By using the query below, you can calculate and display the database uptime:
select 'Host Name : '||host_name||chr(10)|| 'Instance Name : '||instance_name||chr(10)|| 'Uptime : '||floor(xx)||'days '||floor((xx-floor(xx))*24)||'hours '||round(((xx-floor(xx )*24)-floor((xx-floor(xx)*24)))*60)||'minutes' "Database Uptime" from (select host_name,instance_name ,(sysdate-STARTUP_TIME) xx from v$instance)
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This was first published in June 2001

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