As ASM is up have you checkd that '+FRONT_INDEX/fyac/controlfile/current.256.708705589' is there? Pete On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 2:56 PM, <troach@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I haven't installed this version yet but I would suspect the storage disks. > Are they available? Are the permissions correct etc? > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > ------------------------------ > *From: *thierry gascard <tgascard@xxxxxxxxx> > *Date: *Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:47:31 +0100 > *To: *<Oracle-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *Subject: *Database can' t connect with ASM in 11GR2 > > I try ton install grid infrastructure 11gR2 in 4 nodes with single instance > for cold failover. > Oracle Database can't connect to ASM+3 in one node. > > export ORACLE_SID=.. > SQL> startup pfile=init.ora > ORA-00205: error in identifying control file, check alert log for more info > --impossible to read controfile in asm > > vi alertSID.log > ASMB started with pid=23, OS id=19002 > ORA-00210: cannot open the specified control file > ORA-00202: control file: > '+FRONT_INDEX/fyac/controlfile/current.256.708705589' > ORA-17503: ksfdopn:2 Failed to open file > +FRONT_INDEX/fyac/controlfile/current.256.708705589 > ORA-15001: diskgroup "FRONT_INDEX" does not exist or is not mounted > ORA-15055: unable to connect to ASM instance > ORA-01034: ORACLE not available > ORA-27123: unable to attach to shared memory segment > Linux-x86_64 Error: 13: Permission denied > Additional information: 32768 > Additional information: 10 > > [grid@dbfront41 ~] /usr/sbin/oracleasm listdisks -- OK > > [grid@dbfront41 ~]$ srvctl status asm -n dbfront41 > ASM is running on dbfront41 > > [grid@dbfront41 ~] > > SQL> select name, STATE > 2 from V$ASM_DISKGROUP; > > NAME STATE > ------------------------------ ----------- > YAC_DATA MOUNTED > BACKUP_BDD MOUNTED > CRS_GRP MOUNTED > FRONT_DATA MOUNTED > FRONT_INDEX MOUNTED > YAC_INDEX MOUNTED > > Why, i have 'nt this problem in other nodes ?. > > > Thank you for any help. > > Thierry. > > > > > -- Regards Pete