DB_UNIQUE_NAME

Property	Description
Parameter type	String
Syntax	`DB_UNIQUE_NAME =` `database_unique_name`
Default value	Database instances: the value of `DB_NAME` Oracle Automatic Storage Management instances: `+ASM`
Modifiable	No
Basic	Yes
Oracle RAC	Multiple instances must have the same value.

DB_UNIQUE_NAME specifies a globally unique name for the database. Databases with the same DB_NAME within the same DB_DOMAIN (for example, copies of a database created for reporting or a physical standby) must have a unique DB_UNIQUE_NAME. Every database's DB_UNIQUE_NAME must be unique within the enterprise.

The value of DB_UNIQUE_NAME can be up to 30 characters and is case insensitive. The following characters are valid in a database name: alphanumeric characters, underscore (_), number sign (#), and dollar sign ($).

Note:

DB_UNIQUE_NAME is used by several components within an Oracle instance to default file names or file paths, such as the default for the DG_BROKER_CONFIG_FILEn initialization parameter. In these cases, on UNIX platforms, the dollar sign ($) character will be removed from the path or file name, because the character is used by Oracle to define the start of an environment variable substitution within a path or file name.

Note:

As part of their operations, some database tools or utilities create a string that uniquely identifies a database. The string may include the DB_UNIQUE_NAME for a database, and other identifying information for the database, such as the database SID. Oracle Database restricts some identifiers to 30 characters, so using a short DB_UNIQUE_NAME can help prevent ORA-00972 "identifier is too long" messages from database tools and utilities that create a string that includes the DB_UNIQUE_NAME.