Monthly Archives: March 2016

ORA-01565 “Unable to open Spfile” when spfile is stored on ASM

Posted on March 27, 2016 by steakandshake

New 12.1.0.2 install. Created database using dbca. Specified omf name for spfile. Registered database in OEM, and then started getting error: ORA-01565: Unable to open Spfile +DATA/dwtst1/spfiledwtst1.ora. SQL> show parameter spfile NAME TYPE VALUE ———- ——— —————————— spfile string +DATA/dwtst1/PARAMETERFILE/spfile.261.902329725 … Continue reading →

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12c install does not see ASM disks with IOCP disabled on AIX

Posted on March 7, 2016 by steakandshake

While Installing 12c Grid Infrastructure on AIX Power 64 bit, the “Create ASM Disk Group” screen did not show any available disks. Reviewing the installation guide, we found that the I/O Completion ports (IOCP) module was not enabled. Here’s the … Continue reading →

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