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Getting ORA-443 during a "startup nomount" when Creating a Database (Doc ID 165932.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 01, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 8.1.7.0 to 9.0.1.5 [Release 8.1.7 to 9.0.1]
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
HP OpenVMS Alpha

Symptoms

Problem Description
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You are attempting to create a new database using ORACLEINS and get the following error:

SVRMGR> connect internal as sysdba
Connected.
SVRMGR> startup nomount
ORA-00443: background process "PMON" did not start

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Cause

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