This is Windows Mark. and I am setting them like set ORACLE_SID=chirep set ORACLE_HOME=C:\Oracle\Ora92 I am trying to change the registery with the default DB name, if that can help me. Seems like this environment is screwed up. regards - Chirag On 11/1/05, Powell, Mark D <mark.powell@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > 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 <http://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$instance; > > > > > > INSTANCE_NUMBER INSTANCE_NAME > > > --------------- ---------------- > > > HOST_NAME > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > VERSION STARTUP_T STATUS PAR THREAD# ARCHIVE LOG_SWITCH_ > > > ----------------- --------- ------------ --- ---------- ------- > > ----------- > > > LOGINS SHU DATABASE_STATUS INSTANCE_ROLE ACTIVE_ST > > > ---------- --- ----------------- ------------------ --------- > > > 1 chirep > > > WSLVNJTO2775 > > > 9.2.0.1.0 01-NOV-05 OPEN NO 1 STARTED > > > ALLOWED NO ACTIVE PRIMARY_INSTANCE NORMAL > > > > > > > > > SQL> > > > It was fine, and I have not even installed or removed anything which > > can > > > cause problem. > > > Nothing in alert log too. I restarted with right pfile again, still > > the > > > same issue. > > > regards - chirag > > > > > > On 11/1/05, NEW pop.tiscali.de <http://pop.tiscali.de/> < > > http://pop.tiscali.de> < > > > adolph.tony@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > What do you get if you run "select * from v$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> > > > > *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 > > > >