Creating database using DBCA stuck at 85% for about 7minutes~

when i create DB using DBCA , it stuck in 85% for a long time ,and the a waring appears
it says :
EM configuration failed due to the following error
-error starting database control
refer to the log file at emConfig.log for more details
so i checked the log file,and i find this:
Mar 10, 2009 5:02:50 AM oracle.sysman.emcp.util.PlatformInterface executeCommand
CONFIG: Starting execution: /u01/app/oracle/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1/bin/emctl start dbconsole
Mar 10, 2009 5:09:56 AM oracle.sysman.emcp.util.PlatformInterface executeCommand
CONFIG: Exit value of 1
Mar 10, 2009 5:09:56 AM oracle.sysman.emcp.util.PlatformInterface executeCommand
CONFIG: TZ set to US/Eastern
Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Database Control Release 10.2.0.1.0
Copyright (c) 1996, 2005 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
http://myoracle.localhost.com:1158/em/console/aboutApplication
Starting Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Database Control ............................................................................
................. failed.
starting emctl dbconsole takes about 7 minutes. and it still failed
some guy say it might a bug ,and can fix it using a patch.
in order to use the patch wizard ,i must login to the em. but i cant open it. and also , i dont have metalink account.
also ,there is another error , when i use emctl start dbconsole ,
it says an instance fo oem 10g Database Control is already running
then i use emctl status dbconsole
but it says EM daemon is not running .
my os is RHEL 5.3
and oracle version is Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.1.0) for Linux x86
so i was totally confused....
so ~ if possible give me a reply~ really appreciate~

hello,
You can just create database without EM dbconsole and later you can create EM repository manually. Now if you have already configured it and you don't want to repeat the process then you can do this
To Create
$ emca -config dbcontrol db -repos create
To drop
$ emca -deconfig dbcontrol db -repos drop
To recreate
$ emca -config dbcontrol db -repos recreateRegards
Edited by: OrionNet on Mar 12, 2009 9:48 AM

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Cloning a 10g Database using DBCA and templates

I have created a template from a 10G database (structure and data) and want to use this template and data to create a clone of the database on another server using the DBCA on the standby server. Where does DBCA ask for the names of the templates of my clone database? It seems to only have templates for its pre-existing databases (wharehouse, general purpose, custom, etc.).

Thanks. I figured this out on my own and seems work fine. My problem is I am connected over a Window network domain and the transfer speed is very slow. I finally had to kill the job and manually move the critical control, init, redo, and data files that DBCA missed. I also had to use the DBCA again to create the EM DBconsole server as well as copy over the, initPROD.ora file as well as the tnsnames.ora, listener.ora and sqlnet.ora files over to the $ORACLE_HOME/Network/Admin directory. SPFILE was create using create spfile command, I had to perform a recover database once in the initial startup of the database clone.
If I do this operation again I will move datafiles and DBCA template components from the server to a USB SCCI Drive connected locally to the source server then connect this remote disk to the target server rather than transfer files over a domain network.
Any other tips that anyone can over on cloning a database using DBCA in 10G please let me know any things to avoid, traps, bugs, best practices would be greatly appreciated.
RR.

How to create database using shell script

hai
how to create database using shell script

The documentation details the steps to create a database manually. Another option is to use DBCA to create the scripts. DBCA will give you a complete set of scripts that will create a database.
http://download-east.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14231/create.htm#sthref220

Creating database using DBCA stuck at 85% for about 7minutes~

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