Database Shutdown Normal ...hangs ....why?

I have an 8.1.6 server that I am trying to shut down under normal circumstances. It just hangs and doesn't complete the shut down through DBA Studio. I have left the normal shut down going over a weekend and it is still not completed. Once this is started I can't cxl the shutdown normal process....(I have to reboot to get the db up again).

It will only complete a shut down using "SHUTDOWN ABORT".

• it is in "NO ARCHIVE" mode
• it is usually on 24 hours a day..(though that is not a requirement)
• there are no users on the system when i am attempting the normal shut down

i am trying to get a clean shutdown to begin a backup and recovery plan and start archiving.

 any ideas why shutdown normal would hang ??? Received on Mon Jul 09 2001 - 14:15:34 CEST