TNS-12533: TNS:illegal ADDRESS parameters

I was setting up an new database and adding a tns entry and I get TNS-12533: TNS:illegal ADDRESS parameters when I tnsping. Had not come across this one before. I look at my entry.


my_database =

(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = my_host)(PORT = 1525))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = my_database)
)
) <--- Turns out when I cut-n-paste I missed this last parenthesis. What a time waster.

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ORA-1113 signalled during: alter database open

The ORa-1113 error means that your Backup implementation does an ALTER TABLESPACE BEGIN BACKUP and END BACKUP for each tablespace.

 Start the service.

Go to Windows command line prompt as the Administrator or account in the OS_DBA group (with the right ORACLE_SID, ORACLE_HOME and PATH)

sqlplus / as sysdba

startup mount -- or ALTER DATABASE MOUNT if it did get started but not mounted

ALTER TABLESPACE (tablespacename_that_was_in_backup_mode) END BACKUP ;
(if there were multiple tablespaces in backup mode, issue the END BACKUP for each one of them)

ALTER DATABASE OPEN ;
The other option to step 5 is the "RECOVER DATABASE" . Oracle may apply archivelogs to synchronise the datafiles back.

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ORA-12514: TNS:listener does not currently know of service requested in connect descriptor

After successful creation of database. I was not able to start the listener. whenever i tried to start the listener it throws the error.


TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
TNS-00583: Valid node checking: unable to parse configuration parameters


Solution : I renamed sqlnet.ora . And started the listener again.

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Reconfigure Oracle EM

When you’ve installed Oracle Database 11G as well you can’t change the Windows Host name without reinstalling Oracle Enterprise Manager.

1. Change the %ORACLE_HOME%\network\admin\listener.ora file from an IP number to machine name.
2. Change the %ORACLE_HOME%\network\admin\tnsnames.ora file from an IP number to a machine name.
3. Change the C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file by adding this line beneath the default localhost line
  
127.0.0.1       localhost
192.168.50.1    servername.domain.xyz
Reboot the machine, and then drop the em configuration with the following commands:


C:\admin> set ORACLE_SID=orcl
C:\admin> emca -deconfig dbcontrol db -repos drop

You should then drop the SYSMAN user manually because it doesn’t happen without your assistance (or, it didn’t happen when I did it). If you don’t drop the SYSMAN schema, you’ll raise an error when you try to recreate it:

STARTED EMCA at Aug 23, 2012 1:26:42 AM
EM Configuration Assistant, Version 11.1.0.5.0 Production
Copyright (c) 2003, 2005, Oracle.  All rights reserved.

Enter the following information:
Database SID: orcl
Listener port number: 1521
Password for SYS user:
Password for SYSMAN user:
Password for SYSMAN user:
Do you wish to continue? [yes(Y)/no(N)]: y

Error Like

CONFIG: ORA-20001: SYSMAN already EXISTS..
ORA-06512: at line 17

oracle.sysman.assistants.util.sqlEngine.SQLFatalErrorException: ORA-20001: SYSMAN already EXISTS..
ORA-06512: at line 17

Drop the user and dependent on version a few other objects, like;

DROP USER sysman CASCADE;
DROP PUBLIC SYNONYM setemviewusercontext;
DROP ROLE mgmt_user;
DROP PUBLIC SYNONYM mgmt_target_blackouts;
DROP USER mgmt_view;

You can then create the em environment with the following syntax:

C:\admin> emca -config dbcontrol db -repos create

 Again, you’ll receive the following prompts, enter the Oracle SID and Port number without double quotes but you must enter all passwords with double quotes (at least in Oracle Database 11g):

STARTED EMCA at Aug 23, 2012 1:26:42 AM
EM Configuration Assistant, Version 11.1.0.5.0 Production
Copyright (c) 2003, 2005, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
 
Enter the following information:
DATABASE SID: orcl
Listener port NUMBER: 1521
Password FOR SYS USER:
Password FOR DBSNMP USER:
Password FOR SYSMAN USER:
Password FOR SYSMAN USER: Email address FOR notifications (optional):
Outgoing Mail (SMTP) server FOR notifications (optional):
-----------------------------------------------------------------

You have specified the following settings

DATABASE ORACLE_HOME ................ C:\product\oracle\11.1.0\db_1
 
LOCAL hostname ................ servername
Listener port NUMBER ................ 1521
DATABASE SID ................ orcl
Email address FOR notifications ...............
Outgoing Mail (SMTP) server FOR notifications ...............

Do you wish TO continue? [yes(Y)/no(N)]: y

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How to backup mode enable/disable

ALTER DATABASE BEGIN BACKUP; -- to enter the backup mode.

select file#,status from v$backup;
FILE# STATUS
---------- ------------------
1 ACTIVE
2 ACTIVE
3 ACTIVE
4 ACTIVE

All the data files are in backup mode now


ALTER DATABASE END BACKUP; -- to exit from the backup mode.


select file#,status from v$backup;
FILE# STATUS
---------- ------------------
1 NOT ACTIVE
2 NOT ACTIVE
3 NOT ACTIVE
4 NOT ACTIVE

All the data files are out of backup mode now.

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Receiving Error 'ORA-01041: internal error. hostdef extension doesn't exist.' on re-establishing a connection to Oracle.

You can receive the error message 'Error ORA-01041: internal error. hostdef extension doesn't exist' when attempting to re-establish a connection to Oracle with ERwin. This can happen for example when repeating the Complete Compare process.

Solution:
Locate the 'sqlnet.ora' file and set:

SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES = (NONE)  

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ORA-01991: invalid password file

Oracle Version: 10gr1

OS: Windows 2003 Server

In development db i was getting below error message during database startup in mount stage.

SQL> startup
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 171966464 bytes
Fixed Size 787988 bytes
Variable Size 145488364 bytes
Database Buffers 25165824 bytes
Redo Buffers 524288 bytes
ORA-01991: invalid password file
'D:\oracle\product\10.1.0\Db_1\DATABASE\PWDspipr.ORA'
above error occured after i refreshed development db from production db.
Clause: I was restore production db hot backup (user mananged) to development db and re-create oracle services and forget to create password file. so everything is new but the password file is old one. that is why i was getting ABOVE error during startup database.
Solution: Re-create the password file.
1. Stop oracle services
D:\oracle\product\10.1.0\Db_1\BIN>net stop oracleserviceSPIPR
The OracleServiceSPIPR service is stopping.......
The OracleServiceSPIPR service was stopped successfully.
2. Re-create password file through ORAPWD utility
D:\oracle\product\10.1.0\Db_1\BIN>orapwd file=D:\oracle\product\10.1.0\Db_1\database\pwdSPIPR.ORA password=oracle entries=5 force=Y
NOTE: FORCE=Y will re-create password file and replace any existing passwordfile.
3. start oracle database services
D:\oracle\product\10.1.0\Db_1\BIN>net stART oracleserviceSPIPR
The OracleServiceSPIPR service is starting......
The OracleServiceSPIPR service was started successfully.
D:\oracle\product\10.1.0\Db_1\BIN>sqlplus / as sysdba
SQL*Plus: Release 10.1.0.2.0 - Production on Mon Aug 18 19:11:19 2008
Copyright (c) 1982, 2004, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connected to:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.1.0.2.0 - Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options
SQL> shutdown immediate;
Database closed.
Database dismounted.
ORACLE instance shut down.
SQL> startup
ORACLE instance started.
[output cut]
Database mounted.
Database opened.

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