SYSDATE和SYSTIMESTAMP的值并不受数据库参数DBTIMEZONE的影响，操作系统时区的环境变量(如TZ)会影响它们的输入，因为SYSDATE和SYSTIMESTAMP实际是调用操作系统底层接口直接返回值。
DBTIMEZONE的设置只会影响数据库内两种数据类型的值：一种是TimeStamp with Time Zone，另一种是TimeStamp with Local Time Zone。
操作系统层面TZ环境变量的设置直接影响sysdate和systiestamp的值，同时也会影响数据库日志写入的时间戳。
先来以下一段官方相关解释:
SYSTIMESTAMP is the timestamp on the server machine itself and is obtained on Unix platforms by calling " GetTimeOfDay " and on Windows by calling "GetSystemTime" to get the servers local time.
This means that SYSTIMESTAMP, just like SYSDATE depends on Unix platforms on the UNIX time configuration (= Unix TZ variable) for the Unix session when the database and listener where started.
The SYSDATE and SYSTIMESTAMP function simply performs a system-call to the Operating System to get the time (a "gettimeofday" call).
以下通过简单的实验来证明：
SQL> select to_char(sysdate,'DD-MON-YY HH24:MI:SS') from dual;
TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'DD-MON-YYHH24:MI:SS')
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17-OCT-14 11:51:25 <<<<<这里输出日期为17号
SQL> connect sys/oracle@ora10g as sysdba
Connected.
SQL> select to_char(sysdate,'DD-MON-YY HH24:MI:SS') from dual;
TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'DD-MON-YYHH24:MI:SS')
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17-OCT-14 11:51:33
SQL> !
[oracle@tivoli02 ~]$ date
Fri Oct 17 11:51:38 CST 2014 <<<<<这里输出日期为17号
以上输出正常的时间，接下来修改时区环境变量之后做对比
export TZ=America/Anchorage
SQL> select to_char(sysdate,'DD-MON-YY HH24:MI:SS') from dual;
TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'DD-MON-YYHH24:MI:SS')
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16-OCT-14 19:53:50 <<<<<这里输出日期为16号
SQL> connect sys/oracle@ora10g as sysdba
Connected.
SQL> select to_char(sysdate,'DD-MON-YY HH24:MI:SS') from dual;
TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'DD-MON-YYHH24:MI:SS')
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16-OCT-14 19:53:58
SQL> !
[oracle@tivoli02 ~]$ date
Thu Oct 16 19:54:06 AKDT 2014 <<<<<这里输出日期为16号
查看数据库alert日志：
Fri Oct 17 11:51:57 CST 2014 <<<停库日期为17号
ALTER DATABASE DISMOUNT
Completed: ALTER DATABASE DISMOUNT
ARCH: Archival disabled due to shutdown: 1089
Shutting down archive processes
Archiving is disabled
Archive process shutdown avoided: 0 active
ARCH: Archival disabled due to shutdown: 1089
Shutting down archive processes
Archiving is disabled
Archive process shutdown avoided: 0 active
Thu Oct 16 19:53:32 AKDT 2014 <<<启库日期为16号
Starting ORACLE instance (normal)
LICENSE_MAX_SESSION = 0
LICENSE_SESSIONS_WARNING = 0
Picked latch-free SCN scheme 3
结合以上实验做阐述，请一定正常设置操作系统环境变量，避免不必要的麻烦。
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