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Multiple Instance issue

Multiple Instance issue

2005-11-01       - By Chirag DBA

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As I said it is up and running, Here is the output.
SQL> select * from v$instance;

INSTANCE_NUMBER INSTANCE_NAME
-- ---- ---- -- -- ---- ---- ---
HOST_NAME
-- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ------
VERSION STARTUP_T STATUS PAR THREAD# ARCHIVE LOG_SWITCH_
-- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ -- ---- ---- --- -- ---- -- -- ---- -- ---- ---
LOGINS SHU DATABASE_STATUS INSTANCE_ROLE ACTIVE_ST
-- ---- -- --- -- ---- ---- ---- -- ---- ---- ----- -- ------
1 chirep
WSLVNJTO2775
9.2.0.1.0 01-NOV-05 OPEN NO 1 STARTED
ALLOWED NO ACTIVE PRIMARY_INSTANCE NORMAL


SQL>
It was fine, and I have not even installed or removed anything which can
cause problem.
Nothing in alert log too. I restarted with right pfile again, still the
same issue.
regards - chirag

On 11/1/05, NEW pop.tiscali.de <http://pop.tiscali.de> <
adolph.tony@(protected)> wrote:
>
> What do you get if you run "select * from v$instance" from the 'other'
> window, the one where you know it is already running?
>
> -- -- Original Message -- --
> *From:* t_adolph@(protected)
> *To:* chiragdba@(protected) ; Oracle-L Freelists <oracle-l@(protected)>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 01, 2005 4:56 PM
> *Subject:* Re: Multiple Instance issue
>
>  Are they both running under the same ORACLE_HOME?
>  Tony
>
> -- -- Original Message -- --
> *From:* Chirag DBA <chiragdba@(protected)>
> *To:* Oracle-L Freelists <oracle-l@(protected)>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 01, 2005 4:43 PM
> *Subject:* Multiple Instance issue
>
>  I am running multiple instances on test machine, Windows, 9ir2.
>  Both have SGA of 100m and machine memory is 512 mb.
>  I am getting the following error.
>
> C:\DOCUME~1\CMAJMU~1>set ORACLE_SID=chirep
>
> C:\DOCUME~1\CMAJMU~1>sqlplus /nolog
>
> SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on Tue Nov 1 10:39:26 2005
>
> Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
>
> SQL> conn / as sysdba
> Connected to an idle instance.
>
> But the same instance is up and running in another windows, but in any new
> window I am opening, this particular is instance is showing as
>
> Connected to Idle Instance.
>
> Can anyone tell me what could have gone wrong here? It was working fine
> and I have not done any other installation in recent past.
>
> Nothing is showing in Alert log files too, as the same instance is running
> in other window.
>
>  regards - Chirag
>
>

<div>As I said it is up and running, Here is the output. </div>
<div>SQL&gt; select * from v$instance;</div>
<p>INSTANCE_NUMBER INSTANCE_NAME<br>-- ---- ---- -- -- ---- ---- ---<br>HOST
_NAME<br>-- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ------<br
>VERSION&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STARTUP_T
STATUS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; PAR&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; THREAD#
ARCHIVE LOG_SWITCH_
<br>-- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ -- ---- ---- --- -- ---- -- -- ---- -- ---- ---
<br>LOGINS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SHU DATABASE_STATUS&nbsp;&nbsp; INSTANCE_ROLE
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ACTIVE_ST<br>-- ---- -- --- -- ---- ---- ---- ---
-- ---- ---- -- -- ------<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 chirep
<br>WSLVNJTO2775<br>9.2.0.1.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
01-NOV-05 OPEN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NO&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 STARTED<br>ALLOWED&nbsp;&nbsp
;&nbsp; NO&nbsp; ACTIVE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; PRIMARY_INSTANCE&nbsp;&nbsp; NORMAL</p>
<p><br>SQL&gt;</p>
<div>It was fine, and I have not even installed or removed anything which can
cause problem.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Nothing in alert log too. I restarted with right pfile again, still the
same issue.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>regards - chirag <br><br>&nbsp;</div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/1/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">NEW <a
href="http://pop.tiscali.de">pop.tiscali.de</a></b> &lt;<a href="mailto:adolph
.tony@(protected)">adolph.tony@(protected)</a>&gt; wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0
.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">What do you get if you run &quot;select * from
v$instance&quot; from the 'other' window, the one where you know it is already
running?</font></div>
<div><span class="e" id="q_1074c94e3a2eef7f_1">
<blockquote dir="ltr" style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT
: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial">-- -- Original Message -- -- </div>
<div style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial"><b>From:</b> <a title="t
_adolph@(protected)" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href
="mailto:t_adolph@(protected)" target="_blank">t_adolph@(protected)
</a> </div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="chiragdba@(protected)" onclick
="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:chiragdba@(protected)
" target="_blank">chiragdba@(protected)</a> ; <a title="oracle-l@(protected)"
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:oracle-l
@(protected)" target="_blank">
Oracle-L Freelists</a> </div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 01, 2005 4:56 PM<
/div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: Multiple Instance issue</div>
<div><br>&nbsp;</div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Are they both running under the same ORACLE
_HOME?</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font>&nbsp;</div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Tony</font></div>
<blockquote dir="ltr" style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT
: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial">-- -- Original Message -- -- </div>
<div style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial"><b>From:</b> <a title=
"chiragdba@(protected)" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:chiragdba@(protected)" target="_blank">Chirag DBA</a> </div>

<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="oracle-l@(protected)"
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:oracle-l
@(protected)" target="_blank">Oracle-L Freelists</a> </div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 01, 2005 4:43 PM<
/div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Multiple Instance issue</div>
<div><br>&nbsp;</div>
<div>I am running multiple instances on test machine, Windows, 9ir2.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Both have SGA of 100m and machine memory is 512 mb.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>I am getting the following error.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>
<p>C:\DOCUME~1\CMAJMU~1&gt;set ORACLE_SID=chirep</p>
<p>C:\DOCUME~1\CMAJMU~1&gt;sqlplus /nolog</p>
<p>SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on Tue Nov 1 10:39:26 2005</p>
<p>Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation.&nbsp; All rights reserved.</p>
<p>SQL&gt; conn / as sysdba<br>Connected to an idle instance.</p>
<p>But the same instance is up and running in another windows, but in any new
window I am opening, this particular is instance is showing as </p>
<p>Connected to Idle Instance.</p>
<p>Can anyone tell me what could have gone wrong here? It was working fine and
I have not done any other installation in recent past.</p>
<p>Nothing is showing in Alert log files too, as the same instance is running
in other window.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>regards - Chirag </p></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div><
/blockquote></div><br>