Matt, So the first question still applies. Do the two machines have the same timestamp? Wolfgang & I are guessing that they do not match. Tom Mercadante Oracle Certified Professional -----Original Message----- From: Adams, Matthew (GE Consumer & Industrial) [mailto:MATT.ADAMS@xxxxxx] Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 1:58 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: alert log entries not sequential Sorry, I should have explained a little better. This is a veritas cluster (non-RAC/OPS) on solaris 8 with oracle 8.1.7.4 that failed over from one node to another because the network=20 connectivity between the two nodes failed. Multiple times. ---- Matt Adams - GE Appliances - matt.adams@xxxxxxxxxxx If C gives you engouth rope to hang yourself, then C++ gives you enough rope to hang yourself, your dog, your co-workers, and everyone in your neighborhood. -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mercadante, Thomas F Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 1:53 PM To: 'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: RE: alert log entries not sequential That's what I was thinking of, but I was not sure if Matt's thread was dealing with RAC (two servers) or not. Tom Mercadante Oracle Certified Professional -----Original Message----- From: Wolfgang Breitling [mailto:breitliw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]=20 Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 1:42 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Adams, Matthew (GE Consumer & Industrial) Subject: Re: alert log entries not sequential Are the clocks on the two servers in sync? Quoting "Adams, Matthew (GE Consumer & Industrial)" <MATT.ADAMS@xxxxxx>: > Database opened normally at 2:15:25 > Entries show a shutdown abort at 2:32:14, when the veritas cluster=20 >failed over to the other node, but a few lines later, it's reported=20 >tablespaces were put into backup mode at 2:18:15 =20 > Anybody know what might account for this fact? --=20 regards Wolfgang Breitling Oracle 7,8,8i,9i OCP DBA Centrex Consulting Corporation www.centrexcc.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------