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Couldn't Start Database and Crsctl Shows Database Status Is Unknown (Doc ID 1935758.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.3 and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Backup Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

SRVCTL cannot STOP or START database on one node.

SQLPLUS can start the database.

[oracle@<hostname>~]$ srvctl start instance -d <DBNAME> -i INTS1
PRCR-1013 : Failed to start resource ora.<DBNAME>.db
PRCR-1064 : Failed to start resource ora.<DBNAME>.db on node <hostname>
CRS-2680: Clean of 'ora.<DBNAME>.db' on '<hostname>' failed
CRS-5802: Unable to start the agent process

crsctl status resource -t
..
ora.<DBNAME>.db
1 ONLINE UNKNOWN <hostname>
2 ONLINE ONLINE rac-node2 Open,Readonly

 

 

 

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