RE: RE: How to find out what caused job to fail?

From: Mark Leith <mark_at_cool-tools.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2002 03:30:58 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.00404936.20020204031522@fatcity.com>

LOL Roland, The alert log will usually be stored in your background_dump_dest as specified in your init<SID>.ora file:

background_dump_dest = C:\oracle\admin\SALES\bdump <- on an Win2K system.

You use this by opening and reading through it (usually from the end, as this is where the most up to date info is (tail)). You really should be "monitoring" (either as above or with a tool) the alert log every day in case any errors occur. To give you and example:

----from my alert log----

Mon Feb 04 08:55:04 2002
Errors in file C:\oracle\admin\SALES\udump\ORA01168.TRC: ORA-00604: error occurred at recursive SQL level 1 ORA-04031: unable to allocate 4032 bytes of shared memory ("shared pool","java/lang/StringSYS","joxlod: in ehe","ioc_allocate_pal") ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_JAVA", line 0
ORA-06512: at line 2

You see above that the trace file is fully qualified within the error text. If not, then trace files will usually be generated within the udump directory, or in the bdump directory for Oracle process trace files.

Break out the docs (Concepts manual) on the Alert log, there is a lot more in there than just trace file generation logging. The alert log also catches shutdown/startup, redo switches, automatic recovery info, tablespace management (create / drop etc.), and catches errors such as the infamous ORA-600. This is one of the basic things that you should already know about managing an Oracle system - one of the quickest ways to see if anything has gone wrong with your system..

HTH Mark

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Lee - lerobe
Sent: 04 February 2002 10:05
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

Here we go again !!!

-----Original Message-----

Sent: 04 February 2002 09:36
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But how do I use the alert log and where canI find the trace file?

Roland

yen-wee.tan_at_amd.com_at_fatcity.com den 2002-02-04 01:05 PST

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Hi, you can find the reason in alert log or trace files.

     -----Original Message-----
     From: Daiminger, Helmut [mailto:Helmut.Daiminger_at_KirchGruppe.de]
     Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 4:40 PM
     To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
     Subject: How to find out what caused job to fail?



     Hi!


     Is there a way to find out, why a database job failed? in dba_jobs (or

user_jobs), I can only see that it failed, but no indication of the reason why it failed. Any ideas?

This is 8.1.7 on Solaris.

     Thanks,
     Helmut

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