When you set the Oracle environment variables did you export them? korn shell version export ORACLE_SID=MYDB HTH -- Mark D Powell -- ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chirag DBA Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 2:41 PM To: Thomas Fox Cc: NEW pop.tiscali.de; t_adolph@xxxxxxxxxxx; Oracle-L Freelists Subject: Re: Multiple Instance issue Both are correct and showing the right things. Set them again, and tried as follows. C:\DOCUME~1\CMAJMU~1>sqlplus /nolog SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on Tue Nov 1 14:24:01 2005 Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved. SQL> conn / as sysdba Connected to an idle instance. SQL> startup ORA-01081: cannot start already-running ORACLE - shut it down first SQL> shutdown abort ORACLE instance shut down. SQL> startup ORACLE instance started. Total System Global Area 105978600 bytes Fixed Size 453352 bytes Variable Size 79691776 bytes Database Buffers 25165824 bytes Redo Buffers 667648 bytes Database mounted. Database opened. SQL> exit Disconnected from Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production With the Partitioning, OLAP and Oracle Data Mining options JServer Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production C:\DOCUME~1\CMAJMU~1>sqlplus /nolog SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on Tue Nov 1 14:24:34 2005 Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved. SQL> conn / as sysdba Connected to an idle instance. I am unable to make out what is going wrong? Regards - Chirag On 11/1/05, Thomas Fox <belvdr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: You'll need to set your ORACLE_HOME as well, because Oracle uses a hash of the ORACLE_HOME and ORACLE_SID to connect. If one or the other is not set, you won't be connecting to the proper instance. You can always check it with: echo %ORACLE_HOME% echo %ORACLE_SID% --- Chirag DBA <chiragdba@xxxxxxxxx > wrote: > As I said it is up and running, Here is the output. > SQL> select * from v$instance; > > INSTANCE_NUMBER INSTANCE_NAME > --------------- ---------------- > HOST_NAME > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > VERSION STARTUP_T STATUS PAR THREAD# ARCHIVE LOG_SWITCH_ > ----------------- --------- ------------ --- ---------- ------- ----------- > LOGINS SHU DATABASE_STATUS INSTANCE_ROLE ACTIVE_ST > ---------- --- ----------------- ------------------ --------- > 1 chirep > WSLVNJTO2775 > 9.2.0.1.0 01-NOV-05 OPEN NO 1 STARTED > ALLOWED NO ACTIVE PRIMARY_INSTANCE NORMAL > > > SQL> > It was fine, and I have not even installed or removed anything which can > cause problem. > Nothing in alert log too. I restarted with right pfile again, still the > same issue. > regards - chirag > > On 11/1/05, NEW pop.tiscali.de <http://pop.tiscali.de> < > adolph.tony@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > What do you get if you run "select * from v$instance" from the 'other' > > window, the one where you know it is already running? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* t_adolph@xxxxxxxxxxx > > *To:* chiragdba@xxxxxxxxx ; Oracle-L Freelists < oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 01, 2005 4:56 PM > > *Subject:* Re: Multiple Instance issue > > > > Are they both running under the same ORACLE_HOME? > > Tony > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Chirag DBA <chiragdba@xxxxxxxxx> > > *To:* Oracle-L Freelists < oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 01, 2005 4:43 PM > > *Subject:* Multiple Instance issue > > > > I am running multiple instances on test machine, Windows, 9ir2. > > Both have SGA of 100m and machine memory is 512 mb. > > I am getting the following error. > > > > C:\DOCUME~1\CMAJMU~1>set ORACLE_SID=chirep > > > > C:\DOCUME~1\CMAJMU~1>sqlplus /nolog > > > > SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on Tue Nov 1 10:39:26 2005 > > > > Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved. > > > > SQL> conn / as sysdba > > Connected to an idle instance. > > > > But the same instance is up and running in another windows, but in any new > > window I am opening, this particular is instance is showing as > > > > Connected to Idle Instance. > > > > Can anyone tell me what could have gone wrong here? It was working fine > > and I have not done any other installation in recent past. > > > > Nothing is showing in Alert log files too, as the same instance is running > > in other window. > > > > regards - Chirag > > > > > __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com