Thanks John, Randy, folks for the support Point (6) below got resolved by RE-starting the CRS. 6) Thereafter startup of RAC using srvctl start instance -d PNB70MB -i "PNB70MB2" terminating After MOUNT at "SMON: enabling cache recovery". Thus Rollback Tablespace is not brought up & Database OPEN is NOT fully Completed. 2 corresponding .trc files are dumped with time stamp greater that alert_PNB70MB2.log in such a case. Still seek advice still on how to approach the 100 % sys usage issue. NOTE - 100 % sys is observed only when doing the respective Application transaction Run on a 3 node RAC & is NOT observed when running on NON-RAC Database having identical data . Cheers ________________________________________ From: John Hallas [john.hallas@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 4:33 PM To: VIVEK_SHARMA; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: RAC instance bring up Terminating after "SMON: enabling cache recovery" .... Help Al I can think of is to stop the problematic instance using srvctl with -o option (abort) and restart the instance again using srvctl The next option would be to stop the database using srvctl stop database -d PNB70MB -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of VIVEK_SHARMA Sent: 11 January 2008 09:25 To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RAC instance bring up Terminating after "SMON: enabling cache recovery" .... Help Folks In a Benchmark Setup:- STEPS 1) CPUs increased to 80 from from 24 on 1 of the RAC Nodes. CPUs increased to 30 from 24 on 2 Other Nodes. 2) 3 RAC instances brought up normally. The 3 RAC Nodes are normal. 3) On initiating a Benchmark Application Transaction Run, % sys became 100 only on 1 Node containing 80 CPUs. (On the Other 2 Nodes normal - % sys is normal). % sys going to 100 % seems to be an O.S. Bug. 4) RAC Instance brought down manually using "sqlplus / as sysdba" -> "shutdown immediate" on the node showing 100 % sys usage 5) % sys immediately became normal after instance shutdown & continues to be normal now. 6) Thereafter startup of RAC using srvctl start instance -d PNB70MB -i "PNB70MB2" terminating After MOUNT at "SMON: enabling cache recovery". Thus Rollback Tablespace is not brought up & Database OPEN is NOT fully Completed. 2 corresponding .trc files are dumped with time stamp greater that alert_PNB70MB2.log in such a case. 7) However Manual startup of the respective RAC instance using "sqlplus / as sysdba" -> "startup" is completing FULLY **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS*** -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l