Problem Installing VM: "Database is not available"

Question

I'm trying to install VM Manager 2.2 but when I get to creating the database I get this message:
Checking the availability of the database ...
Database is not available
Please check log from /var/log/ovm-manager/db.log
This is my db.log file:
2010-07-06-10-19-11-AM
Prepare to install the Oracle XE database ...
2010-07-06-10-25-34-AM
Prepare to install the Oracle XE database ...
2010-07-06-10-27-50-AM
Prepare to install the Oracle XE database ...
Installing the oracle-xe-univ package (rpm) now ...
warning: source/oracle-xe-univ-10.2.0.1-1.0.i386.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID b38a8516
Preparing... ##################################################
oracle-xe-univ ##################################################
Executing Post-install steps...
You must run '/etc/init.d/oracle-xe configure' as the root user to
configure the database.
Done
LSNRCTL for Linux: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on 06-JUL-2010 10:32:52
Copyright (c) 1991, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Starting /usr/lib/oracle/xe/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/server/bin/tnslsnr: please wait...
TNSLSNR for Linux: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production
System parameter file is /usr/lib/oracle/xe/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/server/network/admin/listener.ora
Log messages written to /usr/lib/oracle/xe/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/server/network/log/listener.log
Listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=EXTPROC_FOR_XE)))
Error listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=localhost)(PORT=1521)))
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
Listener failed to start. See the error message(s) above...
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 805306368 bytes
Fixed Size 1261444 bytes
Variable Size 209715324 bytes
Database Buffers 591396864 bytes
Redo Buffers 2932736 bytes
TO_CHAR(SYSTIMEST
20100706 10:32:53
Allocating device....
Specifying datafiles...
Specifing datafiles...
Restoring ...
Restore done.
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
TO_CHAR(SYSTIMEST
20100706 10:33:34
Control file created.
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
ORA-01109: database not open
Database dismounted.
ORACLE instance shut down.
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 805306368 bytes
Fixed Size 1261444 bytes
Variable Size 209715324 bytes
Database Buffers 591396864 bytes
Redo Buffers 2932736 bytes
Control file created.
System altered.
Database altered.
Database altered.
System altered.
System altered.
Database altered.
Tablespace altered.
TABLESPACE_NAME
USERS
SID PROGRAM SERIAL#
USERNAME
35 [email protected] (QMNC) 1
39 [email protected] (TNS V1-V3) 1
SYS
40 [email protected] (MMNL) 3
SID PROGRAM SERIAL#
USERNAME
41 [email protected] (MMON) 3
42 [email protected] (RECO) 1
43 [email protected] (SMON) 1
SID PROGRAM SERIAL#
USERNAME
44 [email protected] (CKPT) 1
45 [email protected] (LGWR) 1
46 [email protected] (DBW0) 1
SID PROGRAM SERIAL#
USERNAME
47 [email protected] (MMAN) 1
48 [email protected] (PSP0) 1
49 [email protected] (PMON) 1
12 rows selected.
User altered.
User altered.
System altered.
Library created.
Directory created.
Commit complete.
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
Commit complete.
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
File created.
Database closed.
Database dismounted.
ORACLE instance shut down.
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 805306368 bytes
Fixed Size 1261444 bytes
Variable Size 209715324 bytes
Database Buffers 591396864 bytes
Redo Buffers 2932736 bytes
Database mounted.
Database opened.
'UTL_RECOMP_BEGIN:'||TO_CH
utl_recomp_begin: 10:34:05
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
'UTL_RECOMP_END:'||TO_CH
utl_recomp_end: 10:34:05
User altered.
User altered.
User altered.
User altered.
User altered.
User altered.
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Tue Jul 6 10:34:05 2010
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
ERROR:
ORA-12545: Connect failed because target host or object does not exist
Enter user-name: Enter password:
ERROR:
ORA-01005: null password given; logon denied
Enter user-name: 2010-07-06-10-38-31-AM
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Tue Jul 6 10:38:51 2010
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
ERROR:
ORA-12545: Connect failed because target host or object does not exist
Enter user-name: Enter password:
ERROR:
ORA-01005: null password given; logon denied
Enter user-name: 2010-07-06-10-51-18-AM
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Tue Jul 6 10:52:09 2010
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
ERROR:
ORA-12545: Connect failed because target host or object does not exist
Enter user-name: Enter password:
ERROR:
ORA-01005: null password given; logon denied
Enter user-name: 2010-07-06-10-55-43-AM
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Tue Jul 6 10:55:53 2010
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
ERROR:
ORA-12541: TNS:no listener
Enter user-name: Enter password:
ERROR:
ORA-01005: null password given; logon denied
Enter user-name:

Answer 1

Hi,
I think it is essential to set the official ip and the correct hostname in the /etc/hosts file.
Per default there is the loopback IP bound to the hostname and localhost, you should change this to the desired IP.
it should be something like this:
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
::1 localhost6.localdomain6 localhost6
192.168.1.1 yourhost.yourdomain yourhost
Otherwise you will face some other nasty side-effects, with nfs for example.
Hope that helps
Michael