON incident sweeps (minutes)  
_diag_diagnostics Turn off diag diagnostics  
_diag_dump_request_debug_level n/a DIAG dump request debug level (0-2)  
_diag_dump_timeout timeout parameter for SYNC dump  
_diag_enable_startup_events n/a enable events in instance startup notifiers  
_diag_hm_rc_enabled Parameter to enable/disable Diag HM Reactive Checks  
_diag_hm_tc_enabled Parameter to enable/disable Diag HM Test(dummy) Checks  
_diag_proc_enabled enable hung process diagnostic API  
_diag_proc_max_time_ms hung process diagnostic API max wait time in milliseconds  
_diag_proc_stack_capture_type hung process diagnostic API stack capture type  
_diag_test_seg_reinc_mode n/a Sets trace segmentation to be in reincarnation mode  
_diag_uts_control UTS control parameter  
_diag_verbose_error_on_init n/a Allow verbose error tracing on diag init  
_diag_xm_enabled n/a If TRUE, DIAG allows message exchanges across DB/ASM boundary  
_dimension_skip_null control dimension skip when null feature  
_direct_io_skip_cur_slot_on_error Skip current slot on error  
_direct_io_slots number of slots for direct path I/O  
_direct_io_wslots n/a number of write slots for direct path I/O  
_direct_path_insert_features disable direct path insert features  
_direct_read_decision_statistics_driven n/a enable direct read decision based on optimizer statistics  
_disable_12751 disable policy timeout error (ORA-12751)  
_disable_12cbigfile n/a DIsable Storing ILM Statistics in 12cBigFiles  
_disable_acid_check n/a disable ACID check  
_disable_active_influx_move disable active influx move during parallel media recovery  
_disable_adaptive_shrunk_aggregation adaptive shrunk aggregation  
_disable_appliance_check n/a Disable appliance-specific code  
_disable_appliance_partnering n/a Disable appliance partnering algorithms  
_disable_autotune_gtx disable autotune global transaction background processes  
_disable_block_checking n/a disable block checking at the session level  
_disable_cell_optimized_backups disable cell optimized backups  
_disable_cpu_check disable cpu_count check  
_disable_cursor_sharing n/a disable cursor sharing  
_disable_datalayer_sampling disable datalayer sampling  
_disable_directory_link_check n/a Disable directory link checking  
_disable_duplex_link Turn off connection duplexing  
_disable_fast_aggregation fast aggregation  
_disable_fast_validate disable PL/SQL fast validation  
_disable_fastopen Do Not Use Fastopen  
_disable_fba_qrw disable flashback archiver query rewrite  
_disable_fba_wpr disable flashback archiver wait for prepared transactions  
_disable_file_locks disable file locks for control, data, redo log files  
_disable_flashback_archiver disable flashback archiver  
_disable_flashback_recyclebin_opt n/a Don't use the Flashback Recyclebin optimization  
_disable_flashback_wait_callback Disable flashback wait callback  
_disable_function_based_index disable function-based index matching  
_disable_gvaq_cache n/a Disable cache  
_disable_health_check Disable Health Check  
_disable_highres_ticks disable high-res tick counter  
_disable_image_check Disable Oracle executable image checking  
_disable_implicit_row_movement n/a disable implicit row movement  
_disable_incremental_checkpoints Disable incremental checkpoints for thread recovery  
_disable_incremental_recovery_ckpt Disable incremental recovery checkpoint mechanism  
_disable_index_block_prefetching disable index block prefetching  
_disable_initial_block_compression disable initial block compression  
_disable_instance_params_check disable instance type check for ksp  
_disable_interface_checking disable interface checking at startup  
_disable_kcb_flashback_blocknew_opt Disable KCB flashback block new optimization  
_disable_kcbhxor_osd disable kcbh(c)xor OSD functionality  
_disable_kcbl_flashback_blocknew_opt Disable KCBL flashback block new optimization  
_disable_kgghshcrc32_osd n/a disable kgghshcrc32chk OSD functionality  
_disable_latch_free_SCN_writes_via_32cas disable latch-free SCN writes using 32-bit compare & swap  
_disable_latch_free_SCN_writes_via_64cas disable latch-free SCN writes using 64-bit compare & swap  
_disable_logging Disable logging  
_disable_metrics_group Disable Metrics Group (or all Metrics Groups)  
_disable_multiple_block_sizes disable multiple block size support (for debugging)  
_disable_odm disable odm feature  
_disable_parallel_conventional_load Disable parallel conventional loads  
_disable_primary_bitmap_switch n/a disable primary bitmap switch  
_disable_read_only_open_dict_check Disable read-only open dictionary check  
_disable_rebalance_compact n/a disable space usage checks for storage reconfiguration  
_disable_rebalance_space_check disable space usage checks for storage reconfiguration  
_disable_recoverable_recovery n/a Disable the new recoverable recovery mechanism  
_disable_recovery_read_skip Disable the read optimization during media recovery  
_disable_rolling_patch n/a Disable Rolling Patch Feature  
_disable_sample_io_optim disable row sampling IO optimization  
_disable_savepoint_reset disable the fix for bug 1402161  
_disable_sec_ticks n/a disable low-res (sec) counter  
_disable_selftune_checkpointing Disable self-tune checkpointing  
_disable_storage_type n/a Disable storage type checks  
_disable_streams_diagnostics n/a streams diagnostics  
_disable_streams_pool_auto_tuning disable streams pool auto tuning  
_disable_sun_rsm Disable IPC OSD support for Sun RSMAPI  
_disable_system_state disable system state dump  
_disable_system_state_wait_samples Disable system state dump - wait samples  
_disable_temp_tablespace_alerts n/a disable tablespace alerts for TEMPORARY tablespaces  
_disable_thread_internal_disable Disable thread internal disable feature  
_disable_thread_snapshot n/a Thread snapshot  
_disable_txn_alert disable txn layer alert  
_disable_undo_tablespace_alerts n/a disable tablespace alerts for UNDO tablespaces  
_disable_vktm n/a disable vktm process  
_disable_wait_state Disable wait state  
_discrete_transactions_enabled enable OLTP mode  
_disk_sector_size_override n/a if TRUE, OSD sector size could be overridden  
_diskmon_pipe_name DiSKMon skgznp pipe name  
_dispatcher_rate_scale scale to display rate statistic (100ths of a second)  
_dispatcher_rate_ttl time-to-live for rate statistic (100ths of a second)  
_distinct_view_unnesting enables unnesting of in subquery into distinct view  
_distributed_recovery_connection_hold_time number of seconds RECO holds outbound connections open  
_dlmtrace Trace string of global enqueue type(s)  
_dm_dmf_details_compatibility n/a set dm dmf details compatibility version  
_dm_enable_legacy_dmf_output_types n/a revert dmf output types to pre-12.1.0.1  
_dm_max_shared_pool_pct max percentage of the shared pool to use for a mining model  
_dml_batch_error_limit n/a number or error handles allocated for DML in batch mode  
_dml_frequency_tracking n/a Control DML frequency tracking  
_dml_frequency_tracking_advance n/a Control automatic advance and broadcast of DML frequencies  
_dml_frequency_tracking_slot_time n/a Time length of each slot for DML frequency tracking  
_dml_frequency_tracking_slots n/a Number of slots to use for DML frequency tracking  
_dml_monitoring_enabled enable modification monitoring  
_dnfs_rdma_enable n/a Enable dNFS RDMA transfers  
_dnfs_rdma_max n/a Maximum size of dNFS RDMA transfer  
_dnfs_rdma_min n/a Minimum size of dNFS RDMA transfer  
_domain_index_batch_size maximum number of rows from one call to domain index fetch routine  
_domain_index_dml_batch_size maximum number of rows for one call to domain index dml routines  
_dra_bmr_number_threshold Maximum number of BMRs that can be done to a file  
_dra_bmr_percent_threshold Maximum percentage of blocks in a file that can be BMR-ed  
_dra_enable_offline_dictionary Enable the periodic creation of the offline dictionary for DRA  
_drm_parallel_freeze n/a if TRUE enables parallel drm freeze  
_drop_flashback_logical_operations_enq n/a Drop logical operations enqueue immediately during flashback marker generation  
_drop_stat_segment n/a drop ilm statistics segment  
_drop_table_granule drop_table_granule  
_drop_table_optimization_enabled reduce SGA memory use during drop of a partitioned table  
_ds_enable_auto_txn n/a Dynamic Sampling Service Autonomous Transaction control parameter  
_ds_iocount_iosize Dynamic Sampling Service defaults: #IOs and IO Size  
_ds_parse_model n/a Dynamic Sampling Service Parse Model control parameter  
_dsc_feature_level n/a controls the feature level for deferred segment creation  
_dskm_health_check_cnt n/a DiSKMon health check counter  
_dss_cache_flush enable full cache flush for parallel execution  
_dtree_area_size size of Decision Tree Classification work area  
_dtree_binning_enabled Decision Tree Binning Enabled  
_dtree_bintest_id Decision Tree Binning Test ID  
_dtree_compressbmp_enabled Decision Tree Using Compressed Bitmaps Enabled  
_dtree_max_surrogates maximum number of surrogates  
_dtree_pruning_enabled Decision Tree Pruning Enabled  
_dummy_instance dummy instance started by RMAN  
_dump_10261_level n/a Dump level for event 10261, 1=>minimal dump 2=>top pga dump  
_dump_common_subexpressions dump common subexpressions  
_dump_connect_by_loop_data dump connect by loop error message into trc file  
_dump_cursor_heap_sizes dump comp/exec heap sizes to tryace file  
_dump_interval_limit trace dump time interval limit (in seconds)  
_dump_max_limit max number of dump within dump interval  
_dump_qbc_tree dump top level query parse tree to trace  
_dump_rcvr_ipc if TRUE enables IPC dump at instance eviction time  
_dump_scn_increment_stack n/a Dumps scn increment stack per session  
_dump_system_state_scope scope of sysstate dump during instance termination  
_dump_trace_scope scope of trace dump during a process crash  
_dynamic_rls_policies rls policies are dynamic  
_dynamic_stats_threshold delay threshold (in seconds) between sending statistics messages  
_edition_based_redefinition n/a enable edition based redefinition  
_eighteenth_spare_parameter n/a eighteenth spare parameter - string  
_eighth_spare_parameter n/a eighth spare parameter - integer  
_eleventh_spare_parameter n/a eleventh spare parameter - integer  
_eliminate_common_subexpr enables elimination of common sub-expressions  
_emon_max_active_connections n/a maximum open connections to clients per emon  
_emon_outbound_connect_timeout n/a timeout for completing connection set up to clients  
_emon_pool_inc n/a increment in EMON slaves per pool type  
_emon_pool_max n/a maximum number of EMON slaves per pool type  
_emon_pool_min n/a minimum number of EMON slaves per pool type  
_emon_regular_ntfn_slaves number of EMON slaves doing regular database notifications  
_emon_send_timeout n/a send timeout after which the client is unregistered  
_emx_control n/a EM Express control (internal use only)  
_emx_max_sessions n/a Maximum number of sessions in the EM Express cache  
_emx_session_timeout n/a Session timeout (sec) in the EM Express cache  
_enable_12g_bft n/a enable 12g bigfile tablespace  
_enable_Front_End_View_Optimization n/a enable front end view optimization  
_enable_LGPG_debug n/a Enable LGPG debug mode  
_enable_NUMA_interleave n/a Enable NUMA interleave mode  
_enable_NUMA_optimization Enable NUMA specific optimizations  
_enable_NUMA_support n/a Enable NUMA support and optimizations  
_enable_asyncvio n/a enable asynch vectored I/O  
_enable_automatic_maintenance if 1, Automated Maintenance Is Enabled  
_enable_automatic_sqltune Automatic SQL Tuning Advisory enabled parameter  
_enable_block_level_transaction_recovery enable block level recovery  
_enable_check_truncate enable checking of corruption caused by canceled truncate  
_enable_columnar_cache n/a Enable Columnar Flash Cache Rewrite  
_enable_cscn_caching enable commit SCN caching for all transactions  
_enable_ddl_wait_lock use this to turn off ddls with wait semantics  
_enable_default_affinity to enable default implementation of affinity osds enable default implementation of hard affinity osds
_enable_default_temp_threshold n/a Enable Default Tablespace Utilization Threshold for UNDO Tablespaces  
_enable_default_undo_threshold n/a Enable Default Tablespace Utilization Threshold for TEMPORARY Tablespaces  
_enable_dml_lock_escalation enable dml lock escalation against partitioned tables if TRUE  
_enable_editions_for_users enable editions for all users  
_enable_exchange_validation_using_check use check constraints on the table for validation  
_enable_fast_ref_after_mv_tbs enable fast refresh after move tablespace  
_enable_ffw n/a FAL FORWARDING  
_enable_flash_logging n/a Enable Exadata Smart Flash Logging  
_enable_hash_overflow TRUE - enable hash cluster overflow based on SIZE  
_enable_heatmap_internal n/a heatmap related - to be used by oracle dev only  
_enable_hwm_sync enable HWM synchronization  
_enable_iee_stats n/a enables IEE stats gathering  
_enable_ilm_flush_stats n/a Enable ILM Stats Flush  
_enable_ilm_testflush_stats n/a Enable Test ILM Stats Flush  
_enable_kqf_purge n/a Enable KQF fixed runtime table purge  
_enable_list_io Enable List I/O  
_enable_midtier_affinity enable midtier affinity metrics processing  
_enable_minscn_cr enable/disable minscn optimization for CR  
_enable_nativenet_tcpip Enable skgxp driver usage for native net  
_enable_obj_queues enable object queues  
_enable_offloaded_writes n/a Enable offloaded writes for Unit Test  
_enable_online_index_without_s_locking Allow online index creation algorithm without S DML lock  
_enable_pluggable_database n/a Enable Pluggable Database  
_enable_query_rewrite_on_remote_objs mv rewrite on remote table/view  
_enable_redo_global_post n/a LGWR post globally on write  
_enable_refresh_schedule enable or disable MV refresh scheduling (revert to 9.2 behavior)  
_enable_reliable_latch_waits Enable reliable latch waits  
_enable_rename_user n/a enable RENAME-clause using ALTER USER statement  
_enable_rlb enable RLB metrics processing  
_enable_row_shipping use the row shipping optimization for wide table selects  
_enable_sb_detection n/a Split Brain Detection  
_enable_schema_synonyms n/a enable DDL operations (e.g. creation) involving schema synonyms  
_enable_scn_wait_interface use this to turn off scn wait interface in kta  
_enable_securefile_flashback_opt n/a Enable securefile flashback optimization  
_enable_separable_transactions enable/disable separable transactions  
_enable_shared_pool_durations temporary to disable/enable kgh policy  
_enable_shared_server_vector_io Enable shared server vector I/O  
_enable_space_preallocation enable space pre-allocation  
_enable_spacebg enable space management background task  
_enable_tablespace_alerts enable tablespace alerts  
_enable_type_dep_selectivity enable type dependent selectivity estimates  
_endprot_chunk_comment chunk comment for selective overrun protection  
_endprot_heap_comment heap comment for selective overrun protection  
_endprot_subheaps selective overrun protection for subeheaps  
_enqueue_deadlock_detect_all_global_locks n/a enable deadlock detection on all global enqueues  
_enqueue_deadlock_scan_secs n/a deadlock scan interval  
_enqueue_deadlock_time_sec requests with timeout <= this will not have deadlock detection  
_enqueue_debug_multi_instance debug enqueue multi instance  
_enqueue_hash enqueue hash table length  
_enqueue_hash_chain_latches enqueue hash chain latches  
_enqueue_locks locks for managed enqueues  
_enqueue_paranoia_mode_enabled n/a enable enqueue layer advanced debugging checks  
_enqueue_resources resources for enqueues  
_enqueue_sync_retry_attempts n/a max number of times the bg process to retry synchronous enqueue open if it failed because master could not allocate memory  
_enqueue_sync_sim_mem_error n/a simulate master instance running out of memory when synchronously getting a remotely mastered enqueue  
_evolve_plan_baseline_report_level Level of detail to show in plan verification/evolution report  
_evt_system_event_propagation disable system event propagation  
_expand_aggregates expand aggregates  
_explain_rewrite_mode allow additional messages to be generated during explain rewrite  
_extended_pruning_enabled do runtime pruning in iterator if set to TRUE  
_external_scn_logging_threshold_seconds n/a High delta SCN threshold in seconds  
_external_scn_rejection_delta_threshold_minutes n/a external SCN rejection delta threshold in minutes  
_external_scn_rejection_threshold_hours n/a Lag in hours between max allowed SCN and an external SCN  
_fair_remote_cvt if TRUE enables fair remote convert  
_fairness_threshold number of times to CR serve before downgrading lock  
_fast_cursor_reexecute use more memory in order to get faster execution  
_fast_dual_enabled enable/disable fast dual  
_fast_full_scan_enabled enable/disable index fast full scan  
_fast_index_maintenance n/a fast global index maintenance during PMOPs  
_fast_psby_conversion n/a Enable fast physical standby conversion  
_fastpin_enable enable reference count based fast pins  
_fbda_busy_percentage flashback archiver busy percentage  
_fbda_debug_assert n/a flashback archiver debug assert for testing  
_fbda_debug_mode flashback archiver debug event for testing  
_fbda_global_bscn_lag flashback archiver global barrier scn lag  
_fbda_inline_percentage flashback archiver inline percentage  
_fbda_rac_inactive_limit flashback archiver rac inactive limit  
_fg_iorm_slaves ForeGround I/O slaves for IORM  
_fg_log_checksum Checksum redo in foreground process  
_fg_sync_sleep_usecs Log file sync via usleep  
_fic_algorithm_set Set Frequent Itemset Counting Algorithm  
_fic_area_size size of Frequent Itemset Counting work area  
_fic_max_length Frequent Itemset Counting Maximum Itemset Length  
_fic_min_bmsize Frequent Itemset Counting Minimum BITMAP Size  
_fic_outofmem_candidates Frequent Itemset Counting Out Of Memory Candidates Generation  
_fifteenth_spare_parameter n/a fifteenth spare parameter - integer  
_fifth_spare_parameter fifth spare parameter - string fifth spare parameter - integer
_file_size_increase_increment n/a Amount of file size increase increment, in bytes  
_filemap_dir FILEMAP directory  
_first_k_rows_dynamic_proration enable the use of dynamic proration of join cardinalities  
_first_spare_parameter first spare parameter - integer  
_fix_control bug fix control parameter  
_flashback_11.1_block_new_opt n/a use 11.1 flashback block new optimization scheme  
_flashback_allow_noarchivelog Allow enabling flashback on noarchivelog database  
_flashback_archiver_partition_size flashback archiver table partition size  
_flashback_barrier_interval Flashback barrier interval in seconds  
_flashback_copy_latches Number of flashback copy latches  
_flashback_database_test_only n/a Run Flashback Database in test mode  
_flashback_delete_chunk_MB n/a Amount of flashback log (in MB) to delete in one attempt  
_flashback_dynamic_enable n/a enable flashback enable code path  
_flashback_dynamic_enable_failure n/a Simulate failures during dynamic enable  
_flashback_enable_ra n/a Flashback enable read ahead  
_flashback_format_chunk_mb Chunk mega-bytes for formatting flashback logs using sync write  
_flashback_format_chunk_mb_dwrite Chunk mega-bytes for formatting flashback logs using delayed write  
_flashback_fuzzy_barrier Use flashback fuzzy barrier  
_flashback_generation_buffer_size flashback generation buffer size  
_flashback_hint_barrier_percent Flashback hint barrier percent  
_flashback_log_io_error_behavior Specify Flashback log I/O error behavior  
_flashback_log_min_size Minimum flashback log size  
_flashback_log_rac_balance_factor n/a flashback log rac balance factor  
_flashback_log_size Flashback log size  
_flashback_logfile_enqueue_timeout flashback logfile enqueue timeout for opens  
_flashback_marker_cache_enabled Enable flashback database marker cache  
_flashback_marker_cache_size Size of flashback database marker cache  
_flashback_max_log_size Maximum flashback log size in bytes (OS limit)  
_flashback_max_n_log_per_thread Maximum number of flashback logs per flashback thread  
_flashback_max_standby_sync_span Maximum time span between standby recovery sync for flashback  
_flashback_n_log_per_thread Desired number of flashback logs per flashback thread  
_flashback_prepare_log n/a Prepare Flashback logs in the background  
_flashback_size_based_on_redo n/a Size new flashback logs based on average redo log size  
_flashback_standby_barrier_interval Flashback standby barrier interval in seconds  
_flashback_validate_controlfile n/a validate flashback pointers in controlfile for 11.2.0.2 database  
_flashback_verbose_info Print verbose information about flashback database  
_flashback_write_max_loop_limit Flashback writer loop limit before it returns  
_flush_ilm_stats n/a flush ilm stats  
_flush_plan_in_awr_sql n/a Plan is being flushed from an AWR flush SQL  
_flush_redo_to_standby n/a Flush redo to standby test event parameter  
_flush_undo_after_tx_recovery n/a if TRUE, flush undo buffers after TX recovery  
_force_arch_compress n/a Archive Compress all newly created compressed tables  
_force_datefold_trunc force use of trunc for datefolding rewrite  
_force_hash_join_spill n/a force hash join to spill to disk  
_force_hsc_compress compress all new created tables compress all newly created tables
_force_logging_in_upgrade n/a force logging during upgrade mode  
_force_oltp_compress OLTP Compress all new created tables OLTP Compress all newly created compressed tables
_force_oltp_update_opt n/a OLTP Compressed row optimization on update  
_force_rcv_info_ping n/a Force recovery info ping to stdby  
_force_rewrite_enable control new query rewrite features  
_force_slave_mapping_intra_part_loads Force slave mapping for intra partition loads  
_force_sys_compress n/a Sys compress  
_force_temptables_for_gsets executes concatenation of rollups using temp tables  
_force_tmp_segment_loads Force tmp segment loads  
_forwarded_2pc_threshold auto-tune threshold for two-phase commit rate across RAC instances  
_fourteenth_spare_parameter n/a fourteenth spare parameter - integer  
_fourth_spare_parameter fourth spare parameter - string fourth spare parameter - integer
_frame_cache_time number of seconds a cached frame page stay in cache.  
_full_diag_on_rim n/a rim nodes have full DIA* function  
_full_pwise_join_enabled enable full partition-wise join when TRUE  
_fusion_security n/a Fusion Security  
_gby_hash_aggregation_enabled enable group-by and aggregation using hash scheme  
_gby_onekey_enabled enable use of one comparison of all group by keys  
_gc_affinity_acquire_time n/a if TRUE, save the time we acquired an affinity lock  
_gc_affinity_locking if TRUE, enable object affinity  
_gc_affinity_locks if TRUE, get affinity locks  
_gc_affinity_ratio dynamic object affinity ratio  
_gc_async_memcpy n/a if TRUE, use async memcpy  
_gc_async_send n/a send blocks asynchronously  
_gc_bypass_readers if TRUE, modifications bypass readers  
_gc_check_bscn if TRUE, check for stale blocks  
_gc_coalesce_recovery_reads if TRUE, coalesce recovery reads  
_gc_cpu_time n/a if TRUE, record the gc cpu time  
_gc_cr_server_read_wait n/a if TRUE, cr server waits for a read to complete  
_gc_defer_ping_index_only n/a if TRUE, restrict deferred ping to index blocks only  
_gc_defer_time how long to defer down converts for hot buffers how long to defer pings for hot buffers in milliseconds
_gc_delta_push_compression n/a if delta >= K bytes, compress before push  
_gc_delta_push_max_level n/a max delta level for delta push  
_gc_delta_push_objects n/a objects which use delta push  
_gc_disable_s_lock_brr_ping_check n/a if TRUE, disable S lock BRR ping check for lost write protect  
_gc_dissolve_undo_affinity n/a if TRUE, dissolve undo affinity after an offline  
_gc_down_convert_after_keep n/a if TRUE, down-convert lock after recovery  
_gc_element_percent global cache element percent  
_gc_escalate_bid n/a if TRUE, escalates create a bid  
_gc_fg_merge n/a if TRUE, merge pi buffers in the foreground  
_gc_fg_spin_time n/a foreground msgq spin time  
_gc_flush_during_affinity n/a if TRUE, flush during affinity  
_gc_fusion_compression n/a compress fusion blocks if there is free space  
_gc_global_checkpoint_scn if TRUE, enable global checkpoint scn  
_gc_global_cpu n/a global cpu checks  
_gc_global_lru turn global lru off, make it automatic, or turn it on  
_gc_global_lru_touch_count n/a global lru touch count  
_gc_global_lru_touch_time n/a global lru touch time in seconds  
_gc_initiate_undo_affinity n/a if TRUE, initiate undo affinity after an online  
_gc_integrity_checks set the integrity check level  
_gc_keep_recovery_buffers if TRUE, make recovery buffers current if TRUE, make single instance crash recovery buffers current
_gc_latches number of latches per LMS process  
_gc_log_flush n/a if TRUE, flush redo log before a current block transfer  
_gc_long_query_threshold threshold for long running query  
_gc_max_downcvt maximum downconverts to process at one time  
_gc_maximum_bids maximum number of bids which can be prepared  
_gc_no_fairness_for_clones n/a if TRUE, no fairness if we serve a clone  
_gc_object_queue_max_length n/a maximum length for an object queue  
_gc_override_force_cr n/a if TRUE, try to override force-cr requests  
_gc_persistent_read_mostly n/a if TRUE, enable persistent read-mostly locking  
_gc_policy_minimum dynamic object policy minimum activity per minute  
_gc_policy_time how often to make object policy decisions in minutes  
_gc_read_mostly_flush_check n/a if TRUE, optimize flushes for read mostly objects  
_gc_read_mostly_locking if TRUE, enable read-mostly locking  
_gc_sanity_check_cr_buffers n/a if TRUE, sanity check CR buffers  
_gc_save_cleanout n/a if TRUE, save cleanout to apply later  
_gc_split_flush n/a if TRUE, flush index split redo before rejecting bast  
_gc_statistics if TRUE, kcl statistics are maintained  
_gc_temp_affinity n/a if TRUE, enable global temporary affinity  
_gc_transfer_ratio dynamic object read-mostly transfer ratio  
_gc_undo_affinity if TRUE, enable dynamic undo affinity if TRUE, enable undo affinity
_gc_undo_block_disk_reads if TRUE, enable undo block disk reads  
_gc_undo_scan_use_tsn n/a if TRUE, enable undo scan tsn optimization  
_gc_use_cr n/a if TRUE, allow CR pins on PI and WRITING buffers  
_gc_vector_read if TRUE, vector read current buffers  
_gc_voluntary_down_convert_obj n/a object number for voluntary down-convert  
_gcr_cpu_min_free n/a minimum amount of free CPU to flag an anomaly  
_gcr_enable_high_cpu_kill n/a if TRUE, GCR may kill foregrounds under high load  
_gcr_enable_high_cpu_rm n/a if TRUE, GCR may enable a RM plan under high load  
_gcr_enable_high_cpu_rt n/a if TRUE, GCR may boost bg priority under high load  
_gcr_enable_high_memory_kill n/a if TRUE, GCR may kill foregrounds under high memory load  
_gcr_enable_new_drm_check n/a if FALSE, revert to old drm load metric  
_gcr_enable_statistical_cpu_check n/a if FALSE, revert to old cpu load metric  
_gcr_high_cpu_threshold n/a minimum amount of CPU process must consume to be kill target  
_gcr_high_memory_threshold n/a minimum amount of Memory process must consume to be kill target  
_gcr_max_rt_procs n/a maximum number of RT DLM processes allowed by GCR  
_gcr_mem_min_free n/a minimum amount of free memory to flag an anomaly  
_gcr_use_css n/a if FALSE, GCR wont register with CSS nor use any CSS feature  
_gcs_disable_remote_handles n/a disable remote client/shadow handles  
_gcs_disable_skip_close_remastering n/a if TRUE, disable skip close optimization in remastering  
_gcs_disable_switch_role_with_writer n/a if TRUE, disable switching to local role with a writer  
_gcs_fast_reconfig if TRUE, enable fast reconfiguration for gcs locks  
_gcs_latches number of gcs resource hash latches to be allocated per LMS process  
_gcs_min_slaves n/a if non zero, it enables the minimum number of gcs slaves  
_gcs_pkey_history n/a number of pkey remastering history  
_gcs_process_in_recovery if TRUE, process gcs requests during instance recovery  
_gcs_res_hash_buckets n/a number of gcs resource hash buckets to be allocated  
_gcs_res_per_bucket number of gcs resource per hash bucket  
_gcs_reserved_resources n/a allocate the number of reserved resources in reconfiguration  
_gcs_reserved_shadows n/a allocate the number of reserved shadows in reconfiguration  
_gcs_resources number of gcs resources to be allocated  
_gcs_shadow_locks number of pcm shadow locks to be allocated  
_gcs_testing GCS testing parameter  
_generalized_pruning_enabled controls extensions to partition pruning for general predicates  
_ges_dd_debug if 1 or higher enables GES deadlock detection debug diagnostics  
_ges_default_lmds n/a default lmds for enqueue hashing  
_ges_designated_master n/a designated master for GES and GCS resources  
_ges_diagnostics if TRUE enables GES diagnostics  
_ges_diagnostics_asm_dump_level systemstate level on global enqueue diagnostics blocked by ASM  
_ges_direct_free n/a if TRUE, free each resource directly to the freelist  
_ges_direct_free_res_type n/a string of resource types(s) to directly free to the freelist  
_ges_dump_open_locks n/a if TRUE, dump open locks for the LCK process during shutdown  
_ges_fggl n/a DLM fg grant lock on/off  
_ges_freeable_res_chunk_free n/a if TRUE, free dynamic resource chunks which are freeable  
_ges_freeable_res_chunk_free_interval n/a time interval for freeing freeable dynamic resource chunks  
_ges_gather_res_reuse_stats n/a if TRUE, gather resource reuse statistics  
_ges_hash_groups n/a enqueue hash table groups  
_ges_health_check if greater than 0 enables GES system health check  
_ges_lmd_mapping n/a enqueue to lmd mapping  
_ges_nres_divide n/a how to divide number of enqueue resources among hash tables  
_ges_num_blockers_to_kill n/a number of blockers to be killed for hang resolution  
_ges_resource_memory_opt n/a enable different level of ges res memory optimization  
_ges_server_processes n/a number of background global enqueue server processes  
_global_hang_analysis_interval_secs the interval at which global hang analysis is run  
_globalindex_pnum_filter_enabled enables filter for global index with partition extended syntax  
_grant_secure_role n/a Disallow granting of SR to NSR  
_groupby_nopushdown_cut_ratio groupby nopushdown cut ratio  
_groupby_orderby_combine groupby/orderby don't combine threshold  
_gs_anti_semi_join_allowed enable anti/semi join for the GS query  
_gsm n/a GSM descriptions  
_gsm_config_vers n/a version of gsm config  
_gsm_cpu_thresh n/a CPU busy threshold  
_gsm_drv_interval n/a metric derived values interval  
_gsm_max_instances_per_db n/a maximum number of instances per database in gsm cloud  
_gsm_max_num_regions n/a maximum number of regions in gsm cloud  
_gsm_region_list n/a List of GSM Regions  
_gsm_srlat_thresh n/a Single block read latency threshold  
_gsm_thresh_respct n/a threshold resource percentage  
_gsm_thresh_zone n/a threshold zone  
_gwm_spare1 n/a gsm spare 1  
_gwm_spare2 n/a gsm spare 2  
_gwm_spare3 n/a gsm spare 3  
_hang_analysis_num_call_stacks hang analysis num call stacks  
_hang_base_file_count n/a Number of trace files for the normal base trace file  
_hang_base_file_space_limit n/a File space limit for current normal base trace file  
_hang_bool_spare1 n/a Hang Management 1  
_hang_cross_boundary_hang_detection_enabled n/a Hang Management Cross Boundary detection  
_hang_delay_resolution_for_libcache n/a Hang Management delays hang resolution for library cache  
_hang_detection n/a Hang Management detection interval  
_hang_detection_enabled n/a Hang Management detection  
_hang_detection_interval n/a Hang Management detection interval in seconds  
_hang_hang_analyze_output_hang_chains n/a if TRUE hang manager outputs hang analysis hang chains  
_hang_hiload_promoted_ignored_hang_count n/a Hang Management high load or promoted ignored hang count  
_hang_hiprior_session_attribute_list n/a Hang Management high priority session attribute list  
_hang_ignored_hang_count n/a Hang Management ignored hang count  
_hang_ignored_hangs_interval n/a Time in seconds ignored hangs must persist after verification  
_hang_int_spare2 n/a Hang Management 2  
_hang_log_verified_hangs_to_alert n/a Hang Management log verified hangs to alert log  
_hang_long_wait_time_threshold n/a Long session wait time threshold in seconds  
_hang_lws_file_count n/a Number of trace files for long waiting sessions  
_hang_lws_file_space_limit n/a File space limit for current long waiting session trace file  
_hang_monitor_archiving_related_hang_interval n/a Time in seconds ignored hangs must persist after verification  
_hang_msg_checksum_enabled enable hang graph message checksum  
_hang_resolution n/a Hang Management hang resolution  
_hang_resolution_allow_archiving_issue_termination n/a Hang Management hang resolution allow archiving issue termination  
_hang_resolution_confidence_promotion n/a Hang Management hang resolution confidence promotion  
_hang_resolution_global_hang_confidence_promotion n/a Hang Management hang resolution global hang confidence promotion  
_hang_resolution_policy n/a Hang Management hang resolution policy  
_hang_resolution_promote_process_termination n/a Hang Management hang resolution promote process termination  
_hang_resolution_scope n/a Hang Management hang resolution scope  
_hang_signature_list_match_output_frequency n/a Hang Signature List matched output frequency  
_hang_statistics_collection_interval n/a Hang Management statistics collection interval in seconds  
_hang_statistics_collection_ma_alpha n/a Hang Management statistics collection moving average alpha  
_hang_statistics_high_io_percentage_threshold n/a Hang Management statistics high IO percentage threshold  
_hang_terminate_session_replay_enabled n/a Hang Management terminates sessions allowing replay  
_hang_verification_interval n/a Hang Management verification interval in seconds  
_hard_protection if TRUE enable H.A.R.D specific format changes  
_hash_join_enabled enable/disable hash join  
_hash_multiblock_io_count number of blocks hash join will read/write at once  
_hashops_prefetch_size n/a maximum no of rows whose relevant memory locations are prefetched  
_hb_redo_msg_interval n/a BOC HB redo message interval in ms  
_heatmap_format_1block n/a heatmap related - to be used by oracle dev only  
_heatmap_min_maxsize n/a Internal testing only  
_heur_deadlock_resolution_secs the heuristic wait time per node for deadlock resolution  
_high_priority_process_num_yields_before_sleep n/a the number of yields performed by high priority processesbefore they sleep  
_high_priority_processes High Priority Process Name Mask  
_high_server_threshold high server thresholds  
_highres_drift_allowed_sec n/a allowed highres timer drift for VKTM  
_highthreshold_undoretention n/a high threshold undo_retention in seconds  
_hj_bit_filter_threshold hash-join bit filtering threshold (0 always enabled)  
_hm_analysis_oradebug_node_dump_level n/a the oradebug node dump level for hang manager hang analysis  
_hm_analysis_oradebug_sys_dump_level the oradebug system state level for hang manager hang analysis  
_hm_analysis_output_disk n/a if TRUE the hang manager outputs hang analysis results to disk  
_hm_enable_user_app_checks n/a Hang Management user application checks  
_hm_log_incidents n/a Hang Manager incident logging  
_hm_long_wait_time_threshold n/a Long session wait time threshold in seconds  
_hm_verification_interval n/a the hang manager verification interval  
_hm_xm_enabled n/a If TRUE, DIA0 allows message exchanges across DB/ASM boundary  
_hwm_sync_threshold HWM synchronization threshold in percentage  
_idl_conventional_index_maintenance enable conventional index maintenance for insert direct load  
_idle_session_kill_enabled enables or disables resource manager session idle limit checks  
_idxrb_rowincr proportionality constant for dop vs. rows in index rebuild  
_ignore_desc_in_index ignore DESC in indexes, sort those columns ascending anyhow  
_ignore_edition_enabled_for_EV_creation n/a ignore schema's edition-enabled status during EV creation  
_ignore_fg_deps ignore fine-grain dependencies during invalidation  
_ilm_mem_limit n/a percentage of the max shared pool heat-map can use - internal  
_ilmflush_stat_limit n/a ILM flush statistics limit - Internal testing only  
_ilmset_stat_limit n/a ILM set statistics limit - Internal testing only  
_ilmstat_memlimit n/a Percentage of shared pool for use by ILM Statistics  
_image_redo_gen_delay n/a Image redo generation delay in centi-seconds (direct write mode)  
_immediate_commit_propagation if TRUE, propagate commit SCN immediately  
_improved_outerjoin_card improved outer-join cardinality calculation  
_improved_row_length_enabled enable the improvements for computing the average row length  
_imr_active Activate Instance Membership Recovery feature  
_imr_avoid_double_voting Avoid device voting for CSS reconfig during IMR  
_imr_controlfile_access_wait_time n/a IMR controlfile access wait time in seconds  
_imr_device_type Type of device to be used by IMR  
_imr_disk_voting_interval Maximum wait for IMR disk voting (seconds)  
_imr_diskvote_implementation n/a IMR disk voting implementation method  
_imr_evicted_member_kill IMR issue evicted member kill after a wait  
_imr_evicted_member_kill_wait IMR evicted member kill wait time in seconds  
_imr_extra_reconfig_wait n/a Extra reconfiguration wait in seconds  
_imr_highload_threshold IMR system highload threshold  
_imr_max_reconfig_delay Maximum Reconfiguration delay (seconds)  
_imr_rr_holder_kill_time n/a IMR max time instance is allowed to hold RR lock in seconds  
_imr_splitbrain_res_wait Maximum wait for split-brain resolution (seconds)  
_imr_systemload_check Perform the system load check during IMR  
_imu_pools in memory undo pools  
_in_memory_tbs_search FALSE - disable fast path for alter tablespace read only  
_in_memory_undo Make in memory undo for top level transactions  
_incremental_recovery_ckpt_min_batch Minimum number of writes for incremental recovery ckpt every 3 sec minimum number of writes for incremental recovery ckpt every second
_index_join_enabled enable the use of index joins  
_index_load_buf_oltp_sacrifice_pct n/a index load buf oltp sacrifice pct  
_index_load_buf_oltp_under_pct n/a index load buf and comp oltp under-estimation pct  
_index_max_inc_trans_pct n/a max itl expand percentage soft limit during index insert  
_index_partition_large_extents n/a Enables large extent allocation for partitioned indices  
_index_prefetch_factor index prefetching factor  
_index_scan_check_skip_corrupt check and skip corrupt blocks during index scans  
_index_scan_check_stopkey n/a check stopkey during index range scans  
_init_granule_interval number of granules to process for deferred cache  
_init_sql_file File containing SQL statements to execute upon database creation  
_inject_startup_fault inject fault in the startup code  
_inline_sql_in_plsql inline SQL in PL/SQL  
_inplace_update_retry n/a inplace update retry for ora1551  
_inquiry_retry_interval if greater than 0 enables inquiry retry after specified interval  
_insert_enable_hwm_brokered during parallel inserts high water marks are brokered  
_inst_locking_period period an instance can retain a newly acquired level1 bitmap  
_interconnect_checksum if TRUE, checksum interconnect blocks  
_intrapart_pdml_enabled Enable intra-partition updates/deletes  
_intrapart_pdml_randomlocal_enabled Enable intra-partition updates/deletes with random local dist  
_io_internal_test n/a I/O internal testing parameter  
_io_osd_param n/a OSD specific parameter  
_io_outlier_threshold n/a Latency threshold for io_outlier table  
_io_resource_manager_always_on io resource manager always on  
_io_shared_pool_size Size of I/O buffer pool from SGA  
_io_slaves_disabled Do not use I/O slaves  
_io_statistics if TRUE, ksfd I/O statistics are collected  
_iocalibrate_init_ios n/a iocalibrate init I/Os per process  
_iocalibrate_max_ios n/a iocalibrate max I/Os per process  
_ioq_fanin_multiplier IOQ miss count before a miss exception  
_ior_serialize_fault inject fault in the ior serialize code  
_iorm_tout IORM scheduler timeout value in msec  
_ioslave_batch_count Per attempt IOs picked  
_ioslave_issue_count IOs issued before completion check  
_ipc_fail_network Simulate cluster network failer  
_ipc_test_failover Test transparent cluster network failover  
_ipc_test_mult_nets simulate multiple cluster networks  
_ipddb_enable n/a Enable IPD/DB data collection  
_job_queue_interval Wakeup interval in seconds for job queue co-ordinator  
_k2q_latches number of k2q latches  
_ka_allow_reenable n/a reenability of kernel accelerator service after disable  
_ka_compatibility_requirement n/a kernel accelerator compatibility operation requirement  
_ka_doorbell n/a kernel accelerator doorbell mode  
_ka_locks_per_sector n/a locks per sector in kernel accelerator  
_ka_mode n/a kernel accelerator mode  
_ka_msg_reap_count n/a maximum number of KA messages to receive and process per wait  
_ka_pbatch_messages n/a kernel accelerator perform pbatch messages  
_kcfis_automem_level n/a Set auto memory management control for kcfis memory allocation  
_kcfis_block_dump_level n/a Smart IO block dump level  
_kcfis_caching_enabled enable kcfis intra-scan session caching  
_kcfis_cell_passthru_dataonly n/a Allow dataonly passthru for smart scan  
_kcfis_cell_passthru_enabled n/a Do not perform smart IO filtering on the cell  
_kcfis_cell_passthru_fromcpu_enabled n/a Enable automatic passthru mode when cell CPU util is too high  
_kcfis_celloflsrv_passthru_enabled n/a Enable offload server usage for passthru operations  
_kcfis_celloflsrv_usage_enabled n/a Enable offload server usage for offload operations  
_kcfis_control1 Kcfis control1  
_kcfis_control2 Kcfis control2  
_kcfis_control3 Kcfis control3  
_kcfis_control4 Kcfis control4  
_kcfis_control5 Kcfis control5  
_kcfis_control6 Kcfis control6  
_kcfis_disable_platform_decryption n/a Don't use platform-specific decryption on the storage cell  
_kcfis_dump_corrupt_block n/a Dump any corrupt blocks found during smart IO  
_kcfis_fast_response_enabled n/a Enable smart scan optimization for fast response (first rows)  
_kcfis_fast_response_initiosize n/a Fast response - The size of the first IO in logical blocks  
_kcfis_fast_response_iosizemult n/a Fast response - (next IO size = current IO size * this parameter)  
_kcfis_fast_response_threshold n/a Fast response - the number of IOs after which smartIO is used  
_kcfis_fault_control trace level setting for KCFIS module Fault Injection Control
_kcfis_io_prefetch_size n/a Smart IO prefetch size for a cell  
_kcfis_ioreqs_throttle_enabled n/a Enable Smart IO requests throttling  
_kcfis_kept_in_cellfc_enabled n/a Enable usage of cellsrv flash cache for kept objects  
_kcfis_large_payload_enabled n/a enable large payload to be passed to cellsrv  
_kcfis_max_cached_sessions Sets the maximum number of kcfis sessions cached  
_kcfis_max_out_translations n/a Sets the maximum number of outstanding translations in kcfis  
_kcfis_metadata_io_write_enabled n/a enables writes that combine metadata and IO requests  
_kcfis_nonkept_in_cellfc_enabled n/a Enable use of cellsrv flash cache for non-kept objects  
_kcfis_oss_io_size KCFIS OSS I/O size  
_kcfis_qm_prioritize_sys_plan n/a Prioritize Quaranitine Manager system plan  
_kcfis_qm_user_plan_name n/a Quaranitine Manager user plan name  
_kcfis_rdbms_blockio_enabled n/a Use block IO instead of smart IO in the smart IO module on RDBMS  
_kcfis_read_buffer_limit KCFIS Read Buffer (per session) memory limit in bytes  
_kcfis_reuse_any_cached_enabled n/a enable kcfis reuse of a kcfis caching entry with key mismatch  
_kcfis_spawn_debugger n/a Decides whether to spawn the debugger at kcfis initialize  
_kcfis_stats_level sets kcfis stats level  
_kcfis_storageidx_diag_mode n/a Debug mode for storage index on the cell  
_kcfis_storageidx_disabled n/a Don't use storage index optimization on the storage cell  
_kcfis_test_control1 n/a kcfis tst control1  
_kcfis_trace_bucket_size n/a KCFIS tracing bucket size in bytes  
_kcfis_trace_level n/a sets kcfis tracing level  
_kcfis_work_set_appliances n/a Working Set of appliances in a KCFIS session  
_kcl_commit if TRUE, call kjbcommit  
_kcl_conservative_log_flush if TRUE, conservatively log flush before CR serving  
_kcl_debug if TRUE, record le history  
_kcl_index_split if TRUE, reject pings on blocks in middle of a split  
_kd_symtab_chk n/a enable or disable symbol table integrity block check  
_kdbl_enable_post_allocation allocate dbas after populating data buffers  
_kdi_avoid_block_checking avoid index block checking on sensitive opcodes  
_kdic_segarr_sz n/a size threshold for segmented arrays for seg_info_kdicctx  
_kdis_reject_level n/a b+tree level to enable rejection limit  
_kdis_reject_limit n/a #block rejections in space reclamation before segment extension  
_kdis_reject_ops n/a enable rejection heuristic for branch splits  
_kdizoltp_uncompsentinal_freq n/a kdizoltp uncomp sentinal frequency  
_kdlf_read_flag n/a kdlf read flag  
_kdli_STOP_bsz undocumented parameter for internal use only  
_kdli_STOP_dba undocumented parameter for internal use only  
_kdli_STOP_fsz undocumented parameter for internal use only  
_kdli_STOP_nio undocumented parameter for internal use only  
_kdli_STOP_tsn undocumented parameter for internal use only  
_kdli_allow_corrupt allow corrupt filesystem_logging data blocks during read/write  
_kdli_buffer_inject use buffer injection for CACHE [NO]LOGGING lobs  
_kdli_cache_inode cache inode state across calls  
_kdli_cache_read_threshold minimum lob size for cache->nocache read (0 disables heuristic)  
_kdli_cache_size maximum #entries in inode cache  
_kdli_cache_verify verify cached inode via deserialization  
_kdli_cache_write_threshold minimum lob size for cache->nocache write (0 disables heuristic)  
_kdli_cacheable_length minimum lob length for inode cacheability  
_kdli_checkpoint_flush do not invalidate cache buffers after write  
_kdli_dbc n/a override db_block_checking setting for securefiles  
_kdli_delay_flushes delay flushing cache writes to direct-write lobs  
_kdli_descn_adj n/a coalesce extents with deallocation scn adjustment  
_kdli_flush_cache_reads flush cache-reads data blocks after load  
_kdli_flush_injections flush injected buffers of CACHE NOLOGGING lobs before commit  
_kdli_force_cr force CR when reading data blocks of direct-write lobs  
_kdli_force_cr_meta force CR when reading metadata blocks of direct-write lobs  
_kdli_force_storage force storage settings for all lobs  
_kdli_full_readahead_threshold maximum lob size for full readahead  
_kdli_inject_assert inject asserts into the inode  
_kdli_inject_batch buffer injection batch size [1, KCBNEWMAX]  
_kdli_inject_crash inject crashes into the inode  
_kdli_inline_xfm allow inline transformed lobs  
_kdli_inode_preference inline inode evolution preference (data, headless, lhb)  
_kdli_inplace_overwrite n/a maximum inplace overwrite size (> chunksize)  
_kdli_itree_entries #entries in lhb/itree blocks (for testing only)  
_kdli_memory_protect trace accesses to inode memory outside kdli API functions  
_kdli_mts_so n/a use state objects in shared server for asyncIO pipelines  
_kdli_oneblk n/a allocate chunks as single blocks  
_kdli_preallocation_mode n/a preallocation mode for lob growth  
_kdli_preallocation_pct n/a percentage preallocation [0 .. inf) for lob growth  
_kdli_ralc_length n/a lob length threshold to trigger rounded allocations  
_kdli_ralc_rounding n/a rounding granularity for rounded allocations  
_kdli_rci_lobmap_entries #entries in RCI lobmap before migration to lhb  
_kdli_readahead_limit shared/cached IO readahead limit  
_kdli_readahead_strategy shared/cached IO readahead strategy  
_kdli_recent_scn use recent (not dependent) scns for block format/allocation  
_kdli_reshape reshape an inode to inline or headless on length truncation  
_kdli_safe_callbacks invoke inode read/write callbacks safely  
_kdli_sio_async asynchronous shared IO  
_kdli_sio_backoff use exponential backoff when attempting SIOP allocations  
_kdli_sio_bps maximum blocks per IO slot  
_kdli_sio_dop degree-of-parallelism in the SIO keep pool  
_kdli_sio_fbwrite_pct n/a percentage of buffer used for direct writes in flashback-db  
_kdli_sio_fgio reap asynchronous IO in the foreground  
_kdli_sio_fileopen shared IO fileopen mode: datasync vs nodatasync vs async  
_kdli_sio_flush enable shared IO pool operations  
_kdli_sio_free free IO buffers when not in active use  
_kdli_sio_min_read shared IO pool read threshold  
_kdli_sio_min_write shared IO pool write threshold  
_kdli_sio_nbufs maximum #IO buffers to allocate per session  
_kdli_sio_niods maximum #IO descriptors to allocate per session  
_kdli_sio_on enable shared IO pool operations  
_kdli_sio_pga use PGA allocations for direct IO  
_kdli_sio_pga_top PGA allocations come from toplevel PGA heap  
_kdli_sio_strategy shared IO strategy: block vs. extent  
_kdli_sio_write_pct n/a percentage of buffer used for direct writes  
_kdli_small_cache_limit size limit of small inode cache  
_kdli_sort_dbas sort dbas during chunkification  
_kdli_space_cache_limit maximum size of the space cache in #blocks  
_kdli_squeeze compact lobmap extents with contiguous dbas  
_kdli_timer_dmp dump inode timers on session termination  
_kdli_timer_trc trace inode timers to uts/tracefile  
_kdli_trace inode trace level  
_kdli_vll_direct n/a use skip-navigation and direct-positioning in vll-domain  
_kdlu_max_bucket_size UTS kdlu bucket size  
_kdlu_max_bucket_size_mts UTS kdlu bucket size for mts  
_kdlu_trace_layer UTS kdlu per-layer trace level  
_kdlu_trace_session n/a UTS session dump  
_kdlu_trace_system UTS system dump  
_kdlw_enable_ksi_locking enable ksi locking for lobs  
_kdlw_enable_write_gathering enable lob write gathering for sql txns  
_kdlwp_flush_threshold WGC flush threshold in bytes  
_kdlxp_cmp_subunit_size size of compression sub-unit in bytes  
_kdlxp_dedup_flush_threshold deduplication flush threshold in bytes  
_kdlxp_dedup_hash_algo secure hash algorithm for deduplication - only on SecureFiles  
_kdlxp_dedup_inl_pctfree deduplication pct size increase by which inlining avoided  
_kdlxp_dedup_prefix_threshold deduplication prefix hash threshold in bytes  
_kdlxp_dedup_wapp_len n/a deduplication length to allow write-append  
_kdlxp_lobcmpadp n/a enable adaptive compression - only on SecureFiles  
_kdlxp_lobcmplevel n/a Default securefile compression  
_kdlxp_lobcmprciver n/a Default securefile compression map version  
_kdlxp_lobcompress enable lob compression - only on SecureFiles  
_kdlxp_lobdeduplicate enable lob deduplication - only on SecureFiles  
_kdlxp_lobdedupvalidate enable deduplicate validate - only on SecureFiles  
_kdlxp_lobencrypt enable lob encryption - only on SecureFiles  
_kdlxp_mincmp minimum comp ratio in pct - only on SecureFiles  
_kdlxp_mincmplen n/a minimum loblen to compress - only on SecureFiles  
_kdlxp_minxfm_size minimum transformation size in bytes  
_kdlxp_spare1 deduplication spare 1  
_kdlxp_uncmp n/a lob data uncompressed - only on SecureFiles  
_kdlxp_xfmcache enable xfm cache - only on SecureFiles  
_kdt_buffering control kdt buffering for conventional inserts  
_kdtgsp_retries n/a max number of retries in kdtgsp if space returns same block  
_kdu_array_depth array update retry recursion depth limits  
_kdz_hcc_flags n/a Miscellaneous HCC flags  
_kdz_hcc_track_upd_rids n/a Enable rowid tracking during updates  
_kdz_pred_nrows n/a Number of rows to predicate at a time in kdzt  
_kdz_proj_nrows n/a Number of rows to project at a time in kdzt  
_kebm_nstrikes kebm # strikes to auto suspend an action  
_kebm_suspension_time kebm auto suspension time in seconds  
_kecap_cache_size n/a Workload Replay INTERNAL parameter used to set memory usage in Application Replay  
_keep_remote_column_size remote column size does not get modified  
_kernel_message_network_driver kernel message network driver  
_kes_parse_model n/a SQL Tune/SPA KES Layer Parse Model control parameter  
_kffmap_hash_size size of kffmap_hash table  
_kffmlk_hash_size n/a size of kffmlk_hash table  
_kffmop_chunks n/a number of chunks of kffmop's  
_kffmop_hash_size size of kffmop_hash table  
_kfm_disable_set_fence disable set fence calls and revert to default (process fence)  
_kghdsidx_count max kghdsidx count  
_kgl_bucket_count index to the bucket count array Library cache hash table bucket count (2^_kgl_bucket_count * 256)
_kgl_cap_hd_alo_stacks n/a capture stacks for library cache handle allocation  
_kgl_cluster_lock n/a Library cache support for cluster lock  
_kgl_cluster_lock_read_mostly n/a Library cache support for cluster lock read mostly optimization  
_kgl_cluster_pin n/a Library cache support for cluster pins  
_kgl_debug Library cache debugging  
_kgl_features_enabled n/a Library cache features enabled bits  
_kgl_fixed_extents fixed extent size for library cache memory allocations  
_kgl_hash_collision whether KGL hash collision is possible Library cache name hash collision possible
_kgl_heap_size extent size for library cache heap 0  
_kgl_hot_object_copies n/a Number of copies for the hot object  
_kgl_kqr_cap_so_stacks capture stacks for library and row cache state objects  
_kgl_large_heap_warning_threshold maximum heap size before KGL writes warnings to the alert log  
_kgl_latch_count number of library cache latches  
_kgl_message_locks RAC message lock count  
_kgl_min_cached_so_count Minimum cached SO count. If > 1 can help find SO corruptions  
_kgl_multi_instance_invalidation n/a whether KGL to support multi-instance invalidations  
_kgl_multi_instance_lock n/a whether KGL to support multi-instance locks  
_kgl_multi_instance_pin n/a whether KGL to support multi-instance pins  
_kgl_mutex_wait_time n/a KGL mutex wait time  
_kgl_so_stack_depth n/a The depth of the stack capture for SO get or free  
_kgl_time_to_wait_for_locks time to wait for locks and pins before timing out  
_kglsim_maxmem_percent max percentage of shared pool size to be used for KGL advice  
_kgsb_threshold_size threshold size for base allocator  
_kgx_latches # of mutex latches if CAS is not supported.  
_kgx_spin_count n/a third spare parameter - integer  
_kill_controlfile_enqueue_blocker enable killing controlfile enqueue blocker on timeout  
_kill_diagnostics_timeout timeout delay in seconds before killing enqueue blocker  
_kill_enqueue_blocker if greater than 0 enables killing enqueue blocker  
_kill_java_threads_on_eoc Kill Java threads and do sessionspace migration at end of call  
_kill_session_dump Process dump on kill session immediate  
_kjac_force_outcome_current_session n/a if TRUE, enable to run force outcome on the current session  
_kjdd_call_stack_dump_enabled n/a Enables printing of short call stack with the WFG  
_kjdd_wfg_dump_cntrl n/a To control the way Wait-For_Graph is dumped  
_kjltmaxgt n/a record latch requests that takes longer than this many us  
_kjltmaxht n/a record latch reqeust that are held longer than this many us  
_kjlton n/a track DLM latch usage on/off  
_kkdlgon_max_iter n/a kkdlgon maximum number of iterations  
_kkfi_trace trace expression substitution  
_kks_free_cursor_stat_pct percentage of cursor stats buckets to scan on each load, in 1/10th of a percent  
_kks_use_mutex_pin n/a Turning on this will make KKS use mutex for cursor pins.  
_kokli_cache_size Size limit of Materialized View and Object Table Lookup Cache Size limit of ADT Table Lookup Cache
_kokln_current_read n/a Make all LOB reads for this session 'current' reads  
_kolfuseslf allow kolf to use slffopen  
_kqdsn_max_instance_bits n/a maximum bits used for instance value in sequence partition  
_kqdsn_min_instance_bits n/a minimum bits used for instance value in sequence partition  
_kqdsn_partition_ratio n/a ratio of instance to session bits in sequence partition  
_kql_subheap_trace tracing level for library cache subheap level pins  
_kqr_optimistic_reads n/a optimistic reading of row cache objects  
_ksb_restart_clean_time process uptime for restarts  
_ksb_restart_policy_times process restart policy times in seconds  
_ksd_test_param KSD test parmeter  
_ksdx_charset_ratio ratio between the system and oradebug character set  
_ksdxdocmd_default_timeout_ms default timeout for internal oradebug commands  
_ksdxdocmd_enabled if TRUE ksdxdocmd* invocations are enabled  
_ksdxw_cini_flg ksdxw context initialization flag  
_ksdxw_nbufs ksdxw number of buffers in buffered mode  
_ksdxw_num_pgw number of watchpoints on a per-process basis  
_ksdxw_num_sgw number of watchpoints to be shared by all processes  
_ksdxw_stack_depth number of PCs to collect in the stack when watchpoint is hit  
_kse_die_timeout amount of time a dying process is spared by PMON (in centi-secs)  
_kse_pc_table_size kse pc table cache size  
_kse_signature_entries number of entries in the kse stack signature cache  
_kse_signature_limit number of stack frames to cache per kse signature  
_kse_snap_ring_record_stack n/a should error snap ring entries show a short stack trace  
_kse_snap_ring_size ring buffer to debug internal error 17090  
_kse_trace_int_msg_clear n/a enables soft assert of KGECLEAERERROR is cleares an interrupt message  
_ksfd_verify_write verify asynchronous writes issued through ksfd  
_ksi_clientlocks_enabled if TRUE, DLM-clients can provide the lock memory  
_ksi_trace KSI trace string of lock type(s)  
_ksi_trace_bucket memory tracing: use ksi-private or rdbms-shared bucket  
_ksi_trace_bucket_size size of the KSI trace bucket  
_ksipc_libipc_path n/a over-ride default location of libipc  
_ksipc_mode n/a ksipc mode  
_ksipc_spare_param1 n/a ksipc spare param 1  
_ksipc_spare_param2 n/a ksipc spare param 2  
_ksipc_wait_flags n/a tune ksipcwait  
_ksm_post_sga_init_notif_delay_secs n/a seconds to delay instance startup at sga initialization (post)  
_ksm_pre_sga_init_notif_delay_secs n/a seconds to delay instance startup at sga initialization (pre)  
_ksmb_debug ksmb debug flags  
_ksmd_protect_mode KSMD protect mode for catching stale access  
_ksmg_granule_locking_status granule locking status  
_ksmg_granule_size granule size in bytes  
_ksmg_lock_check_interval timeout action interval in minutes  
_ksmg_lock_reacquire_count repeat count for acquisition of locks  
_ksmlsaf n/a KSM log alloc and free  
_kspol_tac_timeout timeouts for TAC registerd by kspol  
_ksr_unit_test_processes number of ksr unit test processes  
_kss_callstack_type n/a state object callstack trace type  
_kss_quiet if TRUE access violations during kss dumps are not recorded  
_ksu_diag_kill_time number of seconds ksuitm waits before killing diag  
_ksuitm_addon_trccmd command to execute when dead processes don't go away  
_ksuitm_dont_kill_dumper delay inst. termination to allow processes to dump  
_ksv_dynamic_flags1 n/a ksv dynamic flags 1 - override default behavior  
_ksv_max_spawn_fail_limit bg slave spawn failure limit  
_ksv_pool_hang_kill_to bg slave pool terminate timeout  
_ksv_pool_wait_timeout bg slave pool wait limit  
_ksv_slave_exit_timeout n/a slave exit timeout  
_ksv_spawn_control_all control all spawning of background slaves  
_ksv_static_flags1 n/a ksv static flags 1 - override default behavior  
_ksvppktmode ksv internal pkt test  
_ksxp_compat_flags n/a ksxp compat flags  
_ksxp_control_flags n/a modify ksxp behavior  
_ksxp_diagmode set to OFF to disable automatic slowsend diagnostics  
_ksxp_disable_clss n/a disable CLSS interconnects  
_ksxp_disable_dynamic_loading disable dynamic loadin of lib skgxp  
_ksxp_disable_ipc_stats disable ipc statistics  
_ksxp_disable_rolling_migration disable possibility of starting rolling migration  
_ksxp_dump_timeout n/a set timeout for kjzddmp request  
_ksxp_dynamic_skgxp_param dynamic skgxp parameters  
_ksxp_if_config n/a ksxp if config flags  
_ksxp_init_stats_bkts initial number arrays for ipc statistics  
_ksxp_lwipc_enabled n/a enable lwipc for KSXP  
_ksxp_max_stats_bkts max. arrays for ipc statistics  
_ksxp_ping_enable disable dynamic loadin of lib skgxp  
_ksxp_ping_polling_time max. arrays for ipc statistics  
_ksxp_reaping tune ksxp layer reaping limit  
_ksxp_reporting_process reporting process for KSXP  
_ksxp_send_timeout set timeout for sends queued with the inter-instance IPC  
_ksxp_skgxp_ant_options n/a SKGXP ANT options  
_ksxp_skgxp_compat_library_path over-ride default location of lib skgxp compat  
_ksxp_skgxp_ctx_flags1 IPC debug options flags (RAC)  
_ksxp_skgxp_ctx_flags1mask IPC debug options flags mask (RAC)  
_ksxp_skgxp_dynamic_protocol IPC protocol override (RAC) (0/-1=*,2=UDP,3=RDS,!0x1000=ipc_X)  
_ksxp_skgxp_inets n/a limit SKGXP networks  
_ksxp_skgxp_library_path over-ride default location of lib skgxp  
_ksxp_skgxp_rgn_ports n/a region socket limits (0xFFFFNNXX): F=flags, N=min, X=max  
_ksxp_skgxp_spare_param1 n/a ipc ksxp spare parameter 1  
_ksxp_skgxp_spare_param2 n/a ipc ksxp spare parameter 2  
_ksxp_skgxp_spare_param3 n/a ipc ksxp spare parameter 3  
_ksxp_skgxp_spare_param4 n/a ipc ksxp spare parameter 4  
_ksxp_skgxp_spare_param5 n/a ipc ksxp spare parameter 5  
_ksxp_skgxpg_last_parameter n/a last defined skgxpg parameter - ksxp  
_ksxp_stats_mem_lmt limit ipc statistics memory. this parameter is a percentage value  
_ksxp_testing KSXP test parameter  
_ksxp_unit_test_byte_transformation enable byte transformation unit test  
_ksxp_wait_flags n/a tune ksxpwait  
_ktb_debug_flags ktb-layer debug flags  
_ktc_control n/a for ktc debug  
_ktc_debug n/a for ktc debug  
_ktc_latches number of ktc latches  
_ktilmsc_exp n/a expiration time of ktilm segment cache (in second)  
_ktslj_segext_max_mb n/a segment pre-extension max size in MB (0: unlimited)  
_ktslj_segext_retry n/a segment pre-extension retry  
_ktslj_segext_warning segment pre-extension warning threshold in percentage  
_ktslj_segext_warning_mb n/a segment pre-extension warning threshold in MB  
_ktspsrch_maxsc maximum segments supported by space search cache  
_ktspsrch_maxskip n/a space search cache rejection skip upper limit  
_ktspsrch_scchk n/a cleanout check time of space search cache  
_ktspsrch_scexp n/a expiration time of space search cache  
_ktst_rss_max n/a maximum temp extents to be released across instance  
_ktst_rss_min n/a minimum temp extents to be released across instance  
_ktst_rss_retry n/a maximum retries of sort segment release  
_kttext_warning tablespace pre-extension warning threshold in percentage  
_ktu_latches number of KTU latches  
_ku_trace datapump trace parameter  
_kxdbio_ctx_init_count n/a initial count of KXDBIO state object  
_kxdbio_disable_offload_opcode n/a KXDBIO Disable offload for the set opcodes. Value is a Bitmap of 0x00000001 - disable cell to cell data copy offload 0x00000002 - disable disk scrubbing offload to cell 0 x00000004 - disable offloaded writes to cell  
_kxdbio_enable_ds_opcode n/a KXDBIO Enable Dumb storage simulation for the set opcodes.  
_kxdbio_hca_loadavg_thresh n/a HCA loadavg threshold at which writes need to get offloaded  
_kxdbio_ut_ctl n/a kxdbio unit test controls  
_large_pool_min_alloc minimum allocation size in bytes for the large allocation pool  
_last_allocation_period period over which an instance can retain an active level1 bitmap  
_latch_class_0 latch class 0  
_latch_class_1 latch class 1  
_latch_class_2 latch class 2  
_latch_class_3 latch class 3  
_latch_class_4 latch class 4  
_latch_class_5 latch class 5  
_latch_class_6 latch class 6  
_latch_class_7 latch class 7  
_latch_classes latch classes override  
_latch_miss_stat_sid Sid of process for which to collect latch stats  
_latch_recovery_alignment n/a align latch recovery structures  
_latch_wait_list_pri_sleep_secs n/a Time to sleep on latch wait list until getting priority  
_ldr_io_size size of write IOs used during a load operation  
_ldr_io_size2 n/a size of write IOs used during a load operation of EHCC with HWMB  
_ldr_pga_lim n/a pga limit, beyond which new partition loads are delayed  
_ldr_tempseg_threshold n/a amount to buffer prior to allocating temp segment (extent sizing)  
_left_nested_loops_random enable random distribution method for left of nestedloops  
_lgwr_async_broadcasts n/a LGWR Asynchronous Broadcasts enabling boolean flag  
_lgwr_delay_write LGWR write delay for debugging  
_lgwr_io_outlier n/a LGWR I/O outlier frequency  
_lgwr_io_slaves LGWR I/O slaves  
_lgwr_max_ns_wt Maximum wait time for lgwr to allow NetServer to progress  
_lgwr_ns_nl_max Variable to simulate network latency or buffer threshold  
_lgwr_ns_nl_min Variable to simulate network latency or buffer threshold  
_lgwr_ns_sim_err Variable to simulate errors lgwrns  
_lgwr_posts_for_pending_bcasts n/a LGWR posts commit waiters for pending broadcasts  
_lgwr_ta_sim_err Variable to simulate errors lgwr true async  
_library_cache_advice whether KGL advice should be turned on  
_lightweight_hdrs Lightweight headers for redo  
_like_with_bind_as_equality treat LIKE predicate with bind as an equality predicate  
_limit_itls n/a limit the number of ITLs in OLTP Compressed Tables  
_linux_prepage_large_pages n/a prepage large pages during allocation on Linux  
_lm_activate_lms_threshold threshold value to activate an additional lms  
_lm_asm_enq_hashing if TRUE makes ASM use enqueue master hashing for fusion locks  
_lm_batch_compression_threshold n/a GES threshold to start compression on batch messages  
_lm_better_ddvictim GES better deadlock victim  
_lm_big_cluster_optimizations n/a enable certain big cluster optimizations in drm  
_lm_broadcast_res n/a Enable broadcast of highest held mode of resource.  
_lm_broadcast_resname n/a Trace string of resource type(s)  
_lm_cache_allocated_res_ratio n/a ratio of cached over allocated resources  
_lm_cache_lvl0_cleanup how often to cleanup level 0 cache res (in sec)  
_lm_cache_res_cleanup percentage of cached resources should be cleanup  
_lm_cache_res_cleanup_tries n/a max number of batches of cached resources to free per cleanup  
_lm_cache_res_options n/a ges resource cache options  
_lm_cache_res_skip_cleanup n/a multiple of iniital res cache below which cleanup is skipped  
_lm_cache_res_type cache resource: string of lock types(s)  
_lm_checksum_batch_msg GES checksum batch messages  
_lm_comm_channel n/a GES communication channel type  
_lm_comm_msgq_busywait n/a busy wait time in microsecond for msgq  
_lm_comm_reap_count n/a message reap count for receive  
_lm_comm_tkts_add_factor n/a Ticket allocation addition factor  
_lm_comm_tkts_calc_period_length n/a Weighted average calculation interval length (second)  
_lm_comm_tkts_max_periods n/a Max number of periods used in weighted avearage calculation  
_lm_comm_tkts_min_decrease_wait n/a Time to wait before allowing an allocation decrease  
_lm_comm_tkts_min_increase_wait n/a Time to wait before allowing an allocation increase  
_lm_comm_tkts_mult_factor n/a Ticket allocation multiplication factor  
_lm_comm_tkts_nullreq_threshold n/a Null request frequency threshold (percentage)  
_lm_compression_scheme n/a GES compression scheme  
_lm_contiguous_res_count number of contiguous blocks that will hash to the same HV bucket  
_lm_dd_ignore_nodd n/a if TRUE nodeadlockwait/nodeadlockblock options are ignored  
_lm_dd_interval dd time interval in seconds  
_lm_dd_max_search_time max dd search time per token  
_lm_dd_maxdump max number of locks to be dumped during dd validation  
_lm_dd_scan_interval dd scan interval in seconds  
_lm_dd_search_cnt number of dd search per token get  
_lm_deferred_msg_timeout n/a deferred message timeout  
_lm_drm_batch_time n/a time in seconds to wait to batch drm requests  
_lm_drm_disable n/a disable drm in different level  
_lm_drm_hiload_percentage n/a drm high load threshold percentage  
_lm_drm_lowload_percentage n/a drm low load threshold percentage  
_lm_drm_max_requests dynamic remastering maximum affinity requests processed together  
_lm_drm_min_interval n/a minimum interval in secs between two consecutive drms  
_lm_drm_object_scan n/a enable/disable object scan to force full table scan always  
_lm_drm_window dynamic remastering bucket window size  
_lm_drm_xlatch dynamic remastering forced exclusive latches  
_lm_drmopt12 n/a enable drm scan optimizations in 12  
_lm_drmopt12_nolatch n/a enable drm latching optimizations in 12  
_lm_dump_null_lock n/a dump null lock in state dump  
_lm_dynamic_lms dynamic lms invocation  
_lm_dynamic_load dynamic load adjustment  
_lm_enable_aff_benefit_stats n/a enables affinity benefit computations if TRUE  
_lm_enq_lock_freelist Number of ges enqueue element freelist  
_lm_enq_rcfg if TRUE enables enqueue reconfiguration  
_lm_enqueue_blocker_dump_timeout enqueue blocker dump timeout  
_lm_enqueue_blocker_dump_timeout_cnt n/a enqueue blocker dump timeout count  
_lm_enqueue_blocker_kill_timeout enqueue blocker kill timeout  
_lm_enqueue_freelist Number of enqueue freelist  
_lm_enqueue_timeout n/a enqueue suggested min timeout in seconds  
_lm_fdrm_stats n/a gather full drm statistics  
_lm_file_affinity mapping between file id and master instance number  
_lm_file_read_mostly n/a mapping between read-mostly file id and master instance number  
_lm_free_queue_threshold n/a GES free queue threshold  
_lm_freeze_kill_time n/a timeout for killing unfrozen processes in rcfg/drm freeze step  
_lm_global_posts if TRUE deliver global posts to remote nodes  
_lm_hashtable_bkt_high n/a High element threshold in hash table bucket  
_lm_hashtable_bkt_low n/a Low element threshold in hash table bucket  
_lm_hashtable_bkt_thr n/a Threshold for hash table resizing  
_lm_hb_acceptable_hang_condition n/a list of acceptable hang conditions in heartbeat check  
_lm_hb_callstack_collect_time n/a hb diagnostic call stack collection time in seconds  
_lm_hb_disable_check_list n/a list of process names to be disabled in heartbeat check  
_lm_hb_enable_acl_check n/a to enable the wait analysis with acceptable condition lists  
_lm_hb_exponential_hang_time_factor n/a heartbeat exponential hang time multiplier  
_lm_hb_maximum_hang_report_count n/a maximum heartbeat hang report count  
_lm_high_load_sysload_percentage n/a high watermark system load percentage  
_lm_high_load_threshold n/a high load threshold parameter  
_lm_idle_connection_check GES idle connection check  
_lm_idle_connection_check_interval GES idle connection check interval time  
_lm_idle_connection_instance_check_callout n/a GES idle connection instance check callout  
_lm_idle_connection_kill GES idle connection kill  
_lm_idle_connection_kill_max_skips n/a GES idle connection max skip kill request  
_lm_idle_connection_max_ignore_kill_count n/a GES maximum idle connection kill request ignore count  
_lm_idle_connection_quorum_threshold n/a GES idle connection health quorum threshold  
_lm_kill_fg_on_timeout n/a GES kill fg on IPC timeout  
_lm_lhupd_interval n/a load and health update interval  
_lm_lmd_waittime default wait time for lmd in centiseconds  
_lm_lmon_nowait_latch if TRUE makes lmon get nowait latches with timeout loop  
_lm_lms number of background gcs server processes to start  
_lm_lms_opt_priority n/a enable freeslot lms priority optimization  
_lm_lms_priority_check_frequency n/a frequency of LMS priority decisions in milliseconds  
_lm_lms_priority_dynamic n/a enable lms priority modification  
_lm_lms_rt_threshold n/a maximum number of real time lms processes on machine  
_lm_lms_spin n/a make lms not sleep  
_lm_lms_waittime default wait time for lms in centiseconds  
_lm_local_hp_enq n/a use static file affinity for HP enqueue mastership  
_lm_locks number of enqueues configured for cluster database  
_lm_low_load_percentage n/a low watermark percentage for load threshold  
_lm_master_weight master resource weight for this instance  
_lm_max_lms max. number of background global cache server processes  
_lm_msg_batch_size GES batch message size  
_lm_msg_cleanup_interval GES message buffer cleanup interval time  
_lm_msg_pool_dump_threshold n/a GES message pool dump threshold in terms of buffer count  
_lm_no_lh_check n/a skip load and health check at decision points  
_lm_no_sync n/a skip reconfiguration/drm syncr/synca messaging  
_lm_node_join_opt cluster database node join optimization in reconfig  
_lm_non_fault_tolerant disable cluster database fault-tolerance mode  
_lm_num_bnft_stats_buckets n/a number of buckets in the benefit stats hash table  
_lm_num_pt_buckets number of buckets in the object affinity hash table  
_lm_num_pt_latches number of latches in the object affinity hash table  
_lm_postevent_buffer_size postevent buffer size  
_lm_preregister_css_restype n/a enqueue type that requires pre-registration to css  
_lm_proc_freeze_timeout reconfiguration: process freeze timeout  
_lm_process_batching GES implicit process batching for IPC messages  
_lm_process_lock_q_scan_limit n/a limit on scanning process lock queue instead of resource convert lock queue  
_lm_procs number of client processes configured for cluster database  
_lm_psrcfg enable pseudo reconfiguration  
_lm_rac_spare_dp1 n/a rac parameter dp1  
_lm_rac_spare_dp10 n/a rac parameter dp10  
_lm_rac_spare_dp2 n/a rac parameter dp2  
_lm_rac_spare_dp3 n/a rac parameter dp3  
_lm_rac_spare_dp4 n/a rac parameter dp4  
_lm_rac_spare_dp5 n/a rac parameter dp5  
_lm_rac_spare_dp6 n/a rac parameter dp6  
_lm_rac_spare_dp7 n/a rac parameter dp7  
_lm_rac_spare_dp8 n/a rac parameter dp8  
_lm_rac_spare_dp9 n/a rac parameter dp9  
_lm_rac_spare_p1 n/a rac parameter p1  
_lm_rac_spare_p10 n/a rac parameter p10  
_lm_rac_spare_p2 n/a rac parameter p2  
_lm_rac_spare_p3 n/a rac parameter p3  
_lm_rac_spare_p4 n/a rac parameter p4  
_lm_rac_spare_p5 n/a rac parameter p5  
_lm_rac_spare_p6 n/a rac parameter p6  
_lm_rac_spare_p7 n/a rac parameter p7  
_lm_rac_spare_p8 n/a rac parameter p8  
_lm_rac_spare_p9 n/a rac parameter p9  
_lm_rcfg_timeout Reconfiguration timeout dlm reconfiguration timeout
_lm_rcvinst n/a designated instance to do instance recovery  
_lm_rcvr_hang_allow_time receiver hang allow time in seconds  
_lm_rcvr_hang_cfio_kill n/a to kill receiver hang at control file IO  
_lm_rcvr_hang_check_frequency receiver hang check frequency in seconds  
_lm_rcvr_hang_check_system_load examine system load when check receiver health  
_lm_rcvr_hang_kill to kill receiver hang  
_lm_rcvr_hang_systemstate_dump_level n/a systemstate dump level upon receiver hang  
_lm_res_hash_bucket number of resource hash buckets  
_lm_res_part number of resource partition configured for gcs  
_lm_res_tm_hash_bucket n/a number of extra TM resource hash buckets  
_lm_resend_open_convert_timeout n/a timeout in secs before resubmitting the open-convert  
_lm_ress number of resources configured for cluster database  
_lm_rm_slaves n/a if non zero, it enables remastering slaves  
_lm_send_mode GES send mode  
_lm_send_queue_batching GES send queue message batching  
_lm_send_queue_length GES send queue maximum length  
_lm_sendproxy_reserve GES percentage of send proxy reserve of send tickets  
_lm_share_lock_opt if TRUE enables share lock optimization  
_lm_single_inst_affinity_lock n/a enable single instance affinity lock optimization  
_lm_spare_threads n/a number of spare threads to be created by the GPnP master  
_lm_spare_undo n/a number of spare undo tablespaces to be created by GPnP master  
_lm_sq_batch_factor GES send queue minimum batching factor  
_lm_sq_batch_type GES send queue batching mechanism  
_lm_sq_batch_waittick GES send queue batching waittime in tick  
_lm_sync_timeout Synchronization timeout for DLM reconfiguration steps  
_lm_ticket_active_sendback Flow control ticket active sendback threshold  
_lm_tickets GES messaging tickets  
_lm_tx_delta TX lock localization delta  
_lm_use_gcr n/a use GCR module if TRUE  
_lm_use_new_defmsgtmo_action n/a use new defered msg queue timeout action  
_lm_use_tx_tsn n/a use undo tsn affinity master as TX enqueue master  
_lm_validate_pbatch n/a GES process batch validation  
_lm_validate_resource_type n/a if TRUE enables resource name validation  
_lm_wait_pending_send_queue n/a GES wait on pending send queue  
_lm_watchpoint_maximum n/a GES number of watchpoints  
_lm_watchpoint_timeout n/a GES maximum time in seconds to keep watchpoint  
_lm_xids number of transaction IDs configured for cluster database  
_lmn_compression suppl logging for compression enabled  
_load_without_compile Load PL/SQL or Database objects without compilation  
_local_arc_assert_on_wait n/a Assert whenever local ORL arch waits for space  
_local_communication_costing_enabled enable local communication costing when TRUE  
_local_communication_ratio set the ratio between global and local communication (0..100)  
_local_hang_analysis_interval_secs the interval at which local hang analysis is run  
_lock_ref_constraint_count n/a number of nowait attempts to lock referential constraint  
_lock_sga_areas Lock specified areas of the SGA in physical memory  
_log_archive_avoid_memcpy log archive avoid memcpy  
_log_archive_buffers Number of buffers to allocate for archiving  
_log_archive_callout archival callout  
_log_archive_compress_enable n/a Bypass database rules for enabling archivelog compression  
_log_archive_network_redo_size Log archive network redo buffer size used by ARCH  
_log_archive_prot_auto_demote log archive protection auto demotion  
_log_archive_security_enabled n/a log archive security enabled  
_log_archive_strong_auth log archive security strong auth  
_log_archive_trace_pids n/a log archive trace pids parameter  
_log_blocks_during_backup log block images when changed during backup  
_log_buffer_coalesce n/a Coalescing log buffers for log writes  
_log_buffers_corrupt corrupt redo buffers before write  
_log_buffers_debug debug redo buffers (slows things down)  
_log_checkpoint_recovery_check # redo blocks to verify after checkpoint  
_log_committime_block_cleanout Log commit-time block cleanout  
_log_deletion_policy archivelog deletion policy for mandatory/all destination  
_log_event_queues number of the log writer event queues  
_log_file_sync_timeout n/a Log file sync timeout (centiseconds)  
_log_io_size n/a automatically initiate log write if this many redo blocks in buffer  
_log_max_optimize_threads maximum number of threads to which log scan optimization is applied  
_log_parallelism_dynamic Enable dynamic strands  
_log_parallelism_max Maximum number of log buffer strands  
_log_private_mul Private strand multiplier for log space preallocation  
_log_private_parallelism n/a Number of private log buffer strands for zero-copy redo  
_log_private_parallelism_mul Active sessions multiplier to deduce number of private strands  
_log_read_buffer_size n/a buffer size for reading log files  
_log_read_buffers Number of log read buffers for media recovery  
_log_simultaneous_copies number of simultaneous copies into redo buffer(# of copy latches)  
_log_space_errors should we report space errors to alert log  
_log_switch_timeout Maximum number of seconds redos in the current log could span  
_log_undo_df_info n/a generate marker to log file# that belong to undo tablespace  
_log_write_info_size n/a Size of log write info array  
_log_writer_worker_dlm_hearbeat_update_freq n/a LGWR worker DLM health-monitoring heartbeat update frequency (ms)  
_logout_storm_rate number of processes that can logout in a second  
_logout_storm_retrycnt maximum retry count for logouts  
_logout_storm_timeout timeout in centi-seconds for time to wait between retries  
_long_bcast_ack_warning_threshold n/a threshold for long bcast ack warning messages in ms  
_long_log_write_warning_threshold n/a threshold for long log write warning messages in ms  
_longops_enabled longops stats enabled  
_low_server_threshold low server thresholds  
_lowres_drift_allowed_sec n/a allowed lowres timer drift for VKTM  
_ltc_trace tracing level for load table conventional  
_lthread_cleanup_intv_secs n/a interval for cleaning lightweight threads in secs  
_lthread_clnup_hk_wait_secs n/a timeout after hard killing operation for lthread to exit  
_lthread_clnup_pmon_softkill_wait_secs n/a wait timeout for PMON between soft kill and hard kill of lthreads  
_lthread_clnup_spawner_sk_wait_secs n/a timeout for spawner between soft kill and hard kill of lthreads  
_lthread_debug n/a Enable Debugging mode for lightweight threads  
_lthread_enabled n/a Enable lightweight threads  
_lthread_max_spawn_time_csecs n/a maximum time interval a spawner will wait for a lthread to get ready  
_lthread_spawn_check_intv_ms n/a time interval for a spawner to check for spawnee to get ready  
_lthread_step_debugging n/a Enable Step wise Debugging mode for lightweight threads  
_main_dead_process_scan_interval n/a PMON main dead process scan interval (in seconds)  
_master_direct_sends direct sends for messages from master (DFS)  
_mav_refresh_consistent_read refresh materialized views using consistent read snapshot  
_mav_refresh_double_count_prevented materialized view MAV refreshes avoid double counting  
_mav_refresh_opt optimizations during refresh of materialized views  
_mav_refresh_unionall_tables # tables for union all expansion during materialized view refresh  
_max_aq_persistent_queue_memory n/a max aq persistent queue memory  
_max_arch_lns_wait n/a Maximum wait by ARCH to allow NetServer to complete archival  
_max_async_wait_for_catch_up n/a Switchover wait time for async LNS to catch up in seconds  
_max_clients_per_emon n/a maximum number of clients per emon  
_max_cr_rollbacks n/a Maximum number of CR rollbacks per block (LMS)  
_max_data_transfer_cache_size n/a Maximum size of data transfer cache  
_max_defer_gran_xfer_atonce n/a Maximum deferred granules transferred by MMAN atonce  
_max_exponential_sleep max sleep during exponential backoff  
_max_filestat_tries n/a maximum number of file stat tries  
_max_fsu_segments n/a Maximum segments to track for fast space usage  
_max_fsu_stale_time n/a Allowed space usage staleness in seconds  
_max_incident_file_size n/a Maximum size (in KB, MB, GB, Blocks) of incident dump file  
_max_io_size Maximum I/O size in bytes for sequential file accesses  
_max_kcnibr_ranges n/a Max number of nonlogged data block ranges  
_max_large_io IORM:max number of large I/O's to issue  
_max_largepage_alloc_time_secs n/a Maximum number of seconds to spend on largepage allocation  
_max_lns_shutdown_archival_time Maximum time spent by LNS to archive last log during shutdown  
_max_log_write_io_parallelism n/a Maximum I/O parallelism within a log write (auto=0)  
_max_log_write_parallelism n/a Maximum parallelism within a log write (auto=0)  
_max_outstanding_log_writes n/a Maximum number of outstanding redo log writes  
_max_pending_scn_bcasts n/a maximum number of pending SCN broadcasts  
_max_protocol_support Max occurrence protocols supported in a process  
_max_queued_report_requests n/a Maximum number of report requests that can be queued in a list  
_max_reasonable_scn_rate n/a Max reasonable SCN rate  
_max_report_flushes_percycle n/a Max no of report requests that can be flushed per cycle  
_max_rwgs_groupings n/a maximum no of groupings on materialized views  
_max_services n/a maximum number of database services  
_max_shrink_obj_stats number of segments for which shrink stats will be maintained  
_max_sleep_holding_latch max time to sleep while holding a latch  
_max_small_io IORM:max number of small I/O's to issue  
_max_spacebg_msgs_percentage n/a maximum space management interrupt message throttling  
_max_spacebg_slaves maximum space management background slaves  
_max_spacebg_tasks maximum space management background tasks  
_max_string_size_bypass n/a controls error checking for the max_string_size parameter  
_max_sys_next_extent n/a Dictionary managed SYSTEM tablespace maximum next extent size in MB (allowed range [16-4095], 0 if unlimited)  
_max_temp_overhead n/a max tempspc overhead  
_media_recovery_read_batch media recovery block read batch  
_mem_annotation_pr_lev private memory annotation collection level  
_mem_annotation_scale memory annotation pre-allocation scaling  
_mem_annotation_sh_lev shared memory annotation collection level  
_mem_annotation_store memory annotation in-memory store  
_mem_std_extent_size standard extent size for fixed-size-extent heaps  
_memory_broker_log_stat_entries memory broker num stat entries  
_memory_broker_marginal_utility_bc Marginal Utility threshold pct for bc  
_memory_broker_marginal_utility_sp Marginal Utility threshold pct for sp  
_memory_broker_shrink_heaps memory broker allow policy to shrink shared pool  
_memory_broker_shrink_java_heaps memory broker allow policy to shrink java pool  
_memory_broker_shrink_streams_pool memory broker allow policy to shrink streams pool  
_memory_broker_shrink_timeout memory broker policy to timeout shrink shared/java pool  
_memory_broker_stat_interval memory broker statistics gathering interval for auto sga  
_memory_checkinuse_timeintv check inuse time interval  
_memory_imm_mode_without_autosga n/a Allow immediate mode without sga/memory target  
_memory_initial_sga_split_perc Initial default sga target percentage with memory target  
_memory_management_tracing trace memory management activity  
_memory_max_tgt_inc_cnt n/a counts the times checker increments memory target  
_memory_mgmt_fail_immreq n/a always fail immediate mode request  
_memory_mgmt_immreq_timeout time in seconds to time out immediate mode request  
_memory_nocancel_defsgareq do not cancel deferred sga reqs with auto-memory  
_memory_sanity_check partial granule sanity check  
_messages message queue resources - dependent on # processes & # buffers  
_mgd_rcv_handle_orphan_datafiles n/a Managed recovery handle orphan datafile situation  
_midtier_affinity_clusterwait_threshold n/a cluster wait threshold to enter affinity  
_midtier_affinity_cluswait_prc_threshold n/a cluster wait precentage threshold to enter affinity  
_midtier_affinity_goodness_threshold goodness gradient threshold to dissolve affinity  
_min_time_between_psp0_diag_secs n/a minimum time between PSP0 diagnostic used for flow control  
_minfree_plus max percentage of block space + minfree before we mark block full  
_minimal_stats_aggregation prohibit stats aggregation at compile/partition maintenance time  
_minimum_blocks_to_shrink minimum number freeable blocks for shrink to be present  
_minimum_db_flashback_retention Minimum flashback retention  
_minimum_extents_to_shrink minimum number freeable extents for shrink to be present  
_minimum_giga_scn n/a Minimum SCN to start with in 2^30 units  
_mirror_redo_buffers Save buffers for debugging redo corruptions  
_mmv_query_rewrite_enabled allow rewrites with multiple MVs and/or base tables  
_modify_column_index_unusable n/a allow ALTER TABLE MODIFY(column) to violate index key length limit  
_module_action_old_length n/a Use module and action old length parameter  
_mpmt_enabled n/a MPMT mode enabled  
_mpmt_enabled_backgrounds n/a mpmt enabled backgrounds  
_mpmt_fg_enabled n/a MPMT mode foreground enabled  
_mpmt_procs_per_osp n/a max procs per osp  
_multi_instance_pmr force multi instance or single instance parallel recovery force multi instance parallel recovery
_multi_join_key_table_lookup TRUE iff multi-join-key table lookup prefetch is enabled  
_multi_transaction_optimization_enabled n/a reduce SGA memory use during create of a partitioned table  
_multiple_instance_recovery use multiple instances for media recovery  
_mutex_spin_count n/a Mutex spin count  
_mutex_wait_scheme n/a Mutex wait scheme  
_mutex_wait_time n/a Mutex wait time  
_mv_add_log_placeholder n/a add log placeholder  
_mv_cleanup_orphaned_metadata n/a cleanup orphaned materialized view metadata  
_mv_complete_refresh_conventional n/a use conventional INSERTs for MV complete refresh  
_mv_deferred_no_log_age_val n/a avoid build deferred MV log age validate  
_mv_expression_extend_size n/a MV expression extend size  
_mv_generalized_oj_refresh_opt enable/disable new algorithm for MJV with generalized outer joins  
_mv_refresh_ana what percent to analyze after complete/PCT refresh  
_mv_refresh_costing refresh decision based on cost or on rules  
_mv_refresh_delta_fraction delta mv as fractional percentage of size of mv  
_mv_refresh_enhanced_dml_detection n/a enable enhanced detection of DML types from MV log  
_mv_refresh_eut refresh materialized views using EUT(partition)-based algorithm  
_mv_refresh_force_parallel_query force materialized view refreshes to use parallel query  
_mv_refresh_insert_no_append n/a materialized view refresh using insert no append  
_mv_refresh_new_setup_disabled materialized view MV refresh new setup disabling  
_mv_refresh_no_idx_rebuild n/a avoid index rebuild as part of the MV refresh  
_mv_refresh_pkfk_data_units_opt n/a control MV refresh based on the assumption of PK-FK data units  
_mv_refresh_pkfk_relationship_opt n/a control MV refresh based on the use of PK-FK relationships  
_mv_refresh_rebuild_percentage minimum percentage change required in MV to force an indexrebuild  
_mv_refresh_selections create materialized views with selections and fast refresh  
_mv_refresh_update_analysis n/a materialized view refresh using update analysis  
_mv_refresh_use_hash_sj n/a use hash_sj hint in queries  
_mv_refresh_use_no_merge use no_merge hint in queries  
_mv_refresh_use_stats pass cardinality hints to refresh queries  
_mv_refsched_timeincr proportionality constant for dop vs. time in MV refresh  
_mv_rolling_inv create/alter mv uses rolling cursor invalidation instead of immediate  
_mwin_schedule Enable/disable Maintenance Window Schedules  
_nameservice_consistency_check n/a NameService Consistency check switch  
_nchar_imp_cnv NLS allow Implicit Conversion between CHAR and NCHAR  
_nchar_imp_conv should implicit conversion bewteen clob and nclob be allowed  
_ncmb_readahead_enabled enable multi-block readahead for an index scan  
_ncmb_readahead_tracing turn on multi-block readahead tracing  
_ncomp_shared_objects_dir native compilation shared objects dir  
_nested_loop_fudge nested loop fudge  
_nested_mav_fast_oncommit_enabled n/a nested MAV refresh fast on commit allowed  
_nested_mv_fast_oncommit_enabled n/a nested MV refresh fast on commit allowed  
_net_timeout_latency n/a NET_TIMEOUT latency  
_new_initial_join_orders enable initial join orders based on new ordering heuristics  
_new_sort_cost_estimate enables the use of new cost estimate for sort  
_newsort_enabled controls whether new sorts can be used as system sort  
_newsort_ordered_pct controls when new sort avoids sorting ordered input  
_newsort_type specifies options for the new sort algorithm  
_nineteenth_spare_parameter n/a nineteenth spare parameter - string  
_ninth_spare_parameter n/a ninth spare parameter - integer  
_nlj_batching_ae_flag n/a FAE flag type set after restoring to IO batching buffer  
_nlj_batching_enabled enable batching of the RHS IO in NLJ  
_nlj_batching_misses_enabled enable exceptions for buffer cache misses  
_nls_parameter_sync_enabled n/a enables or disables updates to v$parameter whenever an alter session statement modifies various nls parameters  
_no_objects no object features are used  
_no_or_expansion OR expansion during optimization disabled  
_no_recovery_through_resetlogs no recovery through this resetlogs operation  
_no_small_file n/a Not to apply new extent scheme for small file temp spaces  
_no_stale_joinback_rewrite n/a No joinbacks if mv is stale  
_nologging_kcnbuf_hash_buckets n/a Number of nologging buffer hash buckets  
_nologging_kcnbuf_hash_latches n/a Number of nologging buffer hash latches  
_nologging_load_slotsz n/a Nologging standby: direct load buffer size  
_nologging_sdcl_append_wait n/a Nologging standby append sdcl wait time  
_nologging_sendbuf_ratio n/a Nologging standby: outstanding send buffer ratio  
_nologging_txn_cmt_wait n/a Nologging standby transaction commit wait time  
_noncdb_to_pdb n/a converting a non-cdb to a pdb  
_noseg_for_unusable_index_enabled n/a no segments for unusable indexes if set to TRUE  
_notify_crs notify cluster ready services of startup and shutdown  
_ns_max_flush_wt Flush wait time for NetServer to flush oustanding writes  
_ns_max_send_delay Data Loss Time Bound for NetServer  
_num_longop_child_latches number of child latches for long op array  
_numa_buffer_cache_stats n/a Configure NUMA buffer cache stats  
_numa_shift_enabled n/a Enable NUMA shift  
_numa_shift_value n/a user defined value for numa nodes shift  
_numa_trace_level numa trace event  
_number_cached_attributes maximum number of cached attributes per instance  
_number_cached_group_memberships n/a maximum number of cached group memberships  
_number_group_memberships_per_cache_line n/a maximum number of group memberships per cache line  
_obj_ckpt_tracing n/a Enable object checkpoint tracing  
_object_number_cache_size n/a Object number cache size  
_object_reuse_bast if 1 or higher, handle object reuse  
_object_statistics enable the object level statistics collection  
_object_stats_max_entries Maximum number of entries to be tracked per stat  
_odci_aggregate_save_space n/a trade speed for space in user-defined aggregation  
_offline_rollback_segments offline undo segment list  
_ogms_home GMS home directory  
_olap_adv_comp_stats_cc_precomp n/a do additional predicate stats analysis for AW rowsource  
_olap_adv_comp_stats_max_rows n/a do additional predicate stats analysis for AW rowsource  
_olap_aggregate_buffer_size OLAP Aggregate max buffer size  
_olap_aggregate_flags OLAP Aggregate debug flags  
_olap_aggregate_function_cache_enabled OLAP Aggregate function cache enabler  
_olap_aggregate_function_merge_threshold n/a OLAP Aggregate function merge threshold  
_olap_aggregate_max_thread_tuples OLAP Aggregate max thread tuples creation  
_olap_aggregate_min_buffer_size OLAP Aggregate min buffer size  
_olap_aggregate_min_thread_status OLAP Aggregate minimum cardinality of dimensions for thread  
_olap_aggregate_multipath_hier OLAP Aggregate Multi-path Hierarhies enabled  
_olap_aggregate_statlen_thresh OLAP Aggregate status array usage threshold  
_olap_aggregate_store_probability n/a OLAP Aggregate function storeback probability  
_olap_aggregate_work_per_thread OLAP Aggregate max work parents  
_olap_aggregate_worklist_max OLAP Aggregate max worklists generated at once  
_olap_allocate_errorlog_format OLAP Allocate Errorlog Format  
_olap_allocate_errorlog_header OLAP Allocate Errorlog Header format  
_olap_analyze_max OLAP DML ANALYZE command max cells to analyze  
_olap_continuous_trace_file Specify TRUE to enable continuous OLAP tracing - otherwise only exceptional events will be logged OLAP logging definition
_olap_dbgoutfile_echo_to_eventlog OLAP DbgOutfile copy output to event log (tracefile)  
_olap_dimension_corehash_class n/a OLAP Dimension In-Core Hash Table Class  
_olap_dimension_corehash_force n/a OLAP Dimension In-Core Hash Table Force  
_olap_dimension_corehash_large OLAP Dimension In-Core Hash Table Large Threshold  
_olap_dimension_corehash_pressure OLAP Dimension In-Core Hash Table Pressure Threshold  
_olap_dimension_corehash_size OLAP Dimension In-Core Hash Table Maximum Memory Use  
_olap_dimension_corehash_small n/a OLAP Dimension In-Core Hash Table Small Threshold  
_olap_eif_export_lob_size OLAP EIF Export BLOB size  
_olap_lmgen_dim_size Limitmap generator dimension column size  
_olap_lmgen_meas_size Limitmap generator measure column size  
_olap_object_hash_class OLAP Object Hash Table Class  
_olap_page_pool_expand_rate OLAP Page Pool Expand Rate  
_olap_page_pool_hi OLAP Page Pool High Watermark  
_olap_page_pool_hit_target OLAP Page Pool Hit Target  
_olap_page_pool_low OLAP Page Pool Low Watermark  
_olap_page_pool_pressure OLAP Page Pool Pressure Threshold  
_olap_page_pool_shrink_rate OLAP Page Pool Shrink Rate  
_olap_parallel_update_server_num n/a OLAP parallel update server count  
_olap_parallel_update_small_group n/a OLAP parallel update pagespace by group  
_olap_parallel_update_small_threshold OLAP parallel update threshold for number of small pagespaces  
_olap_parallel_update_threshold OLAP parallel update threshold in pages  
_olap_poutlog_echo_to_eventlog n/a OLAP POutLog copy output to event log (tracefile)  
_olap_row_load_time_precision n/a OLAP Row Load Time Precision  
_olap_sesscache_enabled OLAP Session Cache knob  
_olap_sort_buffer_pct OLAP Sort Buffer Size Percentage  
_olap_sort_buffer_size OLAP Sort Buffer Size  
_olap_statbool_corebits OLAP Status Boolean max incore bits  
_olap_statbool_threshold OLAP Status Boolean CBM threshold  
_olap_table_function_statistics Specify TRUE to output OLAP table function timed statistics trace  
_olap_wrap_errors Wrap error messages to OLAP outfile  
_olapi_history_retention enable olapi history retention  
_olapi_iface_object_history enable olapi interface object history collection  
_olapi_iface_object_history_retention enable olapi interface object history retention  
_olapi_iface_operation_history_retention enable olapi interface operation history retention  
_olapi_interface_operation_history enable olapi interface operation history collection  
_olapi_memory_operation_history enable olapi memory alloc/free history collection  
_olapi_memory_operation_history_pause_at_seqno enable olapi memory alloc/free history collection pausing  
_olapi_memory_operation_history_retention enable olapi memory operation history retention  
_olapi_session_history enable olapi session history collection  
_olapi_session_history_retention enable olapi session history retention  
_old_connect_by_enabled enable/disable old connect by  
_old_extent_scheme n/a Revert to old extent allocation  
_ols_cleanup_task Clean up unnecessary entries in OLS sessinfo table  
_oltp_comp_dbg_scan n/a oltp compression scan debug  
_oltp_compression oltp compression enabled  
_oltp_compression_gain oltp compression gain  
_oltp_spill n/a spill rows for oltp compression if loader pga limit is exceeded  
_omf enable/disable OMF  
_omni_enqueue_enable n/a Enable Omni Enqueue feature (0 = disable, 1 = enable on ASM (default), 2 = enable)  
_oneside_colstat_for_equijoins sanity check on default selectivity for like/range predicate  
_online_ctas_diag n/a controls dumping diagnostic information for online ctas  
_online_patch_disable_stack_check disable check for function on stack for online patches  
_ops_per_semop n/a the exact number of operations per semop system call  
_optim_adjust_for_part_skews adjust stats for skews across partitions  
_optim_dict_stats_at_db_cr_upg enable/disable dictionary stats gathering at db create/upgrade  
_optim_enhance_nnull_detection TRUE to enable index [fast] full scan more often  
_optim_new_default_join_sel improves the way default equijoin selectivity are computed  
_optim_peek_user_binds enable peeking of user binds  
_optimizer_adaptive_cursor_sharing optimizer adaptive cursor sharing  
_optimizer_adaptive_plan_control n/a internal controls for adaptive plans  
_optimizer_adaptive_plans n/a enable adaptive plans  
_optimizer_adjust_for_nulls adjust selectivity for null values  
_optimizer_ads_max_table_count n/a maximum number of tables in a join under ADS  
_optimizer_ads_time_limit n/a maximum time limit (seconds) under ADS  
_optimizer_ads_use_result_cache n/a use result cache for ADS queries  
_optimizer_ansi_join_lateral_enhance n/a optimization of left/full ansi-joins and lateral views  
_optimizer_ansi_rearchitecture n/a re-architecture of ANSI left, right, and full outer joins  
_optimizer_autostats_job enable/disable auto stats collection job  
_optimizer_aw_join_push_enabled Enables AW Join Push optimization  
_optimizer_aw_stats_enabled Enables statistcs on AW olap_table table function  
_optimizer_batch_table_access_by_rowid n/a enable table access by ROWID IO batching  
_optimizer_better_inlist_costing enable improved costing of index access using in-list(s)  
_optimizer_block_size standard block size used by optimizer  
_optimizer_cache_stats cost with cache statistics  
_optimizer_cartesian_enabled optimizer cartesian join enabled  
_optimizer_cbqt_factor cost factor for cost-based query transformation  
_optimizer_cbqt_no_size_restriction disable cost based transformation query size restriction  
_optimizer_ceil_cost CEIL cost in CBO  
_optimizer_choose_permutation n/a force the optimizer to use the specified permutation  
_optimizer_cluster_by_rowid n/a enable/disable the cluster by rowid feature  
_optimizer_cluster_by_rowid_control n/a internal control for cluster by rowid feature mode  
_optimizer_coalesce_subqueries n/a consider coalescing of subqueries optimization  
_optimizer_complex_pred_selectivity enable selectivity estimation for builtin functions  
_optimizer_compute_index_stats force index stats collection on index creation/rebuild  
_optimizer_connect_by_cb_whr_only n/a use cost-based transformation for whr clause in connect by  
_optimizer_connect_by_combine_sw combine no filtering connect by and start with  
_optimizer_connect_by_cost_based use cost-based transformation for connect by  
_optimizer_connect_by_elim_dups n/a allow connect by to eliminate duplicates from input  
_optimizer_correct_sq_selectivity force correct computation of subquery selectivity  
_optimizer_cost_based_transformation enables cost-based query transformation  
_optimizer_cost_filter_pred enables costing of filter predicates in IO cost model  
_optimizer_cost_hjsmj_multimatch add cost of generating result set when #rows per key > 1  
_optimizer_cost_model optimizer cost model  
_optimizer_cube_join_enabled n/a enable cube join  
_optimizer_degree force the optimizer to use the same degree of parallelism  
_optimizer_dim_subq_join_sel use join selectivity in choosing star transformation dimensions  
_optimizer_disable_strans_sanity_checks disable star transformation sanity checks  
_optimizer_distinct_agg_transform n/a Transforms Distinct Aggregates to non-distinct aggregates  
_optimizer_distinct_elimination Eliminates redundant SELECT DISTNCT's  
_optimizer_distinct_placement n/a consider distinct placement optimization  
_optimizer_dsdir_usage_control n/a controls optimizer usage of dynamic sampling directives  
_optimizer_dyn_smp_blks number of blocks for optimizer dynamic sampling  
_optimizer_eliminate_filtering_join n/a optimizer filtering join elimination enabled  
_optimizer_enable_density_improvements use improved density computation for selectivity estimation  
_optimizer_enable_extended_stats use extended statistics for selectivity estimation  
_optimizer_enable_table_lookup_by_nl n/a consider table lookup by nl transformation  
_optimizer_enhanced_filter_push push filters before trying cost-based query transformation  
_optimizer_extend_jppd_view_types join pred pushdown on group-by, distinct, semi-/anti-joined view  
_optimizer_extended_cursor_sharing optimizer extended cursor sharing  
_optimizer_extended_cursor_sharing_rel optimizer extended cursor sharing for relational operators  
_optimizer_extended_stats_usage_control controls the optimizer usage of extended stats  
_optimizer_false_filter_pred_pullup n/a optimizer false predicate pull up transformation  
_optimizer_fast_access_pred_analysis n/a use fast algorithm to traverse predicates for physical optimizer  
_optimizer_fast_pred_transitivity n/a use fast algorithm to generate transitive predicates  
_optimizer_feedback_control n/a controls the optimizer feedback framework  
_optimizer_filter_pred_pullup use cost-based flter predicate pull up transformation  
_optimizer_filter_pushdown n/a enable/disable filter predicate pushdown  
_optimizer_fkr_index_cost_bias Optimizer index bias over FTS/IFFS under first K rows mode  
_optimizer_force_CBQT n/a force CBQT transformation regardless of cost  
_optimizer_free_transformation_heap free transformation subheap after each transformation  
_optimizer_full_outer_join_to_outer n/a enable/disable full outer to left outer join conversion  
_optimizer_gather_feedback n/a optimizer gather feedback  
_optimizer_gather_stats_on_load n/a enable/disable online statistics gathering  
_optimizer_generate_transitive_pred n/a optimizer generate transitive predicates  
_optimizer_group_by_placement consider group-by placement optimization  
_optimizer_hybrid_fpwj_enabled n/a enable hybrid full partition-wise join when TRUE  
_optimizer_ignore_hints enables the embedded hints to be ignored  
_optimizer_improve_selectivity improve table and partial overlap join selectivity computation  
_optimizer_instance_count n/a force the optimizer to use the specified number of instances  
_optimizer_interleave_jppd n/a interleave join predicate pushdown during CBQT  
_optimizer_invalidation_period time window for invalidation of cursors of analyzed objects  
_optimizer_join_elimination_enabled optimizer join elimination enabled  
_optimizer_join_factorization n/a use join factorization transformation  
_optimizer_join_order_control controls the optimizer join order search algorithm  
_optimizer_join_sel_sanity_check enable/disable sanity check for multi-column join selectivity  
_optimizer_max_permutations optimizer maximum join permutations per query block  
_optimizer_min_cache_blocks set minimum cached blocks  
_optimizer_mjc_enabled enable merge join cartesian  
_optimizer_mode_force force setting of optimizer mode for user recursive SQL also  
_optimizer_multi_level_push_pred consider join-predicate pushdown that requires multi-level pushdown to base table  
_optimizer_multi_table_outerjoin n/a allows multiple tables on the left of outerjoin  
_optimizer_multiple_cenv generate and run plans using several compilation environments  
_optimizer_multiple_cenv_report control what to report in trace file when run in multi-plan mode  
_optimizer_multiple_cenv_stmt n/a control the types of statements that are run in multi-plan mode  
_optimizer_native_full_outer_join execute full outer join using native implementaion  
_optimizer_nested_rollup_for_gset number of groups above which we use nested rollup exec for gset  
_optimizer_new_join_card_computation compute join cardinality using non-rounded input values  
_optimizer_null_accepting_semijoin n/a enables null-accepting semijoin  
_optimizer_null_aware_antijoin null-aware antijoin parameter  
_optimizer_or_expansion control or expansion approach used  
_optimizer_or_expansion_subheap Use subheap for optimizer or-expansion  
_optimizer_order_by_elimination_enabled Eliminates order bys from views before query transformation  
_optimizer_outer_join_to_inner n/a enable/disable outer to inner join conversion  
_optimizer_outer_to_anti_enabled Enable transformation of outer-join to anti-join if possible  
_optimizer_partial_join_eval n/a partial join evaluation parameter  
_optimizer_percent_parallel optimizer percent parallel  
_optimizer_performance_feedback n/a controls the performance feedback  
_optimizer_proc_rate_level n/a control the level of processing rates  
_optimizer_proc_rate_source n/a control the source of processing rates  
_optimizer_purge_stats_iteration_row_count n/a number of rows to be deleted at each iteration of the stats purging process  
_optimizer_push_down_distinct push down distinct from query block to table  
_optimizer_push_pred_cost_based use cost-based query transformation for push pred optimization  
_optimizer_random_plan optimizer seed value for random plans  
_optimizer_reuse_cost_annotations reuse cost annotations during cost-based query transformation  
_optimizer_rownum_bind_default Default value to use for rownum bind  
_optimizer_rownum_pred_based_fkr enable the use of first K rows due to rownum predicate  
_optimizer_save_stats enable/disable saving old versions of optimizer stats  
_optimizer_search_limit optimizer search limit  
_optimizer_self_induced_cache_cost account for self-induced caching  
_optimizer_skip_scan_enabled enable/disable index skip scan  
_optimizer_skip_scan_guess consider index skip scan for predicates with guessed selectivity  
_optimizer_sortmerge_join_enabled enable/disable sort-merge join method  
_optimizer_sortmerge_join_inequality enable/disable sort-merge join using inequality predicates  
_optimizer_squ_bottomup enables unnesting of subquery in a bottom-up manner  
_optimizer_star_tran_in_with_clause enable/disable star transformation in with clause queries  
_optimizer_star_trans_min_cost optimizer star transformation minimum cost  
_optimizer_star_trans_min_ratio optimizer star transformation minimum ratio  
_optimizer_starplan_enabled optimizer star plan enabled  
_optimizer_strans_adaptive_pruning n/a allow adaptive pruning of star transformation bitmap trees  
_optimizer_system_stats_usage system statistics usage  
_optimizer_table_expansion n/a consider table expansion transformation  
_optimizer_trace optimizer trace parameter  
_optimizer_transitivity_retain retain equi-join pred upon transitive equality pred generation  
_optimizer_try_st_before_jppd n/a try Star Transformation before Join Predicate Push Down  
_optimizer_undo_changes undo changes to query optimizer  
_optimizer_undo_cost_change optimizer undo cost change  
_optimizer_unnest_all_subqueries n/a enables unnesting of every type of subquery  
_optimizer_unnest_corr_set_subq n/a Unnesting of correlated set subqueries (TRUE/FALSE)  
_optimizer_unnest_disjunctive_subq n/a Unnesting of disjunctive subqueries (TRUE/FALSE)  
_optimizer_unnest_scalar_sq n/a enables unnesting of of scalar subquery  
_optimizer_use_cbqt_star_transformation n/a use rewritten star transformation using cbqt framework  
_optimizer_use_feedback n/a optimizer use feedback  
_optimizer_use_gtt_session_stats n/a use GTT session private statistics  
_optimizer_use_histograms n/a enable/disable the usage of histograms by the optimizer  
_optimizer_use_subheap Enables physical optimizer subheap  
_or_expand_nvl_predicate enable OR expanded plan for NVL/DECODE predicate  
_oracle_script n/a Running an Oracle-supplied script  
_oradbg_pathname path of oradbg script  
_oradebug_cmds_at_startup n/a oradebug commands to execute at instance startup  
_oradebug_force force target processes to execute oradebug commands?  
_ordered_nested_loop enable ordered nested loop costing  
_ordered_semijoin enable ordered semi-join subquery  
_orph_cln_interval qmon periodic interval for removed subscriber messages cleanup  
_os_sched_high_priority OS high priority level  
_oss_skgxp_udp_dynamic_credit_mgmt OSSLIB enable[!0]/disable[0] dynamic credit mgmt for SKGXP-UDP  
_other_wait_event_exclusion exclude event names from _other_wait_threshold calculations  
_other_wait_threshold threshold wait percentage for event wait class Other  
_outline_bitmap_tree BITMAP_TREE hint enabled in outline  
_parallel_adaptive_max_users maximum number of users running with default DOP  
_parallel_blackbox_enabled n/a parallel execution blackbox enabled  
_parallel_blackbox_sga n/a true if blackbox will be allocated in SGA, false if PGA  
_parallel_blackbox_size n/a parallel execution blackbox bucket size  
_parallel_broadcast_enabled enable broadcasting of small inputs to hash and sort merge joins  
_parallel_cluster_cache_pct n/a max percentage of the global buffer cache to use for affinity  
_parallel_cluster_cache_policy n/a policy used for parallel execution on cluster(ADAPTIVE/CACHED)  
_parallel_conservative_queuing n/a conservative parallel statement queuing  
_parallel_ctas_enabled n/a enable/disable parallel CTAS operation  
_parallel_default_max_instances default maximum number of instances for parallel query  
_parallel_execution_message_align Alignment of PX buffers to OS page boundary  
_parallel_fake_class_pct fake db-scheduler percent used for testing  
_parallel_fault_tolerance_threshold n/a total number of faults fault-tolerance will handle  
_parallel_fixwrite_bucket Number of buckets for each round of fix write  
_parallel_heartbeat_snapshot_interval n/a interval of snapshot to track px msging between instances  
_parallel_heartbeat_snapshot_max n/a maximum number of historical snapshots archived  
_parallel_load_bal_unit number of threads to allocate per instance  
_parallel_load_balancing parallel execution load balanced slave allocation  
_parallel_load_publish_threshold n/a diffrence in percentage controlling px load propagation  
_parallel_min_message_pool minimum size of shared pool memory to reserve for pq servers  
_parallel_optimization_phase_for_local n/a parallel optimization phase when all slaves are local  
_parallel_policy n/a policy used to compute the degree of parallelism (MANUAL/LIMITED/AUTO)  
_parallel_queuing_max_waitingtime n/a parallel statement queuing: max waiting time in queue  
_parallel_recovery_stopat stop at -position- to step through SMON  
_parallel_replay_msg_limit Number of messages for each round of parallel replay  
_parallel_scalability n/a Parallel scalability criterion for parallel execution  
_parallel_server_idle_time idle time before parallel query server dies (in 1/100 sec)  
_parallel_server_sleep_time sleep time between dequeue timeouts (in 1/100ths)  
_parallel_slave_acquisition_wait time(in seconds) to wait before retrying slave acquisition  
_parallel_statement_queuing n/a parallel statement queuing enabled  
_parallel_syspls_obey_force TRUE to obey force parallel query/dml/ddl under System PL/SQL  
_parallel_time_threshold n/a threshold above which a plan is a candidate for parallelization (in seconds)  
_parallel_time_unit unit of work used to derive the degree of parallelism (in seconds)  
_parallel_txn_global enable parallel_txn hint with updates and deletes  
_parallelism_cost_fudge_factor set the parallelism cost fudge factor  
_parameter_table_block_size parameter table block size  
_part_access_version_by_number n/a use version numbers to access versioned objects for partitioning  
_part_redef_global_index_update n/a online partition redefinition update global indexes  
_partial_pwise_join_enabled enable partial partition-wise join when TRUE  
_partition_advisor_srs_active n/a enables sampling based partitioning validation  
_partition_cdb_view_enabled n/a partitioned cdb view evaluation enabled  
_partition_large_extents n/a Enables large extent allocation for partitioned tables  
_partition_view_enabled enable/disable partitioned views  
_passwordfile_enqueue_timeout password file enqueue timeout in seconds  
_pct_refresh_double_count_prevented materialized view PCT refreshes avoid double counting  
_pdb_use_sequence_cache n/a Use sequence cache in PDB mode  
_pdml_gim_sampling control separation of global index maintenance for PDML  
_pdml_gim_staggered slaves start on different index when doing index maint  
_pdml_slaves_diff_part slaves start on different partition when doing index maint  
_percent_flashback_buf_partial_full Percent of flashback buffer filled to be considered partial full  
_pga_large_extent_size PGA large extent size  
_pga_limit_check_wait_time n/a microseconds to wait for over limit confirmation  
_pga_limit_dump_summary n/a dump PGA summary when signalling ORA-4036  
_pga_limit_interrupt_smaller n/a whether to interrupt smaller eligible processes  
_pga_limit_min_req_size n/a bytes of PGA usage below which process will not get ORA-4036  
_pga_limit_simulated_physmem_size n/a bytes of physical memory to determine pga_aggregate_limit with  
_pga_limit_target_perc n/a default percent of pga_aggregate_target for pga_aggregate_limit  
_pga_limit_time_to_interrupt n/a seconds to wait until direct interrupt  
_pga_limit_time_until_idle n/a seconds to wait before treating process as idle  
_pga_limit_time_until_killed n/a seconds to wait before killing session over limit  
_pga_limit_tracing n/a trace pga_aggregate_limit activity  
_pga_limit_use_immediate_kill n/a use immediate kill for sessions over limit  
_pga_limit_watch_perc n/a percentage of limit to have processes watch  
_pga_limit_watch_size n/a bytes of PGA usage at which process will begin watching limit  
_pga_max_size Maximum size of the PGA memory for one process  
_pgactx_cap_stacks n/a capture stacks for setting pgactx  
_pin_time_statistics n/a if TRUE collect statistics for how long a current pin is held  
_ping_level n/a fusion ping level  
_ping_wait_for_log_force n/a Wait for log force before block ping  
_pivot_implementation_method pivot implementation method  
_pkt_enable enable progressive kill test  
_pkt_pmon_interval PMON process clean-up interval (cs)  
_pkt_start start progressive kill test instrumention  
_plan_outline_data explain plan outline data enabled  
_plan_verify_improvement_margin Performance improvement criterion for evolving plan baselines  
_plan_verify_local_time_limit Local time limit to use for an individual plan verification  
_plsql_anon_block_code_type PL/SQL anonymous block code-type  
_plsql_cache_enable PL/SQL Function Cache Enabled  
_plsql_dump_buffer_events conditions upon which the PL/SQL circular buffer is dumped  
_plsql_max_stack_size n/a PL/SQL maximum stack size  
_plsql_minimum_cache_hit_percent plsql minimum cache hit percentage required to keep caching active  
_plsql_native_frame_threshold n/a Allocate PL/SQL native frames on the heap if size exceeds this value  
_plsql_nvl_optimize PL/SQL NVL optimize  
_pluggable_database_debug n/a Debug flag for pluggable database related operations  
_pmon_dead_blkrs_alive_chk_rate_secs n/a rate to check blockers are alive during cleanup (in seconds)  
_pmon_dead_blkrs_max_blkrs n/a max blockers to check during cleanup  
_pmon_dead_blkrs_max_cleanup_attempts n/a max attempts per blocker while checking dead blockers  
_pmon_dead_blkrs_scan_rate_secs n/a rate to scan for dead blockers during cleanup (in seconds)  
_pmon_enable_dead_blkrs n/a look for dead blockers during PMON cleanup  
_pmon_load_constants server load balancing constants (S,P,D,I,L,C,M)  
_pmon_max_consec_posts n/a PMON max consecutive posts in main loop  
_post_wait_queues_dynamic_queues n/a Post Wait Queues - Num Dynamic Queues  
_post_wait_queues_num_per_class n/a Post Wait Queues - Num Per Class  
_pqq_debug_txn_act n/a pq queuing transaction active  
_pqq_enabled n/a Enable Resource Manager based Parallel Statement Queuing  
_pre_rewrite_push_pred push predicates into views before rewrite  
_precompute_gid_values precompute gid values and copy them before returning a row  
_pred_move_around enables predicate move-around  
_pred_push_cdb_view_enabled n/a predicate pushdown enabled for CDB views  
_predicate_elimination_enabled allow predicate elimination if set to TRUE  
_prefered_standby n/a standby db_unique_name prefered for krb operations  
_prescomm presume commit of IMU transactions  
_print_inmem_heatmap n/a print inmem ilm heatmap  
_print_refresh_schedule enable dbms_output of materialized view refresh schedule  
_print_stat_segment n/a print ilm statistics segment  
_private_memory_address Start address of large extent memory segment  
_project_view_columns enable projecting out unreferenced columns of a view  
_projection_pushdown projection pushdown  
_projection_pushdown_debug level for projection pushdown debugging  
_prop_old_enabled Shift to pre 11g propagation behaviour  
_protect_frame_heaps Protect cursor frame heaps  
_ptn_cache_threshold n/a flags and threshold to control partition metadata caching  
_push_join_predicate enable pushing join predicate inside a view  
_push_join_union_view enable pushing join predicate inside a union all view  
_push_join_union_view2 enable pushing join predicate inside a union view  
_px_adaptive_dist_method n/a determines the behavior of adaptive distribution methods  
_px_adaptive_dist_method_threshold n/a Buffering / decision threshold for adaptive distribution methods  
_px_adaptive_offload_percentage n/a percentage for PQ adaptive offloading of granules  
_px_adaptive_offload_threshold n/a threshold (GB/s) for PQ adaptive offloading of granules  
_px_async_getgranule asynchronous get granule in the slave  
_px_back_to_parallel n/a allow going back to parallel after a serial operation  
_px_bind_peek_sharing enables sharing of px cursors that were built using bind peeking  
_px_broadcast_fudge_factor set the tq broadcasting fudge factor percentage  
_px_buffer_ttl ttl for px mesg buffers in seconds  
_px_cdb_view_enabled n/a parallel cdb view evaluation enabled  
_px_chunklist_count_ratio n/a ratio of the number of chunk lists to the default DOP per instance  
_px_compilation_debug debug level for parallel compilation  
_px_compilation_trace tracing level for parallel compilation  
_px_concurrent n/a enables pq with concurrent execution of serial inputs  
_px_cpu_autodop_enabled n/a enables or disables auto dop cpu computation  
_px_cpu_operator_bandwidth n/a CPU operator bandwidth in MB/sec for DOP computation  
_px_cpu_process_bandwidth n/a CPU process bandwidth in MB/sec for DOP computation  
_px_dp_array_size n/a Max number of pq processes supported  
_px_dump_12805_source enables or disables tracing of 12805 signal source  
_px_dynamic_opt turn off/on restartable qerpx dynamic optimization  
_px_dynamic_sample_size num of samples for restartable qerpx dynamic optimization  
_px_execution_services_enabled enable service-based constraint of px slave allocation  
_px_filter_parallelized n/a enables or disables correlated filter parallelization  
_px_filter_skew_handling n/a enable correlated filter parallelization to handle skew  
_px_freelist_latch_divisor Divide the computed number of freelists by this power of 2  
_px_gim_factor n/a weighted autodop global index maintenance factor  
_px_granule_batch_size n/a maximum size of a batch of granules  
_px_granule_randomize n/a enables or disables randomization of parallel scans rowid granules  
_px_granule_size default size of a rowid range granule (in KB)  
_px_groupby_pushdown n/a perform group-by pushdown for parallel query  
_px_hold_time n/a hold px at execution time (unit: second)  
_px_hybrid_TSM_HWMB_load n/a Enable Hybrid Temp Segment Merge/High Water Mark Brokered load method  
_px_index_sampling n/a parallel query sampling for index create (100000 = 100%)  
_px_index_sampling_objsize n/a parallel query sampling for index create based on object size  
_px_io_process_bandwidth IO process bandwidth in MB/sec for computing DOP  
_px_io_system_bandwidth total IO system bandwidth in MB/sec for computing DOP  
_px_join_skew_handling n/a enables skew handling for parallel joins  
_px_join_skew_minfreq n/a sets minimum frequency(%) for skewed value for parallel joins  
_px_join_skew_ratio n/a sets skew ratio for parallel joins  
_px_kxib_tracing turn on kxib tracing  
_px_load_balancing_policy n/a parallel load balancing policy  
_px_load_factor n/a weighted autodop load factor  
_px_load_monitor_threshold n/a threshold for pushing information to load slave workload monitor  
_px_load_publish_interval interval at which LMON will check whether to publish PX load  
_px_loc_msg_cost CPU cost to send a PX message via shared memory  
_px_max_granules_per_slave maximum number of rowid range granules to generate per slave  
_px_max_map_val n/a Maximum value of rehash mapping for PX  
_px_max_message_pool_pct n/a percentage of shared pool for px msg buffers range [5,90]  
_px_message_compression n/a enable compression of control messages for parallel query  
_px_min_granules_per_slave minimum number of rowid range granules to generate per slave  
_px_minus_intersect enables pq for minus/interect operators  
_px_monitor_load n/a enable consumer load slave workload monitoring  
_px_net_msg_cost CPU cost to send a PX message over the internconnect  
_px_no_granule_sort prevent parallel partition granules to be sorted on size  
_px_no_stealing prevent parallel granule stealing in shared nothing environment  
_px_nss_planb enables or disables NSS Plan B reparse with outline  
_px_numa_stealing_enabled n/a enable/disable PQ granule stealing across NUMA nodes  
_px_numa_support_enabled n/a enable/disable PQ NUMA support  
_px_object_sampling n/a parallel query sampling for base objects (100000 = 100%)  
_px_object_sampling_enabled n/a use base object sampling when possible for range distribution  
_px_onepass_slave_acquisition n/a enable/disable one pass slave acquisition for parallel execution  
_px_parallelize_expression n/a enables or disables expression evaluation parallelization  
_px_partial_rollup_pushdown n/a perform partial rollup pushdown for parallel execution  
_px_partition_scan_enabled n/a enables or disables parallel partition-based scan  
_px_partition_scan_threshold n/a least number of partitions per slave to start partition-based scan  
_px_proactive_slave_alloc_threshold n/a parallel proactive slave allocation threshold/unit  
_px_proc_constrain reduce parallel_max_servers if greater than (processes - fudge)  
_px_pwg_enabled parallel partition wise group by enabled  
_px_pwmr_enabled n/a parallel partition wise match recognize enabled  
_px_replication_enabled n/a enables or disables replication of small table scans  
_px_round_robin_rowcnt n/a round robin row count to enq to next slave  
_px_rownum_pd turn off/on parallel rownum pushdown optimization  
_px_send_timeout IPC message send timeout value in seconds  
_px_single_server_enabled n/a allow single-slave dfo in parallel query  
_px_slaves_share_cursors slaves share cursors with QC  
_px_tq_rowhvs n/a turn on intra-row hash valueing sharing in TQ  
_px_trace px trace parameter  
_px_ual_serial_input enables new pq for UNION operators  
_px_wif_dfo_declumping n/a NDV-aware DFO clumping of multiple window sorts  
_px_wif_extend_distribution_keys n/a extend TQ data redistribution keys for window functions  
_px_wif_min_ndv_per_slave n/a mininum NDV of TQ keys needed per slave for scalable WiF PX  
_px_xtgranule_size default size of a external table granule (in KB)  
_qa_control Oracle internal parameter to control QA  
_qa_lrg_type Oracle internal parameter to specify QA lrg type  
_quantum_donation_limit n/a number of quantum donations allowed per quantum  
_query_cost_rewrite perform the cost based rewrite with materialized views  
_query_execution_cache_max_size max size of query execution cache  
_query_mmvrewrite_maxcmaps query mmv rewrite maximum number of cmaps per dmap in query disjunct  
_query_mmvrewrite_maxdmaps query mmv rewrite maximum number of dmaps per query disjunct  
_query_mmvrewrite_maxinlists query mmv rewrite maximum number of in-lists per disjunct  
_query_mmvrewrite_maxintervals query mmv rewrite maximum number of intervals per disjunct  
_query_mmvrewrite_maxmergedcmaps n/a query mmv rewrite maximum number of merged cmaps  
_query_mmvrewrite_maxpreds query mmv rewrite maximum number of predicates per disjunct  
_query_mmvrewrite_maxqryinlistvals query mmv rewrite maximum number of query in-list values  
_query_mmvrewrite_maxregperm query mmv rewrite maximum number of region permutations  
_query_on_physical n/a query on physical  
_query_rewrite_1 perform query rewrite before&after or only before view merging  
_query_rewrite_2 perform query rewrite before&after or only after view merging  
_query_rewrite_drj mv rewrite and drop redundant joins  
_query_rewrite_expression rewrite with cannonical form for expressions  
_query_rewrite_fpc mv rewrite fresh partition containment  
_query_rewrite_fudge cost based query rewrite with MVs fudge factor  
_query_rewrite_jgmigrate mv rewrite with jg migration  
_query_rewrite_maxdisjunct query rewrite max disjuncts  
_query_rewrite_or_error allow query rewrite, if referenced tables are not dataless  
_query_rewrite_setopgrw_enable perform general rewrite using set operator summaries  
_query_rewrite_vop_cleanup prune frocol chain before rewrite after view-merging  
_queue_buffer_max_dump_len n/a max number of bytes to dump to trace file for queue buffer dump  
_radm_enabled n/a Data Redaction  
_rbr_ckpt_tracing n/a Enable reuse block range checkpoint tracing  
_rcfg_disable_verify if TRUE disables verify at reconfiguration  
_rcfg_parallel_fixwrite if TRUE enables parallel fixwrite at reconfiguration  
_rcfg_parallel_replay if TRUE enables parallel replay and cleanup at reconfiguration  
_rcfg_parallel_verify if TRUE enables parallel verify at reconfiguration  
_rcv_scn_message_threshold_percent n/a Percentage of buffer cache above which media rcv sends SCN message  
_rdbms_compatibility default RDBMS compatibility level  
_rdbms_internal_fplib_enabled enable CELL FPLIB filtering within rdbms  
_rdbms_internal_fplib_raise_errors enable reraising of any exceptions in CELL FPLIB  
_re_fast_sql_operator n/a enables fast boxable sql operator  
_re_independent_expression_cache_size n/a defines max number of compiled cached expressions for iee  
_re_num_complex_operator n/a defines max number of compiled complex operator per ruleset-iee  
_re_num_rowcache_load n/a defines max number of complex operators loaded with row cache  
_re_result_cache_keysiz n/a defines max number key for result cache hash table  
_re_result_cache_size n/a defines max number of cached elements for result cache  
_read_mostly_enable_logon n/a Read mostly instances enable non-privileged logons  
_read_mostly_instance n/a indicates this is a read_mostly instance  
_read_mostly_instance_qa_control n/a internal parameter to control read mostly instance QA  
_read_mostly_slave_timeout n/a Time to wait on read mostly node when hub not available  
_read_only_violation_dump_to_trace n/a read-only violation dump to trace files  
_read_only_violation_max_count n/a read-only violation array max count  
_read_only_violation_max_count_per_module n/a read-only violation array per module max count  
_readable_standby_mode n/a readable standby mode  
_readable_standby_sync_timeout readable standby query scn sync timeout  
_real_time_apply_sim Simulation value with real time apply  
_realfree_heap_max_size minimum max total heap size, in Kbytes  
_realfree_heap_mode mode flags for real-free heap  
_realfree_heap_pagesize n/a hint for real-free page size in bytes  
_realfree_heap_pagesize_hint n/a hint for real-free page size in bytes  
_realfree_pq_heap_pagesize n/a hint for pq real-free page size in bytes  
_recoverable_recovery_batch_percent Recoverable recovery batch size (percentage of buffer cache)  
_recovery_asserts if TRUE, enable expensive integrity checks  
_recovery_percentage recovery buffer cache percentage  
_recovery_read_limit n/a number of recovery reads which can be outstanding  
_recovery_skip_cfseq_check allow media recovery even if controlfile seq check fails  
_recovery_verify_writes enable thread recovery write verify  
_recursive_imu_transactions recursive transactions may be IMU  
_recursive_with_max_recursion_level n/a check for maximum level of recursion instead of checking for cycles  
_redef_on_statement n/a Use on-statement refresh in online redefinition  
_redo_compatibility_check general and redo/undo compatibility sanity check  
_redo_log_debug_config n/a Various configuration flags for debugging redo logs  
_redo_log_record_life n/a Life time in hours for redo log table records  
_redo_read_from_memory Enable reading redo from in-memory log buffer  
_redo_transport_compress_all Is ASYNC LNS compression allowed?  
_redo_transport_sanity_check n/a redo transport sanity check bit mask  
_redo_transport_stall_time n/a I/O stall time before terminating redo transport process  
_redo_transport_stall_time_long n/a long I/O stall time before terminating redo transport process  
_redo_transport_stream_test n/a test stream connection?  
_redo_transport_stream_writes n/a Stream network writes?  
_redo_transport_vio_size_req n/a VIO size requirement  
_reduce_sby_log_scan enable stabdby log scan optimization enable standby log scan optimization
_region_name n/a gsm region name  
_release_insert_threshold maximum number of unusable blocks to unlink from freelist  
_reliable_block_sends if TRUE, block sends across interconnect are reliable if TRUE, no side channel on reliable interconnect
_relocate_pdb n/a Relocate PDB to another RAC instance after it is closed in the current instance  
_relocation_commit_batch_size n/a ASM relocation commit batch size  
_remote_asm n/a remote ASM configuration  
_remote_awr_enabled n/a Enable/disable Remote AWR Mode  
_remove_aggr_subquery enables removal of subsumed aggregated subquery  
_remove_exf_component n/a enable/disable removing of components EXF and RUL during upgrade  
_rep_base_path n/a base path for EM reports in database  
_replace_virtual_columns replace expressions with virtual columns  
_report_capture_cycle_time n/a Time (in sec) between two cycles of report capture daemon  
_report_capture_dbtime_percent_cutoff n/a 100X Percent of system db time daemon is allowed over 10 cycles  
_report_capture_recharge_window n/a No of report capture cycles after which db time is recharged  
_report_capture_timeband_length n/a Length of time band (in hours) in the reports time bands table  
_report_request_ageout_minutes n/a Time (in min) after which a report request is deleted from queue  
_reset_maxcap_history n/a reset maxcap history time  
_resource_includes_unlimited_tablespace n/a Whether RESOURCE role includes UNLIMITED TABLESPACE privilege  
_resource_manager_always_off disable the resource manager always  
_resource_manager_always_on n/a enable the resource manager always  
_resource_manager_plan n/a resource mgr top plan for internal use  
_restore_maxopenfiles n/a restore assumption for maxopenfiles  
_restore_spfile restore spfile to this location  
_result_cache_auto_dml_monitoring_duration n/a result cache auto dml monitoring duration  
_result_cache_auto_dml_monitoring_slots n/a result cache auto dml monitoring slot  
_result_cache_auto_dml_threshold n/a result cache auto dml threshold  
_result_cache_auto_dml_trend_threshold n/a result cache auto dml trend threshold  
_result_cache_auto_execution_threshold result cache auto execution threshold  
_result_cache_auto_size_threshold result cache auto max size allowed  
_result_cache_auto_time_distance result cache auto time distance  
_result_cache_auto_time_threshold result cache auto time threshold  
_result_cache_block_size result cache block size  
_result_cache_copy_block_count n/a blocks to copy instead of pinning the result  
_result_cache_deterministic_plsql n/a result cache deterministic PLSQL functions  
_result_cache_global n/a Are results available globally across RAC?  
_result_cache_timeout maximum time (sec) a session waits for a result  
_resumable_critical_alert n/a raise critical alert for resumable failure  
_reuse_index_loop number of blocks being examine for index block reuse  
_right_outer_hash_enable Right Outer/Semi/Anti Hash Enabled  
_rm_cluster_interconnects n/a interconnects for RAC use (RM)  
_rm_numa_sched_enable Is Resource Manager (RM) related NUMA scheduled policy enabled  
_rm_numa_simulation_cpus number of cpus per PG for numa simulation in resource manager number of cpus for each pg for numa simulation in resource manager
_rm_numa_simulation_pgs number of PGs for numa simulation in resource manager  
_rman_io_priority priority at which rman backup i/o's are done  
_rman_restore_through_link n/a RMAN restore through link  
_rman_roundrobin_placement n/a Numa round robin placement for RMAN procs  
_rollback_segment_count number of undo segments  
_rollback_segment_initial starting undo segment number  
_rollback_stopat stop at -position to step rollback  
_rond_test_mode n/a rac one node test mode  
_row_cache_cursors number of cached cursors for row cache management  
_row_cr enable row cr for all sql  
_row_locking row-locking  
_row_shipping_explain enable row shipping explain plan support  
_row_shipping_threshold row shipping column selection threshold  
_rowlen_for_chaining_threshold n/a maximum rowlen above which rows may be chained across blocks  
_rowsets_cdb_view_enabled n/a rowsets enabled for CDB views  
_rowsets_enabled n/a enable/disable rowsets  
_rowsets_max_rows n/a maximum number of rows in a rowset  
_rowsets_target_maxsize n/a target size in bytes for space reserved in the frame for a rowset  
_rowsource_execution_statistics if TRUE, Oracle will collect rowsource statistics  
_rowsource_profiling_statistics if TRUE, Oracle will capture active row sources in v$active_session_history  
_rowsource_statistics_sampfreq frequency of rowsource statistic sampling (must be a power of 2)  
_rowsrc_trace_level Row source tree tracing level  
_rta_sync_wait_timeout n/a RTA sync wait timeout  
_rtaddm_trigger_args n/a comma-separated list of numeric arguments for RT addm trigger  
_rtaddm_trigger_enabled n/a To enable or disable Real-Time ADDM automatic trigger  
_rtc_infeasible_threshold Redo Transport Compression infeasible threshold  
_sample_rows_per_block number of rows per block used for sampling IO optimization  
_scalar_type_lob_storage_threshold n/a threshold for VARCHAR2, NVARCHAR2, and RAW storage as BLOB  
_scatter_gcs_resources if TRUE, gcs resources are scattered uniformly across sub pools  
_scatter_gcs_shadows if TRUE, gcs shadows are scattered uniformly across sub pools  
_sched_delay_max_samples n/a scheduling delay maximum number of samples  
_sched_delay_measurement_sleep_us n/a scheduling delay mesurement sleep us  
_sched_delay_os_tick_granularity_us n/a os tick granularity used by scheduling delay calculations  
_sched_delay_sample_collection_thresh_ms n/a scheduling delay sample collection duration threshold ms  
_sched_delay_sample_interval_ms n/a scheduling delay sampling interval in ms  
_scn_wait_interface_max_backoff_time_secs max exponential backoff time for scn wait interface in kta  
_scn_wait_interface_max_timeout_secs max timeout for scn wait interface in kta  
_sdiag_crash sql diag crash  
_sec_enable_test_rpcs Whether to enable the test RPCs  
_second_spare_parameter second spare parameter - integer  
_securefile_log_num_latches n/a Maximum number of open descriptors for securefile log  
_securefile_log_shared_pool_size n/a Size of securefile log buffer pool from SGA  
_securefile_timers collect kdlu timers and accumulate per layers  
_securefiles_breakreten_retry n/a segment retry before dishonoring retention  
_securefiles_bulkinsert n/a securefiles segment insert only optization  
_securefiles_concurrency_estimate securefiles concurrency estimate  
_securefiles_fg_retry n/a segment retry before foreground waits  
_securefiles_forceflush n/a securefiles force flush before allocation  
_securefiles_memory_percentofSGA n/a securefiles memory as percent of SGA  
_securefiles_spcutl n/a securefiles segment utl optimization  
_select_any_dictionary_security_enabled n/a Exclude USER$, XS$VERIFIERS, ENC$ and DEFAULT_PWD$ from SELECT ANY DICTIONARY system privilege  
_selectivity_for_srf_enabled enable/disable selectivity for storage reduction factor  
_selfjoin_mv_duplicates control rewrite self-join algorithm  
_selftune_checkpoint_write_pct Percentage of total physical i/os for self-tune ckpt  
_selftune_checkpointing_lag Self-tune checkpointing lag the tail of the redo log  
_sem_per_semid n/a the exact number of semaphores per semaphore set to allocate  
_send_ast_to_foreground if TRUE, send ast message to foreground  
_send_close_with_block if TRUE, send close with block even with direct sends  
_send_requests_to_pi if TRUE, try to send CR requests to PI buffers  
_serial_direct_read enable direct read in serial  
_serial_log_write_worker_io n/a Serialize log write slave I/O  
_serial_recovery force serial recovery or parallel recovery  
_serializable serializable  
_serialize_lgwr_sync_io n/a Serialize LGWR SYNC local and remote io  
_service_cleanup_timeout n/a timeout to peform service cleanup  
_session_allocation_latches n/a one latch per group of sessions  
_session_cached_instantiations Number of pl/sql instantiations to cache in a session.  
_session_context_size session app context size  
_session_idle_bit_latches one latch per session or a latch per group of sessions  
_session_idle_check_interval n/a Resource Manager session idle limit check interval in seconds  
_session_kept_cursor_pins n/a Number of cursors pins to keep in a session  
_session_page_extent n/a Session Page Extent Size  
_session_wait_history enable session wait history collection  
_set_container_service n/a set container service  
_set_mgd_recovery_state n/a set mgd recovery state to new value  
_seventeenth_spare_parameter n/a seventeenth spare parameter - string  
_seventh_spare_parameter seventh spare parameter - string list seventh spare parameter - integer
_sf_default_enabled n/a enable 12g securefile default  
_sga_alloc_slaves_term_timeout_secs n/a Termination timeout in secs for SA** slaves  
_sga_clear_dump Allow dumping encrypted blocks in clear for debugging  
_sga_early_trace sga early trace event  
_sga_locking sga granule locking state  
_shared_io_pool_buf_size Shared IO pool buffer size  
_shared_io_pool_debug_trc trace kcbi debug info to tracefile  
_shared_io_pool_size Size of shared IO pool  
_shared_io_set_value shared io pool size set internal value - overwrite zero user size  
_shared_iop_max_size maximum shared io pool size  
_shared_pool_max_size shared pool maximum size when auto SGA enabled  
_shared_pool_minsize_on shared pool minimum size when auto SGA enabled  
_shared_pool_reserved_min_alloc minimum allocation size in bytes for reserved area of shared pool  
_shared_pool_reserved_pct percentage memory of the shared pool allocated for the reserved area  
_shared_server_load_balance shared server load balance  
_shared_server_num_queues number of shared server common queues  
_shmprotect n/a allow mprotect use for shared memory  
_short_stack_timeout_ms short stack timeout in ms  
_show_mgd_recovery_state n/a Show internal managed recovery state  
_shrd_que_tm_processes n/a number of sharded queue Time Managers to start  
_shrd_que_tm_statistics_duration n/a Shaded queue statistics collection window duration  
_shrunk_aggs_disable_threshold percentage of exceptions at which to switch to full length aggs  
_shrunk_aggs_enabled enable use of variable sized buffers for non-distinct aggregates  
_shutdown_completion_timeout_mins n/a minutes for shutdown operation to wait for sessions to complete  
_side_channel_batch_size number of messages to batch in a side channel message (DFS)  
_side_channel_batch_timeout timeout before shipping out the batched side channelmessages in seconds  
_side_channel_batch_timeout_ms timeout before shipping out the batched side channelmessages in milliseconds  
_simple_view_merging control simple view merging performed by the optimizer  
_simulate_disk_sectorsize n/a Enables skgfr to report simulated disk sector size  
_simulate_io_wait n/a Simulate I/O wait to test segment advisor  
_simulate_mem_transfer simulate auto memory sga/pga transfers  
_simulated_log_write_usecs n/a Simulated latency of log writes (usecs)  
_simulator_bucket_mindelta LRU bucket minimum delta  
_simulator_internal_bound simulator internal bound percent  
_simulator_lru_rebalance_sizthr LRU list rebalance threshold (size)  
_simulator_lru_rebalance_thresh LRU list rebalance threshold (count)  
_simulator_lru_scan_count LRU scan count  
_simulator_pin_inval_maxcnt maximum count of invalid chunks on pin list  
_simulator_reserved_heap_count simulator reserved heap count  
_simulator_reserved_obj_count simulator reserved object count  
_simulator_sampling_factor sampling factor for the simulator  
_simulator_upper_bound_multiple upper bound multiple of pool size  
_single_process run without detached processes  
_siop_flashback_scandepth Shared IO pool flashback io completion scan depth  
_siop_perc_of_bc_x100 n/a percentange * 100 of cache to transfer to shared io pool  
_sixteenth_spare_parameter n/a sixteenth spare parameter - string  
_sixth_spare_parameter sixth spare parameter - string list sixth spare parameter - integer
_skgxp_ant_options n/a SKGXP ANT options (oss)  
_skgxp_ctx_flags1 IPC debug options flags (oss)  
_skgxp_ctx_flags1mask IPC debug options flags mask (oss)  
_skgxp_dynamic_protocol IPC protocol override (!0/-1=*,2=UDP,3=RDS,0x1000=ipc_X)  
_skgxp_gen_ant_off_rpc_timeout_in_sec VRPC request timeout when ANT disabled  
_skgxp_gen_ant_ping_misscount ANT protocol ping miss count  
_skgxp_gen_rpc_no_path_check_in_sec ANT ping protocol miss count  
_skgxp_gen_rpc_timeout_in_sec VRPC request timeout when ANT enabled  
_skgxp_inets limit SKGXP networks limit SKGXP networks (oss)
_skgxp_min_rpc_rcv_zcpy_len IPC threshold for rpc rcv zcpy operation (default = 0 - disabled)  
_skgxp_min_zcpy_len IPC threshold for zcpy operation (default = 0 - disabled)  
_skgxp_reaping tune skgxp OSD reaping limit  
_skgxp_rgn_ports n/a region socket limits (0xFFFFNNXX): F=flags, N=min, X=max  
_skgxp_spare_param1 n/a ipc oss spare parameter 1  
_skgxp_spare_param2 n/a ipc oss spare parameter 2  
_skgxp_spare_param3 n/a ipc oss spare parameter 3  
_skgxp_spare_param4 n/a ipc oss spare parameter 4  
_skgxp_spare_param5 n/a ipc oss spare parameter 5  
_skgxp_udp_ach_reaping_time time in minutes before idle ach's are reaped  
_skgxp_udp_ack_delay Enables delayed acks  
_skgxp_udp_enable_dynamic_credit_mgmt Enables dynamic credit management  
_skgxp_udp_hiwat_warn ach hiwat mark warning interval  
_skgxp_udp_interface_detection_time_secs time in seconds between interface detection checks  
_skgxp_udp_keep_alive_ping_timer_secs connection idle time in seconds before keep alive is initiated. min: 30 sec max: 1800 sec default: 300 sec  
_skgxp_udp_lmp_mtusize MTU size for UDP LMP testing  
_skgxp_udp_lmp_on enable UDP long message protection  
_skgxp_udp_timed_wait_buffering diagnostic log buffering space (in bytes) for timed wait (0 means unbufferd  
_skgxp_udp_timed_wait_seconds time in seconds before timed wait is invoked  
_skgxp_udp_use_tcb disable use of high speek timer  
_skgxp_zcpy_flags IPC zcpy options flags  
_skgxpg_last_parameter n/a last defined skgxpg parameter - oss  
_skip_acfs_checks n/a Override checking if on an ACFS file system  
_skip_assume_msg if TRUE, skip assume message for consigns at the master  
_skip_trstamp_check n/a Skip terminal recovery stamp check  
_slave_mapping_enabled enable slave mapping when TRUE  
_slave_mapping_group_size force the number of slave group in a slave mapper  
_slave_mapping_skew_ratio n/a maximum skew before slave mapping is disabled  
_small_table_threshold threshold level of table size for direct reads lower threshold level of table size for direct reads
_smm_advice_enabled if TRUE, enable v$pga_advice  
_smm_advice_log_size overwrites default size of the PGA advice workarea history log  
_smm_auto_cost_enabled if TRUE, use the AUTO size policy cost functions  
_smm_auto_max_io_size Maximum IO size (in KB) used by sort/hash-join in auto mode  
_smm_auto_min_io_size Minimum IO size (in KB) used by sort/hash-join in auto mode  
_smm_bound overwrites memory manager automatically computed bound  
_smm_control provides controls on the memory manager  
_smm_freeable_retain value in KB of the instance freeable PGA memory to retain  
_smm_isort_cap maximum work area for insertion sort(v1)  
_smm_max_size maximum work area size in auto mode (serial)  
_smm_max_size_static n/a static maximum work area size in auto mode (serial)  
_smm_min_size minimum work area size in auto mode  
_smm_px_max_size maximum work area size in auto mode (global)  
_smm_px_max_size_static n/a static maximum work area size in auto mode (global)  
_smm_retain_size work area retain size in SGA for shared server sessions (0 for AUTO)  
_smm_trace Turn on/off tracing for SQL memory manager  
_smon_internal_errlimit limit of SMON internal errors  
_smon_undo_seg_rescan_limit limit of SMON continous undo segments re-scan  
_smu_debug_mode <debug-flag> - set debug event for testing SMU operations  
_smu_error_simulation_site site ID of error simulation in KTU code  
_smu_error_simulation_type error type for error simulation in KTU code  
_smu_timeouts comma-separated *AND double-quoted* list of AUM timeouts: mql, tur, sess_exprn, qry_exprn, slot_intvl  
_snapshot_recovery_enabled n/a enable/disable snapshot recovery  
_sort_elimination_cost_ratio cost ratio for sort eimination under first_rows mode  
_sort_multiblock_read_count multi-block read count for sort  
_sort_spill_threshold n/a force sort to spill to disk each time this many rows are received  
_sort_sync_min_spill_threshold n/a controls the mininum spill size for synchronized spill (in percent)  
_sort_sync_min_spillsize n/a controls the size of mininum run size for synchronized spill (in kb)  
_space_align_size space align size  
_spare_test_parameter n/a Spare test parameter  
_spawn_diag_opts n/a thread spawn diagnostic options  
_spawn_diag_thresh_secs n/a thread spawn diagnostic minimal threshold in seconds  
_spin_count Amount to spin waiting for a latch  
_spr_max_rules maximum number of rules in sql spreadsheet  
_spr_push_pred_refspr push predicates through reference spreadsheet  
_spr_use_AW_AS enable AW for hash table in spreadsheet  
_spr_use_hash_table use hash table for spreadsheet  
_sql_analyze_enable_auto_txn n/a SQL Analyze Autonomous Transaction control parameter  
_sql_analyze_parse_model SQL Analyze Parse Model control parameter  
_sql_compatibility n/a sql compatability bit vector  
_sql_connect_capability_override SQL Connect Capability Table Override  
_sql_connect_capability_table SQL Connect Capability Table (testing only)  
_sql_diag_repo_origin n/a duarations where sql diag repository are retained  
_sql_diag_repo_retain n/a retain sql diag repository to cursor or not  
_sql_hash_debug Hash value of the SQL statement to debug  
_sql_hvshare_debug n/a control hash value sharing debug level  
_sql_hvshare_threshold n/a threshold to control hash value sharing across operators  
_sql_model_unfold_forloops specifies compile-time unfolding of sql model forloops  
_sql_ncg_mode n/a Optimization mode for SQL NCG  
_sql_plan_directive_mgmt_control n/a controls internal SQL Plan Directive management activities  
_sql_plan_management_control controls various internal SQL Plan Management algorithms  
_sql_show_expreval n/a show expression evalution as shared hash producer in plan  
_sqlexec_progression_cost sql execution progression monitoring cost threshold  
_sqlmon_binds_xml_format n/a format of column binds_xml in [G]V$SQL_MONITOR  
_sqlmon_max_plan Maximum number of plans entry that can be monitored. Defaults to 20 per CPU  
_sqlmon_max_planlines Number of plan lines beyond which a plan cannot be monitored  
_sqlmon_recycle_time n/a Minimum time (in s) to wait before a plan entry can be recycled  
_sqlmon_threshold CPU/IO time threshold before a statement is monitored. 0 is disabled  
_sqltune_category_parsed Parsed category qualifier for applying hintsets  
_srvntfn_job_deq_timeout srvntfn job deq timeout  
_srvntfn_jobsubmit_interval srvntfn job submit interval  
_srvntfn_max_concurrent_jobs srvntfn max concurrent jobs  
_srvntfn_q_msgcount srvntfn q msg count for job exit  
_srvntfn_q_msgcount_inc srvntfn q msg count increase for job submit  
_sscr_dir Session State Capture and Restore DIRectory object  
_sscr_osdir Session State Capture and Restore OS DIRectory  
_sta_control SQL Tuning Advisory control parameter  
_stack_guard_level stack guard level  
_standby_causal_heartbeat_timeout n/a readable standby causal heartbeat timeout  
_standby_flush_mode n/a standby flush mode  
_standby_implicit_rcv_timeout n/a minutes to wait for redo during standby implicit recovery  
_standby_switchover_timeout Number of secords for standby switchover enqueue timeout  
_stat_aggs_one_pass_algorithm n/a enable one pass algorithm for variance-related functions  
_static_backgrounds static backgrounds  
_statistics_based_srf_enabled enable/disable the use of statistics for storage reduction factor  
_step_down_limit_in_pct step down limit in percentage  
_stn_trace n/a SQL tracing parameter  
_streams_pool_max_size streams pool maximum size when auto SGA enabled  
_subquery_pruning_cost_factor subquery pruning cost factor  
_subquery_pruning_enabled enable the use of subquery predicates to perform pruning  
_subquery_pruning_mv_enabled enable the use of subquery predicates with MVs to perform pruning  
_subquery_pruning_reduction subquery pruning reduction factor  
_suppress_identifiers_on_dupkey n/a supress owner index name err msg  
_switch_current_scan_scn n/a switch current uses scan scn  
_switchover_timeout n/a Switchover timeout in minutes  
_switchover_to_standby_option n/a option for graceful switchover to standby  
_switchover_to_standby_switch_log n/a Switchover to standby switches log for open redo threads  
_swrf_metric_frequent_mode Enable/disable SWRF Metric Frequent Mode Collection  
_swrf_mmon_dbfus Enable/disable SWRF MMON DB Feature Usage  
_swrf_mmon_flush Enable/disable SWRF MMON FLushing  
_swrf_mmon_metrics Enable/disable SWRF MMON Metrics Collection  
_swrf_on_disk_enabled Parameter to enable/disable SWRF  
_swrf_test_action test action parameter for SWRF  
_swrf_test_dbfus Enable/disable DB Feature Usage Testing  
_sync_primary_wait_time n/a wait time for alter session sync with primary  
_synonym_repoint_tracing whether to trace metadata comparisons for synonym repointing  
_sys_logon_delay n/a failed logon delay for sys  
_sysaux_test_param test parameter for SYSAUX  
_system_api_interception_debug n/a enable debug tracing for system api interception  
_system_index_caching optimizer percent system index caching  
_system_trig_enabled are system triggers enabled  
_ta_lns_wait_for_arch_log LNS Wait time for arhcived version of online log  
_table_lookup_prefetch_size table lookup prefetch vector size  
_table_lookup_prefetch_thresh table lookup prefetch threshold  
_table_scan_cost_plus_one bump estimated full table scan and index ffs cost by one  
_tablespaces_per_transaction estimated number of tablespaces manipulated by each transaction  
_target_log_write_size n/a Do log write if this many redo blocks in buffer (auto=0)  
_target_log_write_size_timeout n/a How long LGWR will wait for redo to accumulate (csecs)  
_target_rba_max_lag_percentage target rba max log lag percentage  
_tdb_debug_mode set debug mode for testing transportable database  
_temp_tran_block_threshold number of blocks for a dimension before we temp transform  
_temp_tran_cache determines if temp table is created with cache option  
_temp_undo_disable_adg n/a is temp undo disabled on ADG  
_tenth_spare_parameter n/a tenth spare parameter - integer  
_test_hm_extent_map n/a heatmap related - to be used by oracle dev only  
_test_ksusigskip test the function ksusigskip  
_test_param_1 test parmeter 1 - integer  
_test_param_2 test parameter 2 - string  
_test_param_3 test parameter 3 - string  
_test_param_4 test parameter 4 - string list  
_test_param_5 test parmeter 5 - deprecated integer  
_test_param_6 test parmeter 6 - size (ub8)  
_test_param_7 n/a test parameter 7 - big integer list  
_test_param_8 n/a test parameter 8 - cdb tests  
_test_spacebg n/a test space management background task  
_third_spare_parameter third spare parameter - integer  
_thirteenth_spare_parameter n/a thirteenth spare parameter - integer  
_thread_state_change_timeout_pnp n/a Thread state change timeout for PnP instance (in sec)  
_threshold_alerts_enable if 1, issue threshold-based alerts  
_time_based_rcv_ckpt_target n/a time-based incremental recovery checkpoint target in sec  
_time_based_rcv_hdr_update_interval n/a time-based incremental recovery file header update interval in sec  
_timemodel_collection enable timemodel collection  
_timeout_actions_enabled enables or disables KSU timeout actions  
_timer_precision VKTM sleep time in milli-sec VKTM timer precision in milli-sec
_total_large_extent_memory Total memory for allocating large extents  
_tq_dump_period time period for duping of TQ statistics (s)  
_trace_buffer_wait_timeouts trace buffer busy wait timeouts  
_trace_buffers trace buffer sizes per process  
_trace_dump_all_procs if TRUE on error buckets of all processes will be dumped to the current trace file  
_trace_dump_client_buckets if TRUE dump client (ie. non-kst) buckets  
_trace_dump_cur_proc_only if TRUE on error just dump our process bucket  
_trace_dump_static_only if TRUE filter trace dumps to always loaded dlls  
_trace_events trace events enabled at startup  
_trace_files_public Create publicly accessible trace files  
_trace_kqlidp trace kqlidp0 operation  
_trace_ktfs n/a Trace ILM Stats Tracking  
_trace_ktfs_mem n/a Debug memleak  
_trace_navigation_scope enabling trace navigation linking  
_trace_pin_time trace how long a current pin is held  
_trace_pool_size trace pool size in bytes  
_trace_processes enable KST tracing in process  
_trace_temp n/a Trace Tempspace Management  
_trace_virtual_columns trace virtual columns exprs  
_track_metrics_memory n/a Enable/disable Metrics Memory Tracking  
_transaction_auditing transaction auditing records generated in the redo log  
_transaction_recovery_servers max number of parallel recovery slaves that may be used  
_transient_logical_clear_hold_mrp_bit clear KCCDI2HMRP flag during standby recovery  
_truncate_optimization_enabled do truncate optimization if set to TRUE  
_tsenc_obfuscate_key n/a Encryption key obfuscation in memory  
_tsenc_tracing Enable TS encryption tracing  
_tsm_connect_string TSM test connect string  
_tsm_disable_auto_cleanup Disable TSM auto cleanup actions  
_tstz_localtime_bypass n/a Should TTC not convert to LocalTime to preserve Timestamp with Timezone values  
_tts_allow_charset_mismatch allow plugging in a tablespace with an incompatible character set  
_twelfth_spare_parameter n/a twelfth spare parameter - integer  
_twentieth_spare_parameter n/a twentieth spare parameter - string  
_twenty-eighth_spare_parameter n/a twenty-eighth spare parameter - boolean  
_twenty-fifth_spare_parameter n/a twenty-fifth spare parameter - string list  
_twenty-first_spare_parameter n/a twenty-first spare parameter - string list  
_twenty-fourth_spare_parameter n/a twenty-fourth spare parameter - string list  
_twenty-second_spare_parameter n/a twenty-second spare parameter - string list  
_twenty-seventh_spare_parameter n/a twenty-seventh spare parameter - boolean  
_twenty-sixth_spare_parameter n/a twenty-sixth spare parameter - boolean  
_twenty-third_spare_parameter n/a twenty-third spare parameter - string list  
_two_pass enable two-pass thread recovery  
_two_pass_reverse_polish_enabled uses two-pass reverse polish alg. to generate canonical forms  
_txn_control_trace_buf_size n/a size the in-memory buffer size of txn control  
_uga_cga_large_extent_size UGA/CGA large extent size  
_ultrafast_latch_statistics maintain fast-path statistics for ultrafast latches  
_undo_autotune enable auto tuning of undo_retention  
_undo_block_compression enable undo block compression  
_undo_debug_mode debug flag for undo related operations  
_undo_debug_usage invoke undo usage functions for testing  
_unified_audit_flush_interval n/a Unified Audit SGA Queue Flush Interval  
_unified_audit_flush_threshold n/a Unified Audit SGA Queue Flush Threshold  
_unified_audit_policy_disabled n/a Disable Default Unified Audit Policies on DB Create  
_union_rewrite_for_gs expand queries with GSets into UNIONs for rewrite  
_unnest_subquery enables unnesting of correlated subqueries enables unnesting of complex subqueries
_unused_block_compression enable unused block compression  
_update_datafile_headers_with_space_information user requested update of datafile headers of locally managed datafiles with space information  
_upddel_dba_hash_mask_bits n/a controls masking of lower order bits in DBA  
_use_adaptive_log_file_sync n/a Adaptively switch between post/wait and polling  
_use_best_fit use best fit to allocate space  
_use_column_stats_for_function enable the use of column statistics for DDP functions  
_use_fips_mode n/a Enable use of crypographic libraries in FIPS mode  
_use_hidden_partitions n/a use hidden partitions  
_use_hybrid_encryption_mode n/a Enable platform optimized encryption in hybrid mode  
_use_ism Enable Shared Page Tables - ISM  
_use_ism_for_pga Use ISM for allocating large extents  
_use_nosegment_indexes use nosegment indexes in explain plan  
_use_platform_compression_lib n/a Enable platform optimized compression implementation  
_use_platform_encryption_lib n/a Enable platform optimized encryption implementation  
_use_realfree_heap use real-free based allocator for PGA memory  
_use_seq_process_cache whether to use process local seq cache  
_use_single_log_writer n/a Use a single process for redo log writing  
_use_vector_post use vector post  
_use_zero_copy_io Should network vector IO interface be used for data transfer  
_utlmmig_table_stats_gathering n/a enable/disable utlmmig table stats gathering at upgrade  
_uts_first_segment_retain n/a Should we retain the first trace segment  
_uts_first_segment_size n/a Maximum size (in bytes) of first segments  
_uts_trace_disk_threshold n/a Trace disk threshold parameter  
_uts_trace_segment_size n/a Maximum size (in bytes) of a trace segment  
_uts_trace_segments n/a Maximum number of trace segments  
_validate_flashback_database Scan database to validate result of flashback database  
_validate_metric_groups n/a Enable/disable SGA Metric Structure validation  
_validate_readmem_redo validate redo blocks read from in-memory log buffer  
_vendor_lib_loc Vendor library search root directory  
_verify_fg_log_checksum n/a LGWR verifies redo checksums generated by foreground processes  
_verify_flashback_redo Verify that the redo logs needed for flashback are available  
_verify_undo_quota TRUE - verify consistency of undo quota statistics  
_very_large_object_threshold n/a upper threshold level of object size for direct reads  
_very_large_partitioned_table very_large_partitioned_table  
_virtual_column_overload_allowed overload virtual columns expression  
_vkrm_schedule_interval n/a VKRM scheduling interval  
_vktm_assert_thresh n/a soft assert threshold VKTM timer drift  
_wait_breakup_threshold_csecs Wait breakup threshold (in centiseconds)  
_wait_breakup_time_csecs Wait breakup time (in centiseconds)  
_wait_for_sync wait for sync on commit MUST BE ALWAYS TRUE  
_wait_samples_max_sections Wait Samples maximum sections  
_wait_samples_max_time_secs Wait Samples maximum time in seconds  
_wait_tracker_interval_secs Wait Tracker number of seconds per interval  
_wait_tracker_num_intervals Wait Tracker number of intervals  
_wait_yield_hp_mode n/a Wait Yield - High Priority Mode  
_wait_yield_mode n/a Wait Yield - Mode  
_wait_yield_sleep_freq n/a Wait Yield - Sleep Frequency  
_wait_yield_sleep_time_msecs n/a Wait Yield - Sleep Time (in milliseconds)  
_wait_yield_yield_freq n/a Wait Yield - Yield Frequency  
_walk_insert_threshold maximum number of unusable blocks to walk across freelist  
_watchpoint_on is the watchpointing feature turned on?  
_wcr_control Oracle internal test WCR parameter used ONLY for testing!  
_wcr_grv_cache_size n/a Oracle internal: Set the replay cache size for WRR$_REPLAY_DATA.  
_wcr_seq_cache_size n/a Oracle internal: Set the replay cache size for WRR$_REPLAY_SEQ_DATA.  
_widetab_comp_enabled n/a wide table compression enabled  
_windowfunc_optimization_settings settings for window function optimizations  
_with_subquery WITH subquery transformation  
_write_clones write clones flag  
_xa_internal_retries n/a number of internal retries for xa transactions  
_xds_max_child_cursors n/a Maximum number of XDS user-specific child cursors  
_xengem_devname n/a override default VM GEM device name used by skgvm  
_xengem_diagmode n/a set to OFF to disable VM GEM support and functionalities  
_xengem_enabled n/a Enable OVM GEM support  
_xpl_peeked_binds_log_size maximum bytes for logging peeked bind values for V$SQL_PLAN (0 = OFF)  
_xpl_trace Explain Plan tracing parameter  
_xs_cleanup_task n/a Triton Session Cleanup  
_xs_dispatcher_only n/a XS dispatcher only mode  
_xsolapi_auto_materialization_bound OLAP API lower bound for auto materialization.  
_xsolapi_auto_materialization_type OLAP API behavior for auto materialization  
_xsolapi_build_trace OLAP API output build info to trace file  
_xsolapi_debug_output OLAP API debug output disposition  
_xsolapi_densify_cubes OLAP API cube densification  
_xsolapi_dimension_group_creation OLAP API symmetric overfetch  
_xsolapi_dml_trace OLAP API output dml commands and expressions to trace file  
_xsolapi_fetch_type OLAP API fetch type  
_xsolapi_fix_vptrs OLAP API Enable vptr fixing logic in shared server mode  
_xsolapi_generate_with_clause OLAP API generates WITH clause?  
_xsolapi_hierarchy_value_type OLAP API hierarchy value type  
_xsolapi_load_at_process_start When to load OLAP API library at server process start  
_xsolapi_materialization_rowcache_min_rows_for_use OLAP API min number of rows required to use rowcache in query materialization  
_xsolapi_materialize_sources OLAP API Enable source materialization  
_xsolapi_metadata_reader_mode OLAP API metadata reader mode  
_xsolapi_odbo_mode OLAP API uses ODBO mode?  
_xsolapi_opt_aw_position OLAP API enables AW position and count optimization?  
_xsolapi_optimize_suppression OLAP API optimizes suppressions?  
_xsolapi_precompute_subquery OLAP API precomputes subqueries?  
_xsolapi_remove_columns_for_materialization OLAP API removes columns for materialization?  
_xsolapi_set_nls OLAP API sets NLS?  
_xsolapi_share_executors OLAP API share executors?  
_xsolapi_source_trace OLAP API output Source definitions to trace file  
_xsolapi_sql_all_multi_join_non_base_hints OLAP API multi-join non-base hints  
_xsolapi_sql_all_non_base_hints OLAP API non-base hints  
_xsolapi_sql_auto_dimension_hints OLAP API enable automatic dimension hints  
_xsolapi_sql_auto_measure_hints OLAP API enable automatic measure hints  
_xsolapi_sql_dimension_hints OLAP API dimension hints  
_xsolapi_sql_enable_aw_join OLAP API enables AW join?  
_xsolapi_sql_enable_aw_qdr_merge OLAP API enables AW QDR merge?  
_xsolapi_sql_hints OLAP API generic hints  
_xsolapi_sql_measure_hints OLAP API measure hints  
_xsolapi_sql_minus_threshold OLAP API SQL MINUS threshold  
_xsolapi_sql_optimize OLAP API enable optimization  
_xsolapi_sql_prepare_stmt_cache_size OLAP API prepare statement cache size  
_xsolapi_sql_remove_columns OLAP API enable remove unused columns optimizations  
_xsolapi_sql_result_set_cache_size OLAP API result set cache size  
_xsolapi_sql_symmetric_predicate OLAP API enable symmetric predicate for dimension groups  
_xsolapi_sql_top_dimension_hints OLAP API top dimension hints  
_xsolapi_sql_top_measure_hints OLAP API top measure hints  
_xsolapi_sql_use_bind_variables OLAP API enable bind variables optimization  
_xsolapi_stringify_order_levels OLAP API stringifies order levels?  
_xsolapi_support_mtm OLAP API MTM mapping classes supported?  
_xsolapi_suppression_aw_mask_threshold OLAP API suppression AW mask threshold  
_xsolapi_suppression_chunk_size OLAP API suppression chunk size  
_xsolapi_use_models OLAP API uses models?  
_xsolapi_use_olap_dml OLAP API uses OLAP DML?  
_xsolapi_use_olap_dml_for_rank OLAP API uses OLAP DML for rank?  
_xt_coverage external tables code coverage parameter  
_xt_trace external tables trace parameter  
_xtbuffer_size buffer size in KB needed for populate/query operation  
_xtts_allow_pre10 allow cross platform for pre10 compatible tablespace  
_xtts_set_platform_info set cross platform info during file header read  
_yield_check_interval n/a interval to check whether actses should yield  
_zonemap_control n/a control different uses/algorithms related to zonemaps  
_zonemap_staleness_tracking n/a control the staleness tracking of zonemaps via trigger  
_zonemap_use_enabled n/a enable the use of zonemaps for IO pruning  
active_instance_count number of active instances in the cluster database  
aq_tm_processes number of AQ Time Managers to start  
archive_lag_target Maximum number of seconds of redos the standby could lose  
asm_diskgroups disk groups to mount automatically  
asm_diskstring disk set locations for discovery  
asm_power_limit number of processes for disk rebalancing number of parallel relocations for disk rebalancing
asm_preferred_read_failure_groups preferred read failure groups  
audit_file_dest Directory in which auditing files are to reside  
audit_sys_operations enable sys auditing  
audit_syslog_level Syslog facility and level  
audit_trail enable system auditing  
awr_snapshot_time_offset n/a Setting for AWR Snapshot Time Offset  
background_core_dump Core Size for Background Processes  
background_dump_dest Detached process dump directory  
backup_tape_io_slaves BACKUP Tape I/O slaves  
bitmap_merge_area_size maximum memory allow for BITMAP MERGE  
blank_trimming blank trimming semantics parameter  
buffer_pool_keep Number of database blocks/latches in keep buffer pool  
buffer_pool_recycle Number of database blocks/latches in recycle buffer pool  
cell_offload_compaction Cell packet compaction strategy  
cell_offload_decryption n/a enable SQL processing offload of encrypted data to cells  
cell_offload_parameters Additional cell offload parameters  
cell_offload_plan_display Cell offload explain plan display  
cell_offload_processing enable SQL processing offload to cells  
cell_offloadgroup_name n/a Set the offload group name  
cell_partition_large_extents n/a Enables large extent allocation for partitioned tables  
circuits max number of circuits  
client_result_cache_lag client result cache maximum lag in milliseconds  
client_result_cache_size client result cache max size in bytes  
clonedb n/a clone database  
cluster_database if TRUE startup in cluster database mode  
cluster_database_instances number of instances to use for sizing cluster db SGA structures  
cluster_interconnects interconnects for RAC use  
commit_logging transaction commit log write behaviour  
commit_point_strength Bias this node has toward not preparing in a two-phase commit  
commit_wait transaction commit log wait behaviour  
commit_write transaction commit log write behaviour  
compatible Database will be completely compatible with this software version  
connection_brokers n/a connection brokers specification  
control_file_record_keep_time control file record keep time in days  
control_files control file names list  
control_management_pack_access declares which manageability packs are enabled  
core_dump_dest Core dump directory  
cpu_count number of CPUs for this instance  
create_bitmap_area_size size of create bitmap buffer for bitmap index  
create_stored_outlines create stored outlines for DML statements  
cursor_bind_capture_destination n/a Allowed destination for captured bind variables  
cursor_sharing cursor sharing mode  
cursor_space_for_time use more memory in order to get faster execution  
db_16k_cache_size Size of cache for 16K buffers  
db_2k_cache_size Size of cache for 2K buffers  
db_32k_cache_size Size of cache for 32K buffers  
db_4k_cache_size Size of cache for 4K buffers  
db_8k_cache_size Size of cache for 8K buffers  
db_big_table_cache_percent_target n/a Big table cache target size in percentage  
db_block_buffers Number of database blocks cached in memory  
db_block_checking header checking and data and index block checking  
db_block_checksum store checksum in db blocks and check during reads  
db_block_size Size of database block in bytes  
db_cache_advice Buffer cache sizing advisory  
db_cache_size Size of DEFAULT buffer pool for standard block size buffers  
db_create_file_dest default database location  
db_create_online_log_dest_1 online log/controlfile destination #1  
db_create_online_log_dest_2 online log/controlfile destination #2  
db_create_online_log_dest_3 online log/controlfile destination #3  
db_create_online_log_dest_4 online log/controlfile destination #4  
db_create_online_log_dest_5 online log/controlfile destination #5  
db_domain directory part of global database name stored with CREATE DATABASE  
db_file_multiblock_read_count db block to be read each IO  
db_file_name_convert datafile name convert patterns and strings for standby/clone db  
db_files max allowable # db files  
db_flash_cache_file n/a flash cache file for default block size  
db_flash_cache_size n/a flash cache size for db_flash_cache_file  
db_flashback_retention_target Maximum Flashback Database log retention time in minutes.  
db_index_compression_inheritance n/a options for table or tablespace level compression inheritance  
db_keep_cache_size Size of KEEP buffer pool for standard block size buffers  
db_lost_write_protect enable lost write detection  
db_name database name specified in CREATE DATABASE  
db_recovery_file_dest default database recovery file location  
db_recovery_file_dest_size database recovery files size limit  
db_recycle_cache_size Size of RECYCLE buffer pool for standard block size buffers  
db_securefile permit securefile storage during lob creation  
db_ultra_safe Sets defaults for other parameters that control protection levels  
db_unique_name Database Unique Name  
db_unrecoverable_scn_tracking n/a Track nologging SCN in controlfile  
db_writer_processes number of background database writer processes to start  
dbwr_io_slaves DBWR I/O slaves  
ddl_lock_timeout timeout to restrict the time that ddls wait for dml lock  
deferred_segment_creation n/a defer segment creation to first insert  
dg_broker_config_file1 data guard broker configuration file #1  
dg_broker_config_file2 data guard broker configuration file #2  
dg_broker_start start Data Guard broker framework (DMON process) start Data Guard broker (DMON process)
diagnostic_dest diagnostic base directory  
disk_asynch_io Use asynch I/O for random access devices  
dispatchers specifications of dispatchers  
distributed_lock_timeout number of seconds a distributed transaction waits for a lock  
dml_locks dml locks - one for each table modified in a transaction  
dnfs_batch_size n/a Max number of dNFS asynch I/O requests queued per session  
drs_start n/a start DG Broker monitor (DMON process)  
dst_upgrade_insert_conv n/a Enables/Disables internal conversions during DST upgrade  
enable_ddl_logging enable ddl logging  
enable_pluggable_database n/a Enable Pluggable Database  
event debug event control - default null string  
fal_client FAL client  
fal_server FAL server list  
fast_start_io_target Upper bound on recovery reads  
fast_start_mttr_target MTTR target in seconds  
fast_start_parallel_rollback max number of parallel recovery slaves that may be used  
file_mapping enable file mapping  
fileio_network_adapters Network Adapters for File I/O  
filesystemio_options IO operations on filesystem files  
fixed_date fixed SYSDATE value  
gc_files_to_locks n/a mapping between file numbers and global cache locks  
gcs_server_processes number of background gcs server processes to start  
global_context_pool_size Global Application Context Pool Size in Bytes  
global_names enforce that database links have same name as remote database  
global_txn_processes number of background global transaction processes to start  
hash_area_size size of in-memory hash work area  
heat_map n/a ILM Heatmap Tracking  
hi_shared_memory_address SGA starting address (high order 32-bits on 64-bit platforms)  
hs_autoregister enable automatic server DD updates in HS agent self-registration  
ifile include file in init.ora  
instance_groups list of instance group names  
instance_name instance name supported by the instance  
instance_number instance number  
instance_type type of instance to be executed  
java_jit_enabled Java VM JIT enabled  
java_max_sessionspace_size max allowed size in bytes of a Java sessionspace  
java_pool_size size in bytes of java pool  
java_soft_sessionspace_limit warning limit on size in bytes of a Java sessionspace  
job_queue_processes maximum number of job queue slave processes  
large_pool_size size in bytes of large pool  
ldap_directory_access RDBMS's LDAP access option  
ldap_directory_sysauth OID usage parameter  
license_max_sessions maximum number of non-system user sessions allowed  
license_max_users maximum number of named users that can be created in the database  
license_sessions_warning warning level for number of non-system user sessions  
listener_networks n/a listener registration networks  
local_listener local listener  
lock_name_space lock name space used for generating lock names for standby/clone database  
lock_sga Lock entire SGA in physical memory  
log_archive_config log archive config parameter  
log_archive_dest archival destination text string  
log_archive_dest_1 archival destination #1 text string  
log_archive_dest_10 archival destination #10 text string  
log_archive_dest_11 n/a archival destination #11 text string  
log_archive_dest_12 n/a archival destination #12 text string  
log_archive_dest_13 n/a archival destination #13 text string  
log_archive_dest_14 n/a archival destination #14 text string  
log_archive_dest_15 n/a archival destination #15 text string  
log_archive_dest_16 n/a archival destination #16 text string  
log_archive_dest_17 n/a archival destination #17 text string  
log_archive_dest_18 n/a archival destination #18 text string  
log_archive_dest_19 n/a archival destination #19 text string  
log_archive_dest_2 archival destination #2 text string  
log_archive_dest_20 n/a archival destination #20 text string  
log_archive_dest_21 n/a archival destination #21 text string  
log_archive_dest_22 n/a archival destination #22 text string  
log_archive_dest_23 n/a archival destination #23 text string  
log_archive_dest_24 n/a archival destination #24 text string  
log_archive_dest_25 n/a archival destination #25 text string  
log_archive_dest_26 n/a archival destination #26 text string  
log_archive_dest_27 n/a archival destination #27 text string  
log_archive_dest_28 n/a archival destination #28 text string  
log_archive_dest_29 n/a archival destination #29 text string  
log_archive_dest_3 archival destination #3 text string  
log_archive_dest_30 n/a archival destination #30 text string  
log_archive_dest_31 n/a archival destination #31 text string  
log_archive_dest_4 archival destination #4 text string  
log_archive_dest_5 archival destination #5 text string  
log_archive_dest_6 archival destination #6 text string  
log_archive_dest_7 archival destination #7 text string  
log_archive_dest_8 archival destination #8 text string  
log_archive_dest_9 archival destination #9 text string  
log_archive_dest_state_1 archival destination #1 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_10 archival destination #10 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_11 n/a archival destination #11 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_12 n/a archival destination #12 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_13 n/a archival destination #13 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_14 n/a archival destination #14 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_15 n/a archival destination #15 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_16 n/a archival destination #16 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_17 n/a archival destination #17 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_18 n/a archival destination #18 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_19 n/a archival destination #19 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_2 archival destination #2 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_20 n/a archival destination #20 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_21 n/a archival destination #21 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_22 n/a archival destination #22 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_23 n/a archival destination #23 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_24 n/a archival destination #24 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_25 n/a archival destination #25 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_26 n/a archival destination #26 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_27 n/a archival destination #27 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_28 n/a archival destination #28 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_29 n/a archival destination #29 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_3 archival destination #3 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_30 n/a archival destination #30 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_31 n/a archival destination #31 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_4 archival destination #4 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_5 archival destination #5 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_6 archival destination #6 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_7 archival destination #7 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_8 archival destination #8 state text string  
log_archive_dest_state_9 archival destination #9 state text string  
log_archive_duplex_dest duplex archival destination text string  
log_archive_format archival destination format  
log_archive_local_first Establish EXPEDITE attribute default value  
log_archive_max_processes maximum number of active ARCH processes  
log_archive_min_succeed_dest minimum number of archive destinations that must succeed  
log_archive_start start archival process on SGA initialization  
log_archive_trace Establish archivelog operation tracing level  
log_buffer redo circular buffer size  
log_checkpoint_interval # redo blocks checkpoint threshold  
log_checkpoint_timeout Maximum time interval between checkpoints in seconds  
log_checkpoints_to_alert log checkpoint begin/end to alert file  
log_file_name_convert logfile name convert patterns and strings for standby/clone db  
max_commit_propagation_delay n/a Max age of new snapshot in .01 seconds  
max_dispatchers max number of dispatchers  
max_dump_file_size Maximum size (in bytes) of dump file  
max_enabled_roles max number of roles a user can have enabled  
max_shared_servers max number of shared servers  
max_string_size n/a controls maximum size of VARCHAR2, NVARCHAR2, and RAW types in SQL  
memory_max_target Max size for Memory Target  
memory_target Target size of Oracle SGA and PGA memory  
nls_calendar NLS calendar system name  
nls_comp NLS comparison  
nls_currency NLS local currency symbol  
nls_date_format NLS Oracle date format  
nls_date_language NLS date language name  
nls_dual_currency Dual currency symbol  
nls_iso_currency NLS ISO currency territory name  
nls_language NLS language name  
nls_length_semantics create columns using byte or char semantics by default  
nls_nchar_conv_excp NLS raise an exception instead of allowing implicit conversion  
nls_numeric_characters NLS numeric characters  
nls_sort NLS linguistic definition name  
nls_territory NLS territory name  
nls_time_format time format  
nls_time_tz_format time with timezone format  
nls_timestamp_format time stamp format  
nls_timestamp_tz_format timestampe with timezone format timestamp with timezone format
noncdb_compatible n/a Non-CDB Compatible  
object_cache_max_size_percent percentage of maximum size over optimal of the user session's object cache  
object_cache_optimal_size optimal size of the user session's object cache in bytes  
olap_page_pool_size size of the olap page pool in bytes  
open_cursors max # cursors per session  
open_links max # open links per session  
open_links_per_instance max # open links per instance  
optimizer_adaptive_features n/a controls adaptive features  
optimizer_adaptive_reporting_only n/a use reporting-only mode for adaptive optimizations  
optimizer_capture_sql_plan_baselines automatic capture of SQL plan baselines for repeatable statements  
optimizer_dynamic_sampling optimizer dynamic sampling  
optimizer_features_enable optimizer plan compatibility parameter  
optimizer_index_caching optimizer percent index caching  
optimizer_index_cost_adj optimizer index cost adjustment  
optimizer_mode optimizer mode  
optimizer_secure_view_merging optimizer secure view merging and predicate pushdown/movearound  
optimizer_use_invisible_indexes Usage of invisible indexes (TRUE/FALSE)  
optimizer_use_pending_statistics Control whether to use optimizer pending statistics  
optimizer_use_sql_plan_baselines use of SQL plan baselines for captured sql statements  
os_authent_prefix prefix for auto-logon accounts  
os_roles retrieve roles from the operating system  
parallel_adaptive_multi_user enable adaptive setting of degree for multiple user streams  
parallel_automatic_tuning enable intelligent defaults for parallel execution parameters  
parallel_degree_level n/a adjust the computed degree in percentage  
parallel_degree_limit n/a limit placed on degree of parallelism  
parallel_degree_policy n/a policy used to compute the degree of parallelism (MANUAL/LIMITED/AUTO/ADAPTIVE)  
parallel_execution_message_size message buffer size for parallel execution  
parallel_fault_tolerance_enabled n/a enables or disables fault-tolerance for parallel statement  
parallel_force_local n/a force single instance execution  
parallel_instance_group instance group to use for all parallel operations  
parallel_io_cap_enabled enable capping DOP by IO bandwidth  
parallel_max_servers maximum parallel query servers per instance  
parallel_min_percent minimum percent of threads required for parallel query  
parallel_min_servers minimum parallel query servers per instance  
parallel_min_time_threshold n/a threshold above which a plan is a candidate for parallelization (in seconds)  
parallel_server if TRUE startup in parallel server mode  
parallel_server_instances number of instances to use for sizing OPS SGA structures  
parallel_servers_target n/a instance target in terms of number of parallel servers  
parallel_threads_per_cpu number of parallel execution threads per CPU  
pdb_file_name_convert n/a PDB file name convert patterns and strings for create cdb/pdb  
permit_92_wrap_format n/a allow 9.2 or older wrap format in PL/SQL  
pga_aggregate_limit n/a limit of aggregate PGA memory consumed by the instance  
pga_aggregate_target Target size for the aggregate PGA memory consumed by the instance  
plscope_settings plscope_settings controls the compile time collection, cross reference, and storage of PL/SQL source code identifier data  
plsql_ccflags PL/SQL ccflags  
plsql_code_type PL/SQL code-type  
plsql_debug PL/SQL debug  
plsql_native_library_dir n/a plsql native library dir  
plsql_native_library_subdir_count n/a plsql native library number of subdirectories  
plsql_optimize_level PL/SQL optimize level  
plsql_v2_compatibility PL/SQL version 2.x compatibility flag  
plsql_warnings PL/SQL compiler warnings settings  
pre_page_sga pre-page sga for process  
processes user processes  
processor_group_name n/a Name of the processor group that this instance should run in.  
query_rewrite_enabled allow rewrite of queries using materialized views if enabled  
query_rewrite_integrity perform rewrite using materialized views with desired integrity  
rdbms_server_dn RDBMS's Distinguished Name  
read_only_open_delayed if TRUE delay opening of read only files until first access  
recovery_parallelism number of server processes to use for parallel recovery  
recyclebin recyclebin processing  
redo_transport_user Data Guard transport user when using password file  
remote_dependencies_mode remote-procedure-call dependencies mode parameter  
remote_listener remote listener  
remote_login_passwordfile password file usage parameter  
remote_os_authent allow non-secure remote clients to use auto-logon accounts  
remote_os_roles allow non-secure remote clients to use os roles  
replication_dependency_tracking tracking dependency for Replication parallel propagation  
resource_limit master switch for resource limit  
resource_manager_cpu_allocation Resource Manager CPU allocation  
resource_manager_plan resource mgr top plan  
result_cache_max_result maximum result size as percent of cache size  
result_cache_max_size maximum amount of memory to be used by the cache  
result_cache_mode result cache operator usage mode  
result_cache_remote_expiration maximum life time (min) for any result using a remote object  
resumable_timeout set resumable_timeout  
rollback_segments undo segment list  
sec_case_sensitive_logon case sensitive password enabled for logon  
sec_max_failed_login_attempts maximum number of failed login attempts on a connection  
sec_protocol_error_further_action TTC protocol error continue action  
sec_protocol_error_trace_action TTC protocol error action  
sec_return_server_release_banner whether the server retruns the complete version information  
serial_reuse reuse the frame segments  
service_names service names supported by the instance  
session_cached_cursors Number of cursors to cache in a session.  
session_max_open_files maximum number of open files allowed per session  
sessions user and system sessions  
sga_max_size max total SGA size  
sga_target Target size of SGA  
shadow_core_dump Core Size for Shadow Processes  
shared_memory_address SGA starting address (low order 32-bits on 64-bit platforms)  
shared_pool_reserved_size size in bytes of reserved area of shared pool  
shared_pool_size size in bytes of shared pool  
shared_server_sessions max number of shared server sessions  
shared_servers number of shared servers to start up  
skip_unusable_indexes skip unusable indexes if set to TRUE  
smtp_out_server utl_smtp server and port configuration parameter  
sort_area_retained_size size of in-memory sort work area retained between fetch calls  
sort_area_size size of in-memory sort work area  
spatial_vector_acceleration n/a enable spatial vector acceleration  
spfile server parameter file  
sql92_security require select privilege for searched update/delete  
sql_trace enable SQL trace  
sql_version n/a sql language version parameter for compatibility issues  
sqltune_category Category qualifier for applying hintsets  
standby_archive_dest standby database archivelog destination text string  
standby_file_management if auto then files are created/dropped automatically on standby  
star_transformation_enabled enable the use of star transformation  
statistics_level statistics level  
streams_pool_size size in bytes of the streams pool  
tape_asynch_io Use asynch I/O requests for tape devices  
temp_undo_enabled n/a is temporary undo enabled  
thread Redo thread to mount  
threaded_execution n/a Threaded Execution Mode  
timed_os_statistics internal os statistic gathering interval in seconds  
timed_statistics maintain internal timing statistics  
trace_enabled enable in memory tracing  
tracefile_identifier trace file custom identifier  
transactions max. number of concurrent active transactions  
transactions_per_rollback_segment number of active transactions per rollback segment  
undo_management instance runs in SMU mode if TRUE, else in RBU mode  
undo_retention undo retention in seconds  
undo_tablespace use/switch undo tablespace  
unified_audit_sga_queue_size n/a Size of Unified audit SGA Queue  
use_dedicated_broker n/a Use dedicated connection broker  
use_indirect_data_buffers Enable indirect data buffers (very large SGA on 32-bit platforms)  
use_large_pages n/a Use large pages if available (TRUE/FALSE/ONLY)  
user_dump_dest User process dump directory  
utl_file_dir utl_file accessible directories list  
workarea_size_policy policy used to size SQL working areas (MANUAL/AUTO)  
xml_db_events are XML DB events enabled