ORA-01503: CREATE CONTROLFILE failed

Question

Hello.
I'm trying to install an ORACLE EBS 11i on an Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 5 Media Pack v1 for x86 (32 bit) from stage.
The process is going great until the "Creating the database controlfile..." step. It crashes there.
I've looked in the log file and this is what I can find:
ORACLE_HOME : /u01/oracle/visdb/9.2.0
ORACLE_SID : VIS
TWO_TASK :
PATH : /u01/oracle/visdb/9.2.0/Apache/perl/bin:/u01/oracle/visdb/9.2.0/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/u01/oracle/visdb/9.2.0/jre/1.4.2/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin:/u01/Stage11i/startCD/Disk1
/rapidwiz/unzip/Linux:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/lib/qt-3.3/bin:/usr/kerberos/sbin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/root/bin
LD_LIBRARY_PATH : /u01/oracle/visdb/9.2.0/lib:/usr/X11R6/lib:/usr/openwin/lib:/u01/oracle/visdb/9.2.0/ctx/lib
Executable : /u01/oracle/visdb/9.2.0/bin/sqlplus
The log information will be written to
/u01/oracle/visdb/9.2.0/appsutil/log/VIS_ebs/adcrdb_VIS.txt
Creating the control file for VIS_ebs database ...
SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.5.0 - Production on Wed Feb 23 17:28:54 2011
Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Connected to an idle instance.
ORACLE instance shut down.
Connected to an idle instance.
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 581506616 bytes
Fixed Size 452152 bytes
Variable Size 402653184 bytes
Database Buffers 167772160 bytes
Redo Buffers 10629120 bytes
CREATE CONTROLFILE REUSE SET DATABASE "VIS"
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-01503: CREATE CONTROLFILE failed
ORA-01565: error in identifying file '/u01/oracle/visdata/tx_data11.dbf'
ORA-27046: file size is not a multiple of logical block size
Additional information: 1
alter database open resetlogs
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-01507: database not mounted
alter tablespace TEMP add tempfile '/u01/oracle/visdata/tmp1.dbf' REUSE
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-01109: database not open
ALTER DATABASE RENAME GLOBAL_NAME TO "VIS.gdmelectronics.com"
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-01109: database not open
ORA-01507: database not mounted
ORACLE instance shut down.
Connected to an idle instance.
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 581506616 bytes
Fixed Size 452152 bytes
Variable Size 402653184 bytes
Database Buffers 167772160 bytes
Redo Buffers 10629120 bytes
ORA-00205: error in identifying controlfile, check alert log for more info
BEGIN dbms_backup_restore.zeroDbid(0); END;
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00210: cannot open the specified controlfile
ORA-06512: at "SYS.X$DBMS_BACKUP_RESTORE", line 3284
ORA-06512: at line 1
ORACLE instance shut down.
Connected to an idle instance.
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 581506616 bytes
Fixed Size 452152 bytes
Variable Size 402653184 bytes
Database Buffers 167772160 bytes
Redo Buffers 10629120 bytes
CREATE CONTROLFILE REUSE SET DATABASE "VIS"
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-01503: CREATE CONTROLFILE failed
ORA-01565: error in identifying file '/u01/oracle/visdata/tx_data11.dbf'
ORA-27046: file size is not a multiple of logical block size
Additional information: 1
alter database open resetlogs
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-01507: database not mounted
alter tablespace TEMP add tempfile '/u01/oracle/visdata/tmp1.dbf' REUSE
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-01109: database not open
Is there something I'm doing wrong ?
How do I create a new control file and use it ?
I don't know if I gave needed information. If you need more details, please ask and I will try to provide them.
Thank you and regards,
Sorin Miroiu

Answer 1

Hi schavali.
Thanks for the quick reply.
I've checked and that file doesn't exists.
[root@ebs ~]# ls /u01/oracle/visdata/
apps_ts_tx_interface.dbf media1.dbf owa1.dbf summary2.dbf sys4.dbf tx_data1.dbf tx_data8.dbf tx_idx4.dbf undo02.dbf
archive1.dbf media2.dbf portal.dbf summary3.dbf sys5.dbf tx_data2.dbf tx_data9.dbf tx_idx5.dbf undo03.dbf
archive2.dbf media3.dbf queues1.dbf summary4.dbf sys6.dbf tx_data3.dbf tx_idx10.dbf tx_idx6.dbf undo04.dbf
ctx1.dbf mobile01.dbf queues2.dbf summary5.dbf sys7.dbf tx_data4.dbf tx_idx11.dbf tx_idx7.dbf
log1.dbf nologging1.dbf reference1.dbf sys1.dbf tmp1.dbf tx_data5.dbf tx_idx1.dbf tx_idx8.dbf
log2.dbf odm.dbf reference2.dbf sys2.dbf tx_data10.dbf tx_data6.dbf tx_idx2.dbf tx_idx9.dbf
log3.dbf olap.dbf summary1.dbf sys3.dbf tx_data11.dbf tx_data7.dbf tx_idx3.dbf undo01.dbf
For some reason it stops at tx_data9.dbf.
I will try to start the install all over again and comeback with feedback.
I think I will redo the DB stage as well.
Regards,
Sorin Miroiu