How to Start ASM Instance if it Fails With ORA-01078 (Doc ID 1326491.1)

Last updated on MAY 22, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.0 to 11.2.0.4 [Release 11.2]
Information in this document applies to any platform. *** ***

Starting ASM instance fails with the below errors. One cause for this can be a corrupted ASM spfile.

SQL> startup
ORA-01078: failure in processing system parameters
ORA-29701: unable to connect to Cluster Synchronization Service

Purpose of this document is to reconstruct a valid (s)pfile in order to start ASM instance.

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