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ASM 11gR2 Instance Is Unable To Start Due To ASM Spfile Is Missing. (Doc ID 946145.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 30, 2019

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.1 to 11.2.0.4 [Release 11.2]
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

1) On ASM 11gR2 the ASM spfile initialization parameter file is now stored in the first created diskgroup (e.g. DATA).

Example:


2) If for any reason the ASM spfile is missing, you will not be able to start the ASM instance.

Cause

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