Re: Autostarting databases

Bob,

ORADIM is not to be relied on to properly setup the registry.

Check the ORACLE_SID value in HKLM/Software/Oracle/HOMEn directories to make sure that it is there and set properly.

See Note 136214.1 on MetaLink, it has details on setting up the auto startup/shutdown parameters.

Jared

On Wednesday 13 November 2002 07:18, Bob Metelsky wrote:
> All
> Ive finally returned to my desk from the server room/user
> desktop trenches ;-)
> with hopefully some time to pose this autostarting problem to the list.
>
> I have about 12 oracle database(services) running on windows 2k server,
> I believe by starting the service should start the instance and stopping
> the service should shutdown the database.
> This not happening on the server, so the databases are not starting up
> automatically. I have to force start then using a batch file as such
>
> svrmgrl.exe command='@C:\db_startup\initdb8i.sql'
> C:\sleep 3
> ...
>
> <initdb8i.sql>
> connect internal/pw_at_db8i
> startup pfile=R:\OR_8I\ADMIN\DB8I\pfile\init.ora
> exit
>
> I have tried to delete the service via oradim and recreating but doing
> that does not affect the auto starting problem. Here is an example of my
> use of oradim
>
> F:\ORA817\bin\ORADIM -delete -SID db8i
>
> F:\ORA817\bin\ORADIM -NEW -SID db8i -INTPWD pw -STARTMODE auto -PFILE
> R:\OR_8I\ADMIN\DB8I\pfile\init.ora -SHUTMODE i -SHUTTYPE srvc,inst
> -TIMEOUT 60
>
> One other issue is once I delete the service and create a new service,
> then try to delete again. win2k informs me "the service is currently
> marked for deletion" so you cant do anything else with the instance, a
> reboot to clear the marked service is necessary.
>
> I've checked the registry entries in the oracle home and it corresponds
> exactly to what is specified in the oradim statement and the path to the
> oracle.exe in the service is correct.
>
> Overall history: this server was NT 40, now "upgraded" to win2k server
> this server has oracle 7.3.4, 8.0.5, 8.1.6, 8.1.7.3
> currently the default home is set to 8.1.7
>
> The server is running aproc 12 8.1.6 instances and 10 8.1.7 databases
> I have tried to
> 1. delete and recreate the sid using oradim
> 2. "migrating" an 8.1.6 to 8.1.7 using the migration wizard
> 3. Building a new database using 8.1.7
>
> None of the databases will auto start!
>
> I have win2k pro with 8.1.6 on my machine and stopping and starting the
> service starts and stops the database....
>
> Any suggestions for getting my db's to start upon boot up. I have
> deleted the service with oradim then recreated, as above then rebooted
> and the db does not start. This whole problem started whn the server was
> "upgraded" to win2k server.
>
> thanks
> bob

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