Migrating to a Server Parameter File

If you are currently using a text initialization parameter file, use the following steps to
migrate to a server parameter file.
1. If the initialization parameter file is located on a client machine, transfer the file
(for example, FTP) from the client machine to the server machine.
2. Create a server parameter file using the CREATE SPFILE statement. This
statement reads the initialization parameter file to create a server parameter file.
The database does not have to be started to issue a CREATE SPFILE statement.
3. Start up the instance using the newly created server parameter file.[@more@]