SQL> alter system switch logfile 2 / alter system switch logfile * ERROR at line 1: ORA-03113: end-of-file on communication channel SQL> select group#,members,status from V$log; select group#,members,status from V$log * ERROR at line 1: ORA-03114: not connected to ORACLE SQL> select group#,members,status from V$logfile; select group#,members,status from V$logfile * ERROR at line 1: ORA-03114: not connected to ORACLE SQL> conn sys/shah as sysdba Connected to an idle instance. SQL> startup ORACLE instance started. Total System Global Area 59535032 bytes Fixed Size 282296 bytes Variable Size 54525952 bytes Database Buffers 4194304 bytes Redo Buffers 532480 bytes Database mounted. ORA-00313: open failed for members of log group 4 of thread 1 ORA-00312: online log 4 thread 1: 'N:\ORACLE\ORA90\DBS\REDO4.ABC' SQL> select group#,members,status from V$logfile; select group#,members,status from V$logfile * ERROR at line 1: ORA-00904: invalid column name SQL> select member,status from V$logfile; MEMBER ------------------------------------------------ STATUS ------- N:\ORACLE\ORA90\DBS\DATAFILE\REDOLOG_1.LOG STALE N:\ORACLE\ORA90\DBS\DATAFILE\REDOLOG_2.LOG N:\ORACLE\ORA90\DBS\REDO4.ABC SQL> select group#,members,status from V$log; GROUP# MEMBERS STATUS ---------- ---------- ---------------- 1 1 INVALIDATED 2 1 INACTIVE 4 1 UNUSED SQL> SQL> shutdown ORA-01109: database not open Database dismounted. ORACLE instance shut down. SQL> startup ORACLE instance started. Total System Global Area 59535032 bytes Fixed Size 282296 bytes Variable Size 54525952 bytes Database Buffers 4194304 bytes Redo Buffers 532480 bytes Database mounted. Database opened.