Re: Oracle 8i on W2k Service Starting

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 18:38:45 +0200
Message-ID: <ti4k4k1lbake8e@beta-news.demon.nl>

"Paul Tatam" <paul.tatam_at_basingstoke.dot.gov.dot.uk> wrote in message news:3b2249c6_2_at_nnrp1.news.uk.psi.net...
> I have installed Oracle 816 on a Windows 2000 Server (SP2), I can create a
> database ok, however when the server is reloaded the Oracle service for
the
> database goes into a state of 'Starting', and it never starts. At this
> point I can use sqlplus to call 'startup open', and the database is then
> available to the users, however the service will still show starting.
>
> I have a few goes at re-installing oracle and recreating the database but
> get the same result each time.
>
> Any help much appreciated.
>
> Paul Tatam
>
>
>

Please check the Oracle alert<sid>. log (which is located in the directory pointed to by the background_dump_dest parameter) and/or the W2K eventlog. The former file will at least tell you if and how far the boot got.

Hth,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA Received on Sat Jun 09 2001 - 11:38:45 CDT