Not able to start the oracle database with ASM

Question

HI all,
WE are using oracle10.2.0.1 on OEL5.
I have mounted ASM but when i try to start the oracle database, it is asking "db is already started shut it down first"
[root@localhost ~]# /etc/init.d/oracleasm listdisks
VOL1
VOL2
[root@localhost ~]#
[root@localhost ~]# su - oracle
-bash-3.2$ sqlplus /nolog
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Mon May 31 02:12:06 2010
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
SQL> shutdown
ORA-01012: not logged on
SQL> startp mount
SP2-0734: unknown command beginning "startp mou..." - rest of line ignored.
SQL> conn / as sysdba
Connected.
SQL> shutdown
ASM diskgroups dismounted
ASM instance shutdown
SQL> startup mount
ASM instance started
Total System Global Area  130023424 bytes
Fixed Size                  2019032 bytes
Variable Size             102838568 bytes
ASM Cache                  25165824 bytes
ASM diskgroups mounted
SQL> exit
Disconnected from Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options
-bash-3.2$ export ORACLE_SID=dbtest
-bash-3.2$ sqlplus /nolog
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Mon May 31 02:13:30 2010
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
SQL> exit
-bash-3.2$ cd /u01/app/oracle/admin/dbtest/pfile/
-bash-3.2$ ls -l
total 8
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 2442 May 27 23:07 init.ora.427201023913
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle oinstall 1406 May 31 01:44 sqlnet.log
-bash-3.2$ pwd
/u01/app/oracle/admin/dbtest/pfile
-bash-3.2$ sqlplus /nolog
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Mon May 31 02:14:00 2010
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
SQL> exit
-bash-3.2$ sqlplus "/as sysdba"
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Mon May 31 02:14:09 2010
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
Connected to:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options
SQL> startup pfile="/u01/app/oracle/admin/dbtest/pfile/init.ora.427201023913';
ORA-01081: cannot start already-running ORACLE - shut it down first
SQL>
-bash-3.2$ ps -ef|grep ora
root      5501  5483  0 00:32 ?        00:00:00 hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/hdc
root      6333     1  0 00:32 ?        00:00:00 /bin/su -l oracle -c sh -c 'cd /u01/app/oracle/product/10.1.0/db_1/log/localhost/cssd;  ulimit -c unlimited; exec /u01/app/oracle/product/10.1.0/db_1/bin/ocssd '
oracle    6527  6333  0 00:33 ?        00:00:00 /u01/app/oracle/product/10.1.0/db_1/bin/ocssd.bin
oracle    6849     1  0 00:49 ?        00:00:00 /u01/app/oracle/product/10.1.0/db_1/bin/tnslsnr LISTENER -inherit
root      7637  7617  0 01:53 pts/2    00:00:00 su - oracle
oracle    7638  7637  0 01:53 pts/2    00:00:00 -bash
root      7751  6763  0 02:11 pts/1    00:00:00 su - oracle
oracle    7752  7751  0 02:11 pts/1    00:00:00 -bash
oracle    7773     1  0 02:12 ?        00:00:00 oracledbtest (DESCRIPTION=(LOCAL=YES)(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=beq)))
oracle    7777     1  0 02:13 ?        00:00:00 asm_pmon_dbtest
oracle    7779     1  0 02:13 ?        00:00:00 asm_psp0_dbtest
oracle    7781     1  0 02:13 ?        00:00:00 asm_mman_dbtest
oracle    7783     1  0 02:13 ?        00:00:00 asm_dbw0_dbtest
oracle    7785     1  0 02:13 ?        00:00:00 asm_lgwr_dbtest
oracle    7787     1  0 02:13 ?        00:00:00 asm_ckpt_dbtest
oracle    7789     1  0 02:13 ?        00:00:00 asm_smon_dbtest
oracle    7791     1  0 02:13 ?        00:00:00 asm_rbal_dbtest
oracle    7793     1  0 02:13 ?        00:00:00 asm_gmon_dbtest
oracle    7805  7752  0 02:15 pts/1    00:00:00 ps -ef
oracle    7806  7752  0 02:15 pts/1    00:00:00 grep ora
-bash-3.2$
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so anybody can help me how to start the oracle database....                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Answer 1

-bash-3.2$ sqlplus "/as sysdba"
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Mon May 31 02:26:11 2010
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
Connected to:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options
SQL> show parameter instance
NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
active_instance_count                integer
cluster_database_instances           integer     1
instance_groups                      string
instance_name                        string      dbtest
instance_number                      integer     0
instance_type                        string      asm
open_links_per_instance              integer     4
parallel_instance_group              string
parallel_server_instances            integer     1
SQL>
-bash-3.2$ sqlplus "/as sysdba"
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Mon May 31 02:26:11 2010
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
Connected to:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options
SQL> show paramete instance_name
SP2-0158: unknown SHOW option "paramete"
instance "local"
SP2-0158: unknown SHOW option "_name"
SQL> show parameter instance
NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
active_instance_count                integer
cluster_database_instances           integer     1
instance_groups                      string
instance_name                        string      dbtest
instance_number                      integer     0
instance_type                        string      asm
open_links_per_instance              integer     4
parallel_instance_group              string
parallel_server_instances            integer     1
SQL>
-bash-3.2$ ps -ef|grep pmon
oracle    7777     1  0 02:13 ?        00:00:00 asm_pmon_dbtest
oracle    7851  7752  0 02:32 pts/1    00:00:00 grep pmon
-bash-3.2$
-bash-3.2$