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FLEXASM: ASMCMD Connected to an idle instance. (Doc ID 2073592.1)

Last updated on MARCH 29, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 12.1.0.1 to 12.1.0.2 [Release 12.1]
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

 ASM Instance is up and running , but ASMCMD shows Connected to an idle instance.

 

[oragrid@node1flex ~]$ ps -aef|grep pmon
oragrid 897 1 0 Nov02 ? 00:00:06 asm_pmon_+ASM1

[oragrid@node1flex ~]$ asmcmd -p
Connected to an idle instance.
ASMCMD [+] > lsdg
ASMCMD-8102: no connection to Oracle ASM; command requires Oracle ASM to run

Troubleshooting Steps

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