Re: Help:AIX/Oracle 8.1.5 "database cannot be mounted"

Alvaro Fuentes wrote:
>
> Fellow Oracle'rs:
>
> I migrated from a 8.0.5 database to 8.1.5 in an AIX 4.3.3.0 server.
>
> The installation of new components, migration and the
> configuration of Net8 (listener) came as a "Successful".
>
> The instance starts OK, but at the end of the ./dbstart, comes with ".......
> ORA-01102: database cannot be mounted in EXCLUSIVE mode......
> svgmgr> spool off; "
>
> If I do:
>
> sql> ALTER DATABASE myinstancename MOUNT
>
> will come with the same error-message (ORA-01102).
>
> Any pointers about how to track down this problem, any config/init files to
> look, or an alternate procedure to mount the database will be greatly
> appreciated.
>

Try to start the instance by hand:

$ svrmgrl
SVRMGRL> connect internal
SVRMGRL> startup

This will (hopefully) report why the database cannot be mounted. Probably one or more of the control files aren't found. Or data files are in the wrong locations.

Uwe

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