Owner's Manual

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NETCA
• PROBLEM: NETCA fails, resulting in database creation errors.
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CAUSE: The public network, hostname, or virtual IP is not listed in the
/etc/hosts.equiv file.
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RESOLUTION: Before launching netca , ensure that a hostname is
assigned to the public network and that the public and virtual IP
addresses are listed in the
/etc/hosts.equiv file.
•
PROBLEM: NETCA cannot configure remote nodes or a RAW device
validation error occurs while running DBCA.
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CAUSE: The /etc/hosts.equiv file either does not exist or does not include
the assigned public or virtual IP addresses.
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RESOLUTION: Verify that the /etc/hosts.equiv file on each node
contains the correct public and virtual IP address. Try to
rsh to other
public names and VIP addresses as the user
oracle .
CRS
• PROBLEM: Frequent session open/close messages in /var/log/messages
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CAUSE: The cause of this problem has been identified and verified in an
unpublished Oracle Bug 5679560. See the Oracle Metalink website at
www.metalink.oracle.com .
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RESOLUTION: Apply Patch 5679560 available on the Oracle Metalink
website at
www.metalink.oracle.com .
•
PROBLEM: CRS gives up prematurely when trying to start.
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CAUSE: Oracle bug 4698419. See the Oracle Metalink website at
www.metalink.oracle.com .
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RESOLUTION: Apply patch 4698419 available on the Oracle Metalink
website at
www.metalink.oracle.com .
•
PROBLEM: The Oracle Clusterware installation procedure fails.
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CAUSE: EMC
®
PowerPath
®
device names are not uniform across
the nodes.
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RESOLUTION: Before you install Oracle Clusterware, restart PowerPath
and ensure that the PowerPath device names are uniform across
the nodes.