| Oracle® Database Reference 11g Release 1 (11.1) Part Number B28320-01  | 
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| Property | Description | 
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| Parameter type | Integer | 
| Default value | Set automatically by Oracle | 
| Modifiable | ALTER SYSTEM
Oracle strongly recommends that you do not alter the value of this parameter. If it is necessary to do so, please refer to your operating system-specific documentation for further information.  | 
| Range of values | 0 to unlimited | 
| Basic | No | 
Caution:
On most platforms, Oracle automatically sets the value ofCPU_COUNT to the number of CPUs available to your Oracle instance. Do not change the value of CPU_COUNT.CPU_COUNT specifies the number of CPUs available to Oracle. On single-CPU computers, the value of CPU_COUNT is 1.