Re: Help - Can't shutdown database

After I do the shutdown immediate, it will tell me database shutdown and dismounted.. but it never returns from that until I manually kill the abandoned arc processes. Those are the only processes left running (except for the connection to svrmgrl). So ya at that point there are no connected users, no jobs, nothing..

Any suggestions much appreciated.. This problem is really screwing up our attempts at automating cold backups.

Allen

In article <3AC18DE7.CBAEC9CC_at_exesolutions.com>, Daniel A. Morgan <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote:
>> Oracle 8.1.7, Solaris 7. I'm in svrmgrl, issuing the 'shutdown immediate'
>> command..and the database never finishes shutting down. I have to
>> manually kill some abandoned arc processes, ie:
>>
>> oracle 22736 1 0 Mar 22 ? 0:05 ora_arc5_prod1
>> oracle 22739 1 0 Mar 22 ? 0:04 ora_arc6_prod1
>> oracle 18631 1 0 Mar 21 ? 0:06 ora_arc4_prod1
>>
>> After I manually kill these procs then the database finishes shutting
>> down. This is making it difficult to automate the cold backups. Any help
>> much appreciated...
>
>Killing enough processes will always shut things down. Sometimes in an ugly
>way.
>
>Have you verified that you have no connected users?
>
>Have you looked at what jobs may be executing inside of the database?
>
>Daniel A. Morgan
>
Received on Wed Mar 28 2001 - 11:52:33 CST