BACKGROUND_DUMP_DEST

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Hi
I have a problem, I work on Oracle 7.3.4 over AIX 4.3 and a IBM G40 Server, the point is, that I wish to startup another database in another server newer than this I already have, well I wolud like to know if I can and HOW create a copy of the parameter file from the older database and edit it to create the new one on the another server, caused i tried to startup oracle and a new isntance i create and send me the:
ORA-09922: Can't spawn process - background log directory not created properly.
REALLY HOPE CAN HELP ME, THANKS
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BalVe

Answer 1

If you want to create a copy from the init.ora file from the source server, just copy it to the target server. I don't see any problem with that.
Now you want to start your instance on the second server and an error shows up. Well then:
# Make sure your init.ora file is on the default init.ora search path ($ORACLE_HOME/dbs/init$ORACLE_SID.ora) or explicitly refer to the path and name where it is at the time of startup (svrmgrl> startup pfile=path/name)
# Make sure all the paths declared inside this file, not only the background dump dest, exist on the target host and are readable/writable by the oracle user.
Are you willing to create or to clone your database at the target host? Cloning means you'll perform a full copy / full restore of the database structure at the target host.
Make sure initially all datafiles are present and within the original path as they have from the origin server.
If you are creating from zero, make sure the create script is consistent with the paths you actually have at the target.
Madrid.