sqlplus /nolog
SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.4.0 Production on Fri Jun 6 09:07:23 2014
Copyright (c) 1982, 2013, Oracle. All rights reserved.
@ SQL> connect /
ERROR:
ORA-00020: maximum number of processes (1000) exceeded
I then found the page by
tech.e2sn.com that showed how to use sqlplus with the "preliminary connection".
Simply by using
sqlplus -prelim "/as sysdba"
I was able to connect and shutdown the database with the abort option.
sqlplus -prelim "/ as sysdba"
SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.4.0 Production on Fri Jun 6 09:09:15 2014
Copyright (c) 1982, 2013, Oracle. All rights reserved.
SQL> shutdown abort
ORACLE instance shut down.
SQL> exit
Disconnected from ORACLE
After this point the database could once again be restarted:
sqlplus / as sysdba
SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.4.0 Production on Fri Jun 6 09:10:38 2014
Copyright (c) 1982, 2013, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connected to an idle instance.
SQL> startup
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 2137886720 bytes
Fixed Size 2248080 bytes
Variable Size 1258291824 bytes
Database Buffers 855638016 bytes
Redo Buffers 21708800 bytes
Database mounted.
Databasen opened.
here : maximum number exeed - oracle