Startup parameter: allowunsupporteddbversion

Startup parameters change the behavior of the Service Manager server. You can always set a startup parameter from the server's operating system command prompt. You can always set a startup parameter from the server's operating system command prompt.

Parameter

allowunsupporteddbversion

Description

This parameter specifies whether unsupported versions of Oracle Database are allowed or not when Service Manager connects to the Oracle Database server. Service Manager connects to the Oracle Database and prints the "Connection to dbtype" message, Service Manager checks the Oracle server and client versions. If the Oracle Database version is unsupported and the allowunsupporteddbversion parameter is configured to "0," Service Manager disconnects the Oracle Database server.

Note This parameter applies to the Oracle Database server only. You cannot use this parameter to allow unsupported versions of the Oracle database client.

Valid if set from

Server's operating system command prompt

Initialization file (sm.ini)

Requires restart of the Service Manager server?

Yes

Default value

0

Possible values

0: Do not allow unsupported versions of the Oracle Database server.

1: Allow unsupported versions of the Oracle Database server.

Example usage

Command line: sm -allowunsupporteddbversion:0

Initialization file: allowunsupporteddbversion:0

Related topics

System parameters
Enter a parameter in the sm.ini file
Database parameters