V$INSTANCE definition in Oracle Database 11.2
V$INSTANCE
select
INSTANCE_NUMBER, -- INSTANCE_NUMBER NUMBER
INSTANCE_NAME, -- INSTANCE_NAME VARCHAR2(16)
HOST_NAME, -- HOST_NAME VARCHAR2(64)
VERSION, -- VERSION VARCHAR2(17)
STARTUP_TIME, -- STARTUP_TIME DATE
STATUS, -- STATUS VARCHAR2(12)
PARALLEL, -- PARALLEL VARCHAR2(3)
THREAD#, -- THREAD# NUMBER
ARCHIVER, -- ARCHIVER VARCHAR2(7)
LOG_SWITCH_WAIT, -- LOG_SWITCH_WAIT VARCHAR2(15)
LOGINS, -- LOGINS VARCHAR2(10)
SHUTDOWN_PENDING, -- SHUTDOWN_PENDING VARCHAR2(3)
DATABASE_STATUS, -- DATABASE_STATUS VARCHAR2(17)
INSTANCE_ROLE, -- INSTANCE_ROLE VARCHAR2(18)
ACTIVE_STATE, -- ACTIVE_STATE VARCHAR2(9)
BLOCKED -- BLOCKED VARCHAR2(3)
from
GV$INSTANCE
where
inst_id = USERENV('Instance')