Oracle 11g database instance is not coming up

Question

Hi,
I have installed Oracle DB 11g(11.2.0) on windows 2003 server.
everythig was running fine. Later according to my product requirement i turned ON the archive log and started running my product services which was creating more records to the database. During the process Database instance has gone down and its not coming up.
i had set the following parameter to trun on the archive log.
ALTER SYSTEM SET DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST = 'C:\app\user\flash_recovery_area\BOOKTST';
ALTER SYSTEM SET DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST_SIZE = 2G;
ALTER SYSTEM SWITCH LOGFILE;
Please help me to solve this problem, oracle DB services and tnslistener are running successfully but the database instance is not coming up.
Thanks
Krishna

Answer 1

Hi,
probably archive log is causing the problem but i am new to archive log so not able to solve this.
Here are the content of alert_orcl.log file:
ARC1: Becoming the heartbeat ARCH
Errors in file c:\app\user\diag\rdbms\orcl\orcl\trace\orcl_ora_3104.trc:
ORA-19815: WARNING: db_recovery_file_dest_size of 2147483648 bytes is 100.00% used, and has 0 remaining bytes available.
Errors in file c:\app\user\diag\rdbms\orcl\orcl\trace\orcl_arc2_2124.trc:
ORA-19815: WARNING: db_recovery_file_dest_size of 2147483648 bytes is 100.00% used, and has 0 remaining bytes available.
You have following choices to free up space from recovery area:
1. Consider changing RMAN RETENTION POLICY. If you are using Data Guard,
You have following choices to free up space from recovery area:
then consider changing RMAN ARCHIVELOG DELETION POLICY.
1. Consider changing RMAN RETENTION POLICY. If you are using Data Guard,
2. Back up files to tertiary device such as tape using RMAN
then consider changing RMAN ARCHIVELOG DELETION POLICY.
BACKUP RECOVERY AREA command.
2. Back up files to tertiary device such as tape using RMAN
3. Add disk space and increase db_recovery_file_dest_size parameter to
BACKUP RECOVERY AREA command.
reflect the new space.
3. Add disk space and increase db_recovery_file_dest_size parameter to
4. Delete unnecessary files using RMAN DELETE command. If an operating
reflect the new space.
system command was used to delete files, then use RMAN CROSSCHECK and
4. Delete unnecessary files using RMAN DELETE command. If an operating
DELETE EXPIRED commands.
system command was used to delete files, then use RMAN CROSSCHECK and
DELETE EXPIRED commands.
Errors in file c:\app\user\diag\rdbms\orcl\orcl\trace\orcl_ora_3104.trc:
ORA-19809: limit exceeded for recovery files
ORA-19804: cannot reclaim 47122432 bytes disk space from 2147483648 limit
ARCH: Error 19809 Creating archive log file to 'C:\APP\USER\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\BOOKTST\ORCL\ARCHIVELOG\2011_04_19\O1_MF_1_737_%U_.ARC'
Errors in file c:\app\user\diag\rdbms\orcl\orcl\trace\orcl_ora_3104.trc:
ORA-16038: log 2 sequence# 737 cannot be archived
ORA-19809: limit exceeded for recovery files
ORA-00312: online log 2 thread 1: 'C:\APP\USER\ORADATA\ORCL\REDO02.LOG'
Errors in file c:\app\user\diag\rdbms\orcl\orcl\trace\orcl_arc2_2124.trc:
ORA-19809: limit exceeded for recovery files
ORA-19804: cannot reclaim 48109056 bytes disk space from 2147483648 limit
ARC2: Error 19809 Creating archive log file to 'C:\APP\USER\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\BOOKTST\ORCL\ARCHIVELOG\2011_04_19\O1_MF_1_739_%U_.ARC'
USER (ospid: 3104): terminating the instance due to error 16038
Tue Apr 19 13:14:28 2011
ARC3 started with pid=23, OS id=3748
Instance terminated by USER, pid = 3104
Thanks
Krishna