V$SYSTEM_PARAMETER2 displays information about the initialization parameters that are currently in effect for the instance, with each list parameter value appearing as a row in the view. A new session inherits parameter values from the instance-wide values.
Presenting the list parameter values in this format enables you to quickly determine the values for a list parameter. For example, if a parameter value is a, b, then the V$SYSTEM_PARAMETER view does not tell you if the parameter has two values (both a and b) or one value (a, b). V$SYSTEM_PARAMETER2 makes the distinction between the list parameter values clear.
| Column | Datatype | Description |
|---|---|---|
NUM |
NUMBER |
Parameter number |
NAME |
VARCHAR2(80) |
Name of the parameter |
TYPE |
NUMBER |
Parameter type:
|
VALUE |
VARCHAR2(4000) |
Parameter value |
DISPLAY_VALUE |
VARCHAR2(4000) |
Parameter value in a user-friendly format. For example, if the VALUE column shows the value 262144 for a big integer parameter, then the DISPLAY_VALUE column will show the value 256K. |
ISDEFAULT |
VARCHAR2(6) |
Indicates whether the parameter is set to the default value (TRUE) or the parameter value was specified in the parameter file (FALSE) |
ISSES_MODIFIABLE |
VARCHAR2(5) |
Indicates whether the parameter can be changed with ALTER SESSION (TRUE) or not (FALSE) |
ISSYS_MODIFIABLE |
VARCHAR2(9) |
Indicates whether the parameter can be changed with ALTER SYSTEM and when the change takes effect:
|
ISINSTANCE_MODIFIABLE |
VARCHAR2(5) |
For parameters that can be changed with ALTER SYSTEm, indicates whether the value of the parameter can be different for every instance (TRUE) or whether the parameter must have the same value for all Real Application Clusters instances (FALSE). If the ISSYS_MODIFIABLE column is FALSE, then this column is always FALSE. |
ISMODIFIED |
VARCHAR2(8) |
Indicates how the parameter was modified. If an ALTER SYSTEM was performed, the value will be MODIFIED. |
ISADJUSTED |
VARCHAR2(5) |
Indicates whether Oracle adjusted the input value to a more suitable value (for example, the parameter value should be prime, but the user input a non-prime number, so Oracle adjusted the value to the next prime number) |
ISDEPRECATED |
VARCHAR2(5) |
Indicates whether the parameter has been deprecated (TRUE) or not (FALSE) |
ISBASIC |
VARCHAR2(5) |
Indicates whether the parameter is a basic parameter (TRUE) or not (FALSE) |
DESCRIPTION |
VARCHAR2(255) |
Description of the parameter |
ORDINAL |
NUMBER |
Position (ordinal number) of the parameter value. Useful only for parameters whose values are lists of strings. |
UPDATE_COMMENT |
VARCHAR2(255) |
Comments associated with the most recent update |