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Database Administration
Reference : Database Startup Parameters : Alphabetical listing of database startup parameters : Host Name (-H)
 
Host Name (-H)
Operating system and syntax
UNIX / Windows
-H { host-name | localhost1 }
Use with
Maximum value
Minimum value
Single-user default
Multi-user default
CC, DBS, DS
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1 localhost does not apply to DataServers.

host-name
The name (address) of the database server machine. This name is assigned to the machine in your TCP/IP hosts file.
localhost
A reserved word that specifies that the Database server communicates only with clients on the database server machine.
Use Host Name (-H) to identify the host name.