TNS-03505 Failed to Resolve Hostname

Question

Guys I am having trouble with a NW2004s installation.  I am getting the following error when I do a TNSPING of my listener (LISTENER_DC1)
TNS Ping Utility for IBM/AIX RISC System/6000: Version 10.2.0.2.0 - Production o
n 03-SEP-2008 08:35:19
Copyright (c) 1997, 2005, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
Used parameter files:
/oracle/DC1/102_64/network/admin/sqlnet.ora
TNS-03505: Failed to resolve name
p15913dtp220:oradc1> ^C
p15913dtp220:oradc1> ^C
p15913dtp220:oradc1>
Here is my sqlnet.ora file
p15913dtp220:oradc1> cat sqlnet.ora
Filename......: sqlnet.ora
Created.......: created by SAP AG, R/3 Rel. >= 6.10
Name..........:
Date..........:
@(#) $Id: //bc/700-1_REL/src/ins/SAPINST/impl/tpls/ora/ind/SQLNET.ORA#4 $
AUTOMATIC_IPC = ON
TRACE_LEVEL_CLIENT = OFF
NAMES.DEFAULT_DOMAIN = WORLD
05.01.06 unsorported parameter now
#NAME.DEFAULT_ZONE = WORLD
05.01.06 set the default to 10
SQLNET.EXPIRE_TIME = 10
05.01.06 set to default
#TCP.NODELAY=YES
05.01.06 set to 32768
DEFAULT_SDU_SIZE=32768
This is my TNSNAMES.ORA file
Filename......: tnsnames.ora
Created.......: created by SAP AG, R/3 Rel. >= 6.10
Name..........:
Date..........:
@(#) $Id: //bc/700-1_REL/src/ins/SAPINST/impl/tpls/ora/ind/TNSNAMES.ORA#4 $
DC1.WORLD =
  (DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS_LIST =
      (ADDRESS =
        (COMMUNITY = SAP.WORLD)
        (PROTOCOL = TCP)
        (HOST = sapdbdc1-sv)
        (PORT = 1539)
    (CONNECT_DATA =
      (SID = DC1)
      (GLOBAL_NAME = DC1.WORLD)
This is my Listener.ora file
Filename......: listener.ora
Created.......: created by SAP AG, R/3 Rel. >= 6.10
Name..........:
Date..........:
@(#) $Id: //bc/700-1_REL/src/ins/SAPINST/impl/tpls/ora/ind/LISTENER.ORA#4
ADMIN_RESTRICTIONS_LISTENER_DC1 = on
LISTENER_DC1 =
  (ADDRESS_LIST =
        (ADDRESS =
          (PROTOCOL = IPC)
          (KEY = DC1.WORLD)
        (ADDRESS=
          (PROTOCOL = IPC)
          (KEY = DC1)
        (ADDRESS =
          (COMMUNITY = SAP.WORLD)
          (PROTOCOL = TCP)
          (HOST = sapdbdc1-sv)
          (PORT = 1539)
STARTUP_WAIT_TIME_LISTENER_DC1 = 0
CONNECT_TIMEOUT_LISTENER_DC1 = 10
TRACE_LEVEL_LISTENER_DC1 = OFF
SID_LIST_LISTENER_DC1 =
  (SID_LIST =
    (SID_DESC =
      (SID_NAME = DC1)
      (ORACLE_HOME = /oracle/DC1/102_64)
    (SID_DESC =
      (SID_NAME = DC1)
      (ORACLE_HOME = /oracle/DC1/102_64)
Any help much appreciated !!
Thanks

Answer 1

Cheers I am getting a bit further .....
Fisrst I can start the database using SQLPLUS
p15913dtp220:oradc1> sqlplus "/as sysdba"
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.2.0 - Production on Wed Sep 3 16:27:23 2008
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle.  All Rights Reserved.
Connected to an idle instance.
SQL> startup
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 4714397696 bytes
Fixed Size                  2083728 bytes
Variable Size            2365588592 bytes
Database Buffers         2332033024 bytes
Redo Buffers               14692352 bytes
Database mounted.
Database opened.
SQL>
Now as oradc1 I can start the listener
LSNRCTL> START LISTENER_DC1
Starting /oracle/DC1/102_64/bin/tnslsnr: please wait...
TNSLSNR for IBM/AIX RISC System/6000: Version 10.2.0.2.0 - Production
System parameter file is /oracle/DC1/102_64/network/admin/listener.ora
Log messages written to /oracle/DC1/102_64/network/log/listener_dc1.log
Listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=DC1.WORLD)))
Listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=DC1)))
Listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=10.127.158.138)(PORT=153
9)))
Connecting to (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=DC1.WORLD))
STATUS of the LISTENER
Alias                     LISTENER_DC1
Version                   TNSLSNR for IBM/AIX RISC System/6000: Version 10.2.0.2
.0 - Production
Start Date                03-SEP-2008 16:36:20
Uptime                    0 days 0 hr. 0 min. 0 sec
Trace Level               off
Security                  ON: Local OS Authentication
SNMP                      ON
Listener Parameter File   /oracle/DC1/102_64/network/admin/listener.ora
Listener Log File         /oracle/DC1/102_64/network/log/listener_dc1.log
Listening Endpoints Summary...
  (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=DC1.WORLD)))
  (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=DC1)))
  (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=10.127.158.138)(PORT=1539)))
Services Summary...
Service "DC1" has 1 instance(s).
  Instance "DC1", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
The command completed successfully
And R3trans u2013d works
p15913dtp220:dc1adm> R3trans -d
This is R3trans version 6.14 (release 700 - 18.09.06 - 09:35:00).
unicode enabled version
R3trans finished (0000).
BUT when I run startdb  u2026
It just crashes u2026
p15913dtp220:dc1adm> startdb
Trying to start DC1 database ...
Log file: /home/dc1adm/startdb.log
/usr/sap/DC1/SYS/exe/run/startdb: Terminating with error code 16
p15913dtp220:dc1adm> more startdb.log
Wed Sep 3 16:39:14 BST 2008
LOGFILE FOR STARTING ORACLE
Trying to start DC1 database ...
Wed Sep 3 16:39:14 BST 2008
checking required environment variables
ORACLE_HOME  is >/oracle/DC1/102_64<
ORACLE_SID   is >DC1<
Wed Sep 3 16:39:14 BST 2008
check initora
/usr/sap/DC1/SYS/exe/run/startdb: Terminating with error code 16
p15913dtp220:dc1adm>