Error starting listener on single node in RAC..Error listening on: (DESCRIP

Question

LSNRCTL> start LISTENER_CORPNG04
Starting /ora00/app/oracle/product/11/db1/bin/tnslsnr: please wait...
TNSLSNR for HPUX: Version 11.1.0.7.0 - Production
System parameter file is /ora00/app/oracle/product/11/db1/network/admin/listener.ora
Error listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=vir_corpng04)(PORT=1521)(IP=FIRST)))
TNS-12545: Connect failed because target host or object does not exist
TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
TNS-00515: Connect failed because target host or object does not exist
HPUX Error: 227: Can't assign requested address
Listener failed to start. See the error message(s) above...
LSNRCTL>
Plz help its production system
Thanks in Advance
Gagan

Answer 1

Hello,s
First of all, check the status of all resources by using crs_stat -t
Check if your VIP resource is indeed up and running on the node where you want to start the listener. As listener is depending upon this VIP address, it is needed to be up on the node where listener is configured. If this is the case then relocate the vip back to the system by using either of the following commands
1. crs_relocate <vip_resource_name>
OR
2. srvctl start nodeapps -n <hostname>
listener should be automatically up once crs relocates back the vip to the system.
If vip is already running fine on the system then check for your listener configuration as you check in normal systems.
Lalit Verma
[http://sites.google.com/site/racinsights1]