Hi I'm trying to test TSPITR on 10.2.0.3 database on Windows XP with an auxilary instance I followed the document from page 8.20 but I got ORA-01041: internal error. hostdef extension doesn't exist error when starting up the auxilary instance the details are below *target instance=* DABAK *auxiliary instance =*DABAKAUX *sqlnet parameters =* SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES = (NTS) *auxiliary instance parameters* *.control_files='D:\ORACLE\ORADATA\DABAKAUX\CONTROL01.CTL','D:\ORACLE\ORADATA\DABAKAUX\CONTROL02.CTL','D:\ORACLE\ORADATA\DABAKAUX\CONTROL03.CTL' *.core_dump_dest='D:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ADMIN\DABAKAUX\CDUMP' *.db_name='dabak' *.db_unique_name='dabakaux' *.remote_login_passwordfile='EXCLUSIVE' *.db_block_size=8192 *.compatible='10.2.0.1.0' *.log_file_name_convert='d:\oracle\oradata\DABAK','d:\oracle\oradata\DABAKAUX' *.local_listener='LISTENER_DABAKAUX' *.log_archive_format='ARC%S_%R.%T' *.nls_language='TURKISH' *.nls_length_semantics='BYTE' *.nls_territory='TURKEY' *.open_cursors=300 *.pga_aggregate_target=100663296 *.processes=150 *.recyclebin='ON' *.resource_manager_plan='' *.session_max_open_files=20 *.sga_target=268435456 *.undo_management='AUTO' *.undo_retention=900 *.undo_tablespace='UNDOTBS1' *.user_dump_dest='D:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ADMIN\DABAKAUX\UDUMP' *.audit_file_dest='D:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ADMIN\DABAKAUX\ADUMP' *.background_dump_dest='D:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ADMIN\DABAKAUX\BDUMP' *when I try to login and startup the error log below occurs* *D:\oracle\product\10.2.0\asm\database>set ORACLE_SID=DABAKAUX D:\oracle\product\10.2.0\asm\database>sqlplus / as sysdba SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.3.0 - Production on Per Au 16 10:14:55 2007 Copyright (c) 1982, 2006, Oracle. All Rights Reserved. Connected to an idle instance. SQL> startup nomount pfile='D:\oracle\product\10.2.0\asm\database\initDABAKAUX.ora'; ORA-24324: service handle not initialized ORA-24323: value not allowed ORA-01041: internal error. hostdef extension doesn't exist* *I tried to delete and recreate the service but nothing has changed what I tried are below* * C:\Documents and Settings\cgundogar>oradim -DELETE -SID DABAKAUX Instance deleted. C:\Documents and Settings\cgundogar>oradim -NEW -SID DABAKAUX -SRVC OracleServiceDABAKAUX -STARTMODE manual -PFILE D:\oracle\product\10.2.0\ asm\database\initDABAKAUX.ora -INTPWD manager Instance created.* *when I look at the alert log sometimes database seems started despite the ORA-01041: error. but I cant connect through RMAN with the command below it still gives ORA-01041* * C:\Documents and Settings\cgundogar>rman target / auxiliary sysuser/manager@DABAKAUX Recovery Manager: Release 10.2.0.3.0 - Production on Per Au 16 10:19:14 2007 Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved. RMAN-00571: =========================================================== RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS =============== RMAN-00571: =========================================================== RMAN-00554: initialization of internal recovery manager package failed RMAN-04005: error from target database: ORA-01041: internal error. hostdef extension doesn't exist* *when I look at udump folder I saw the eror stack below* *Windows thread id: 1708, image: ORACLE.EXE (SHAD) opiino: Attach failed! error=-1 ifvp=00000000* I tried the steps of metalink 252697.1 so it is not the case too. How can I get rid of this error Pages: 1 -- A. Coskan GUNDOGAR Oracle DBA http://coskan.wordpress.com