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ORA-01033 is Thrown When Connecting to the Database Via Scan Listener (Doc ID 1446132.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 18, 2025

Applies to:

Oracle Net Services - Version 11.2.0.1 to 12.2.0.1 [Release 11.2 to 12.2]
Gen 2 Exadata Cloud at Customer - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Exadata Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 19.4.0.0.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Connections to the RAC database instance via listener fails with following error:

ORA-01033: ORACLE initialization or shutdown in progress
The instance is up and running.
The issue is reported only when SCAN name is used in the TNS entry in tnsnames.ora.

Cause

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Symptoms
Cause
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