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How to start up the ASM instance when the spfile is misconstrued or lost ? (Doc ID 1313657.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 06, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.1 to 11.2.0.4 [Release 11.2]
Information in this document applies to any platform.
The CRS and the ASM instance can not start because the spfile is misconstrued or lost


Symptoms

CRS and the ASM instance can not start up because the spfile is misconstrued or lost

- Starting  ASM instance fails with error:

SQL> startup;
ORA-00099: warning: no parameter file specified for ASM instance
ORA-00304: requested INSTANCE_NUMBER is busy

- Starting up the CRS services fails with error

# crsctl start crs
CRS-4640: Oracle High Availability Services is already active
CRS-4000: Command Start failed, or completed with errors

- Checked the GPnP profile and found that  it referred  to an spfile which did not exist in the ASM (or shared storage)


Changes

 

Cause

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