Oracle 8.0.5.1 on Linux/critical error

Question

Hello!
My Oracle database (running under Linux) terminated by itself and
doesn't like
to start anymore.
When starting, I get the following error:
------>
Oracle Server Manager Release 3.0.5.0.0 - Production
(c) Copyright 1997, Oracle Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Oracle8 Enterprise Edition Release 8.0.5.1.0 - Production
With the Partitioning and Objects options
PL/SQL Release 8.0.5.1.0 - Production
SVRMGR> Connected.
SVRMGR> ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 4853008 bytes
Fixed Size 48400 bytes
Variable Size 4321280 bytes
Database Buffers 409600 bytes
Redo Buffers 73728 bytes
Database mounted.
ORA-00470: LGWR process terminated with error
<-------
In alert_orca.log I find:
------->
PMON started with pid=2
DBW0 started with pid=3
LGWR started with pid=4
CKPT started with pid=5
SMON started with pid=6
RECO started with pid=7
Fri Jul 2 12:03:40 1999
starting up 1 shared server(s) ...
starting up 1 dispatcher(s) for network protocol
'(ADDRESS=(PARTIAL=YES)(PROTOCO
Fri Jul 2 12:03:40 1999
alter database mount
Fri Jul 2 12:03:44 1999
Successful mount of redo thread 1, with mount id 338893408.
Fri Jul 2 12:03:44 1999
Database mounted in Exclusive Mode.
Completed: alter database mount
Fri Jul 2 12:03:44 1999
alter database open
Fri Jul 2 12:03:44 1999
Rolling back half complete log switch of thread 1
Fri Jul 2 12:03:44 1999
Errors in file
/opt/oracle/app/oracle/admin/orca/bdump/lgwr_orca_2545.trc:
ORA-07445: exception encountered: core dump [11] [43] [] [] [] []
Fri Jul 2 12:03:48 1999
ORA-470 signalled during: alter database open ...
Fri Jul 2 12:04:43 1999
PMON: terminating instance due to error 470
Instance terminated by PMON, pid = 2541
<-------
and in lgwr_orca_2545.trc:
------->
root@asenath:/opt/oracle/app/oracle/admin/orca/bdump > cat
lgwr_orca_2545.trc
Dump file
/opt/oracle/app/oracle/admin/orca/bdump/lgwr_orca_2545.trc
Oracle8 Enterprise Edition Release 8.0.5.1.0 - Production
With the Partitioning and Objects options
PL/SQL Release 8.0.5.1.0 - Production
ORACLE_HOME = /opt/oracle/app/oracle/product/8.0.5
System name: Linux
Node name: asenath
Release: 2.0.36
Version: #8 Tue Dec 8 15:34:59 MET 1998
Machine: i686
Instance name: orca
Redo thread mounted by this instance: 1
Oracle process number: 4
Unix process pid: 2545, image: ora_lgwr_orca
*** SESSION ID:(3.1) 1999.07.02.12.03.44.719
Exception signal: 11, code = 2b
ORA-07445: exception encountered: core dump [11] [43] [] [] []
<-------
and a long ugly dump. If you need this dump or any kind of
further information please do not hesitate to contact me using
mailto:[email protected]
Hope to from you- best regards,
Sven
null

Answer 1

Is your /opt or any other filesystem full?
Sven Arndt (guest) wrote:
: Hello!
: My Oracle database (running under Linux) terminated by itself
and
: doesn't like
: to start anymore.
: When starting, I get the following error:
: ------>
: Oracle Server Manager Release 3.0.5.0.0 - Production
: (c) Copyright 1997, Oracle Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
: Oracle8 Enterprise Edition Release 8.0.5.1.0 - Production
: With the Partitioning and Objects options
: PL/SQL Release 8.0.5.1.0 - Production
: SVRMGR> Connected.
: SVRMGR> ORACLE instance started.
: Total System Global Area 4853008 bytes
: Fixed Size 48400 bytes
: Variable Size 4321280 bytes
: Database Buffers 409600 bytes
: Redo Buffers 73728 bytes
: Database mounted.
: ORA-00470: LGWR process terminated with error
: <-------
: In alert_orca.log I find:
: ------->
: PMON started with pid=2
: DBW0 started with pid=3
: LGWR started with pid=4
: CKPT started with pid=5
: SMON started with pid=6
: RECO started with pid=7
: Fri Jul 2 12:03:40 1999
: starting up 1 shared server(s) ...
: starting up 1 dispatcher(s) for network protocol
: '(ADDRESS=(PARTIAL=YES)(PROTOCO
: Fri Jul 2 12:03:40 1999
: alter database mount
: Fri Jul 2 12:03:44 1999
: Successful mount of redo thread 1, with mount id 338893408.
: Fri Jul 2 12:03:44 1999
: Database mounted in Exclusive Mode.
: Completed: alter database mount
: Fri Jul 2 12:03:44 1999
: alter database open
: Fri Jul 2 12:03:44 1999
: Rolling back half complete log switch of thread 1
: Fri Jul 2 12:03:44 1999
: Errors in file
: /opt/oracle/app/oracle/admin/orca/bdump/lgwr_orca_2545.trc:
: ORA-07445: exception encountered: core dump [11] [43] [] [] []
: Fri Jul 2 12:03:48 1999
: ORA-470 signalled during: alter database open ...
: Fri Jul 2 12:04:43 1999
: PMON: terminating instance due to error 470
: Instance terminated by PMON, pid = 2541
: <-------
: and in lgwr_orca_2545.trc:
: ------->
: root@asenath:/opt/oracle/app/oracle/admin/orca/bdump > cat
: lgwr_orca_2545.trc
: Dump file
: /opt/oracle/app/oracle/admin/orca/bdump/lgwr_orca_2545.trc
: Oracle8 Enterprise Edition Release 8.0.5.1.0 - Production
: With the Partitioning and Objects options
: PL/SQL Release 8.0.5.1.0 - Production
: ORACLE_HOME = /opt/oracle/app/oracle/product/8.0.5
: System name: Linux
: Node name: asenath
: Release: 2.0.36
: Version: #8 Tue Dec 8 15:34:59 MET 1998
: Machine: i686
: Instance name: orca
: Redo thread mounted by this instance: 1
: Oracle process number: 4
: Unix process pid: 2545, image: ora_lgwr_orca
: *** SESSION ID:(3.1) 1999.07.02.12.03.44.719
: Exception signal: 11, code = 2b
: ORA-07445: exception encountered: core dump [11] [43] [] [] []
: <-------
: and a long ugly dump. If you need this dump or any kind of
: further information please do not hesitate to contact me using
: mailto:[email protected]
: Hope to from you- best regards,
: Sven
null