Re: UNIX- another instance has database mounted

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On Mon, 29 Jun 1998 19:24:29 GMT, mike_andrew_at_usiva.com wrote:

>I am on a HP-UX B.10.20 running Oracle 7.2.3.
>
>I am trying to startup an existing database, but I am getting the following
>
>SVRMGR> startup
>ORACLE instance started.
>Total System Global Area 27406128 bytes
>Fixed Size 47936 bytes
>Variable Size 16913392 bytes
>Database Buffers 10240000 bytes
>Redo Buffers 204800 bytes
>ORA-00205: error in identifying control file '/u01/ORACLE/@/ctrl1@.ctl'
>ORA-09782: sfifi: another instance has the same database mounted.
>SVRMGR>
>
>There are only two other instances on the machine. One of which I am certain
>is NOT up and running and the other is up and running.
>
>How can I find out how this database is mounted, my UNIX knowledge being
>limited, and what can I do to remedy the situation.
>
>PS The instance & database that are up and running (navsupd) on this same
>server I can connect to fine from sqlplus, but when I connect through server
>manager with instance set to navsupd it says Connected to an idle instance.
>
>Strange.
>
>Please, any assistance would be appreciated.
>
>Thank you in advance
>
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Received on Mon Jun 29 1998 - 00:00:00 CDT