Oracle 9i Upgrade to 10g - Single Database instances to RAC

Hi,
We are considering migrating from single SAP database architecture into
an Oracle 10g RAC architecture. The question i have is:
Are multiple PHYSICAL databases supported in one Oracle 10g RAC environment? For example, Is it possible to install and operate multiple databases in one single ORACLE 10g Real Application Cluster such as one SAP R/3 database, one SAP EBP and one
SAP BW database co-exist in a single Oracle RAC environment?
Regards,
Chengappa Ballachanda

Hi Sairam,
Due to the size of our Production environments we have decided not to pursue the MCOD option.
Eg: Take a QA environment which consists of SRM and BW and we have multiple nodes with both installed on each node. Now if I were to go the MCOD option then these instances can connect to one large Oracle File System using different schema's.
What I'm trying to establish is in that one RAC, is it possible to have the multiple database instances on each node (SRM, BW etc) connect to multiple Oracle File Systems ie SRM connect to its own OFS and BW to its own instead of the one large shared OFS?
Hope this makes sense! Easier if I could upload a diagram!
Regards,
Chengappa

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I m also not able to use isqlplus
what should i do
pleease help me

I tried ur suggestion and the command i typed are here
C:\Documents and Settings\tony>sqlplus /nolog
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Wed Apr 2 15:05:01 2008
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
SQL> conn / as sysdba
Connected.
SQL>
but problem is same database instance is down Agent Connection to Instance is down and listener is up.

Error installing Database instance on MSCS

error installing Database instance on MSCS
plateform: windows2003/oracle10g
product: SAP ERP 2005
Two node MSCS based cluster.
- Installed OS and patched it.
- Configured network adapters
- Configured Shared storage device.
- Installed Cluster server.(Tested by moving resources to other node successfully)
- installed oracle10g
- Patched db
- Installed Oracle failsafe.
- I have installed ASCS instance on first node using shared disk successfully.
- Clustered the first node successfully
- Created the oracle failsafe group
- While installing the Database instance. (nothing was displayed in Dbhost field, i have manually entered virtual database host) . set all other wizard parameters ... installation stopped on step 5 e.i. "Create and Load Database" with an error message as follows.
ERROR 2007-05-02 17:30:49
CJS-00095 Error return code.<.br>DIAGNOSIS: Return code 1 of executable E:\oracle\PRD\102/bin/lsnrctl indicates an error.<.br>SOLUTION: See log file lsnrctl.log for details.
ERROR 2007-05-02 17:30:49
CJS-00095 Error return code.<.br>DIAGNOSIS: Return code 1 of executable E:\oracle\PRD\102/bin/lsnrctl indicates an error.<.br>SOLUTION: See log file lsnrctl.log for details.
ERROR 2007-05-02 17:30:49
FCO-00011 The step StartListener with step key |NW_ABAP_DB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_CreateDBandLoad|ind|ind|ind|ind|8|0|NW_CreateDB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBCheck|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBMain|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBStd|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|NW_OraClient|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|NW_OraNetworkSrv|ind|ind|ind|ind|1|0|StartListener was executed with status ERROR .
INFO 2007-05-02 17:32:01
An error occured and the user decide to stop.\n Current step "|NW_ABAP_DB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_CreateDBandLoad|ind|ind|ind|ind|8|0|NW_CreateDB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBCheck|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBMain|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBStd|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|NW_OraClient|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|NW_OraNetworkSrv|ind|ind|ind|ind|1|0|StartListener".
<b>the logfile is very big ... but let me paste the important part only ...</b>
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:24
Execute step setPermissions of component |NW_ABAP_DB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_Unpack|ind|ind|ind|ind|7|0.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:25
Execute step copyScripts of component |NW_ABAP_DB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_Unpack|ind|ind|ind|ind|7|0.
INFO[E] 2007-05-02 17:30:25
FSL-02077 File system export (share) saploc does not exist.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:26
Execute step PrepareOraCreateTablespace of component |NW_ABAP_DB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_CreateDBandLoad|ind|ind|ind|ind|8|0|NW_CreateDB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBCheck|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBMain|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0.
INFO[E] 2007-05-02 17:30:26
FSL-02077 File system export (share) saploc does not exist.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:27
Execute step setDbenvEnvironment of component |NW_ABAP_DB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_CreateDBandLoad|ind|ind|ind|ind|8|0|NW_CreateDB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBCheck|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBMain|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBStd|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|NW_OraDbCommon|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0.
INFO[E] 2007-05-02 17:30:27
FSL-02077 File system export (share) saploc does not exist.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:28
Execute step copyDbShellScripts of component |NW_ABAP_DB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_CreateDBandLoad|ind|ind|ind|ind|8|0|NW_CreateDB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBCheck|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBMain|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBStd|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|NW_OraDbCommon|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:29
Execute step checkOraClientPreconditions of component |NW_ABAP_DB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_CreateDBandLoad|ind|ind|ind|ind|8|0|NW_CreateDB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBCheck|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBMain|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBStd|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|NW_OraClient|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0.
INFO[E] 2007-05-02 17:30:29
FSL-02077 File system export (share) saploc does not exist.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:30
Execute step createOcl10Links of component |NW_ABAP_DB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_CreateDBandLoad|ind|ind|ind|ind|8|0|NW_CreateDB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBCheck|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBMain|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBStd|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|NW_OraClient|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:31
Execute step createDbclientLst of component |NW_ABAP_DB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_CreateDBandLoad|ind|ind|ind|ind|8|0|NW_CreateDB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBCheck|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBMain|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBStd|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|NW_OraClient|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0.
INFO[E] 2007-05-02 17:30:32
FSL-02077 File system export (share) saploc does not exist.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:34
Execute step setPermissions of component |NW_ABAP_DB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_CreateDBandLoad|ind|ind|ind|ind|8|0|NW_CreateDB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBCheck|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBMain|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBStd|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|NW_OraClient|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:35
Execute step setDbenvEnvironment of component |NW_ABAP_DB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_CreateDBandLoad|ind|ind|ind|ind|8|0|NW_CreateDB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBCheck|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBMain|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBStd|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|NW_OraClient|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0.
INFO[E] 2007-05-02 17:30:35
FSL-02077 File system export (share) saploc does not exist.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:36
Execute step doCleanOldNetworkFiles of component |NW_ABAP_DB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_CreateDBandLoad|ind|ind|ind|ind|8|0|NW_CreateDB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBCheck|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBMain|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBStd|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|NW_OraClient|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|NW_OraNetworkSrv|ind|ind|ind|ind|1|0.
INFO[E] 2007-05-02 17:30:36
FSL-02077 File system export (share) saploc does not exist.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:37
Execute step doNetworkConfigurationServer of component |NW_ABAP_DB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_CreateDBandLoad|ind|ind|ind|ind|8|0|NW_CreateDB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBCheck|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBMain|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBStd|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|NW_OraClient|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|NW_OraNetworkSrv|ind|ind|ind|ind|1|0.
INFO[E] 2007-05-02 17:30:37
FSL-02077 File system export (share) saploc does not exist.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:38
Creating file C:\Program Files\sapinst_instdir\ERP\SYSTEM\ORA\HA\ABAP\DB\lsnrctl.log.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:38
Working directory changed to C:\Program Files\sapinst_instdir\ERP\SYSTEM\ORA\HA\ABAP\DB.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:38
Output of E:\oracle\PRD\102\bin\lsnrctl stop LISTENER is written to the logfile lsnrctl.log.
WARNING 2007-05-02 17:30:40
Execution of the command "E:\oracle\PRD\102\bin\lsnrctl stop LISTENER" finished with return code 1. Output:
LSNRCTL for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.2.0 - Production on 02-MAY-2007 17:30:38
Copyright (c) 1991, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connecting to (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=)(PORT=1521))
TNS-12541: TNS:no listener
TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
TNS-00511: No listener
   32-bit Windows Error: 61: Unknown error
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:40
Creating file E:\oracle\PRD\102\NETWORK\ADMIN\listener.ora.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:40
Creating file E:\oracle\PRD\102\NETWORK\ADMIN\tnsnames.ora.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:40
Copied file 'E:/oracle/PRD/102/NETWORK/ADMIN/sqlnet.ora' to 'E:/oracle/PRD/102/NETWORK/ADMIN/sqlnet.1.ora'.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:40
Removing file E:\oracle\PRD\102\NETWORK\ADMIN\sqlnet.ora.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:40
Creating file E:\oracle\PRD\102\NETWORK\ADMIN\sqlnet.ora.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:41
Execute step doNetworkConfigurationClient of component |NW_ABAP_DB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_CreateDBandLoad|ind|ind|ind|ind|8|0|NW_CreateDB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBCheck|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBMain|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBStd|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|NW_OraClient|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|NW_OraNetworkSrv|ind|ind|ind|ind|1|0.
INFO[E] 2007-05-02 17:30:41
FSL-02077 File system export (share) saploc does not exist.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:41
Creating directory
sapgrp\sapmnt\PRD\SYS\profile\oracle.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:41
Creating file
sapgrp\sapmnt\PRD\SYS\profile\oracle\tnsnames.ora.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:42
Creating file
sapgrp\sapmnt\PRD\SYS\profile\oracle\sqlnet.ora.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:43
Execute step StartListener of component |NW_ABAP_DB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_CreateDBandLoad|ind|ind|ind|ind|8|0|NW_CreateDB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBCheck|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBMain|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBStd|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|NW_OraClient|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|NW_OraNetworkSrv|ind|ind|ind|ind|1|0.
INFO[E] 2007-05-02 17:30:43
FSL-02077 File system export (share) saploc does not exist.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:43
Creating file C:\Program Files\sapinst_instdir\ERP\SYSTEM\ORA\HA\ABAP\DB\lsnrctl.log.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:43
Working directory changed to C:\Program Files\sapinst_instdir\ERP\SYSTEM\ORA\HA\ABAP\DB.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:43
Output of E:\oracle\PRD\102\bin\lsnrctl stop LISTENER is written to the logfile lsnrctl.log.
WARNING 2007-05-02 17:30:44
Execution of the command "E:\oracle\PRD\102\bin\lsnrctl stop LISTENER" finished with return code 1. Output:
LSNRCTL for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.2.0 - Production on 02-MAY-2007 17:30:43
Copyright (c) 1991, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connecting to (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=PRD.WORLD))
TNS-12541: TNS:no listener
TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
TNS-00511: No listener
   32-bit Windows Error: 2: No such file or directory
Connecting to (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=PRD))
TNS-12541: TNS:no listener
TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
TNS-00511: No listener
   32-bit Windows Error: 2: No such file or directory
Connecting to (ADDRESS=(COMMUNITY=SAP.WORLD)(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=oracleprd)(PORT=1527))
TNS-12541: TNS:no listener
TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
TNS-00511: No listener
   32-bit Windows Error: 61: Unknown error
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:44
Creating file C:\Program Files\sapinst_instdir\ERP\SYSTEM\ORA\HA\ABAP\DB\lsnrctl.log.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:44
Working directory changed to C:\Program Files\sapinst_instdir\ERP\SYSTEM\ORA\HA\ABAP\DB.
INFO 2007-05-02 17:30:44
Output of E:\oracle\PRD\102\bin\lsnrctl start LISTENER is written to the logfile lsnrctl.log.
WARNING 2007-05-02 17:30:49
Execution of the command "E:\oracle\PRD\102\bin\lsnrctl start LISTENER" finished with return code 1. Output:
LSNRCTL for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.2.0 - Production on 02-MAY-2007 17:30:44
Copyright (c) 1991, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Starting tnslsnr: please wait...
Failed to open service <OraclePRD102TNSListener>, error 1060.
TNSLSNR for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.2.0 - Production
System parameter file is E:\oracle\PRD\102\network\admin\listener.ora
Log messages written to E:\oracle\PRD\102\network\log\listener.log
Listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=
.\pipe\PRD.WORLDipc)))
Listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=
.\pipe\PRDipc)))
Error listening on: (ADDRESS=(COMMUNITY=SAP.WORLD)(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=oracleprd)(PORT=1527))
TNS-12542: TNS:address already in use
TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
TNS-00512: Address already in use
   32-bit Windows Error: 48: Unknown error
Listener failed to start. See the error message(s) above...
ERROR 2007-05-02 17:30:49
CJS-00095 Error return code.<.br>DIAGNOSIS: Return code 1 of executable E:\oracle\PRD\102/bin/lsnrctl indicates an error.<.br>SOLUTION: See log file lsnrctl.log for details.
ERROR 2007-05-02 17:30:49
CJS-00095 Error return code.<.br>DIAGNOSIS: Return code 1 of executable E:\oracle\PRD\102/bin/lsnrctl indicates an error.<.br>SOLUTION: See log file lsnrctl.log for details.
ERROR 2007-05-02 17:30:49
FCO-00011 The step StartListener with step key |NW_ABAP_DB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_CreateDBandLoad|ind|ind|ind|ind|8|0|NW_CreateDB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBCheck|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBMain|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBStd|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|NW_OraClient|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|NW_OraNetworkSrv|ind|ind|ind|ind|1|0|StartListener was executed with status ERROR .
INFO 2007-05-02 17:32:01
An error occured and the user decide to stop.\n Current step "|NW_ABAP_DB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_CreateDBandLoad|ind|ind|ind|ind|8|0|NW_CreateDB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBCheck|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBMain|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_OraDBStd|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|NW_OraClient|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|NW_OraNetworkSrv|ind|ind|ind|ind|1|0|StartListener".
I have tried to start tnslistener manually but as soon as it get started it get stops.
please help !
Message was edited by:
        Rizwan Javed

Starting tnslsnr: please wait...
Failed to open service <OraclePRD102TNSListener>, error 1060.
TNSLSNR for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.2.0 - Production
System parameter file is E:\oracle\PRD\102\network\admin\listener.ora
Log messages written to E:\oracle\PRD\102\network\log\listener.log
Listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=
.\pipe\PRD.WORLDipc)))
Listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=
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TNS-12542: TNS:address already in use
TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
TNS-00512: Address already in use
   32-bit Windows Error: 48: Unknown error
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