Where is ASM Spfile located?

You can check the location of the Oracle ASM SPFILE in the GPnP profile with the ASMCMD spget command. See “spget”. Restart the Oracle ASM instance so that the instance reads the SPFILE in the new location.

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How do I change the Spfile location in RAC?

How to Modify an Existing ASM Spfile in a RAC Environment

Shutdown +ASM2 instance on second node, or if multiple node RAC, all ASM instances on each node except node 1:
Then, on node 1, connect to +ASM1 instance.
Create a modified ASM pfile.
Start up the +ASM1 instance on the first node:

How do I add Spfile to ASM?

Steps to Recreate spfile from pfile in ASM

STEP 1: Shut down the database cluster.
STEP 2: Start only one instance using existing pfile in nomount state.
STEP 3: Create spfile on ASM from existing pfile.
STEP 4: Shutdown and start the database.
STEP 5: Check the status of the database.

How do you change ASM Spfile?

How to move ASM SPFILE from +DATA to +VOTE diskgroup

Verify Available DiskGroups.
Verify Current ASM SP File location.
Create PFILE from SPFILE.
Create SPFILE from PFILE.
Stop CRS All Nodes.
Start CRS All Nodes.
Verify ASM SPFILE Location.

How do I change the default location for Spfile?

In order to modify the spfile in oracle database, do one of the following:

Use the ALTER SYSTEM command to modify the SPFILE currently in use. To determine if an spfile is being used: SQL> select value from v$parameter where name=’spfile’
Use the export method. Export the SPFILE to a PFILE.

What is Spfile and Pfile?

SPFILE is a binary file that contains the same information as the old PFILE. SPFILE permits dynamic changes without requiring you to restart that instance. By default, if you do not specify PFILE in your STARTUP command, Oracle will use server parameter file (SPFILE).

Where is Oracle pfile located?

A PFILE is a traditional text based init. ora parameter file. Typically this resides on the server in the $ORACLE_BASE/admin/SID/pfile directory, with a symbolic link pointing to it from the $ORACLE_HOME/dbs directory. In addition, a DBA may keep copies of this file on their local PC to allow remote startup.

How do I check my Spfile?

Select * from v$spparameter;(to check the Spfile). Select * from v$parameter(to check the pfile). If any Path available in Value column. DB is running in SPFile, else Pfile.

How do I change my Spfile?

Here are the steps to change SPFILE location:

Backup Original SPFILE.
Create SPFILE in New Location.
Point to New SPFILE in PFILE.

How to move spfile from file system to ASM diskgroup in RAC?

Below are the steps for moving spfile from file system to ASM diskgroup in RAC. 1. Check current pfile location: 2. Now required directory in ASM diskgroup (where pfile will be created)

Where can I find the ASM spfile?

The ASM spfile can be located on any diskgroup. 4 rows selected. 6. Create the spfile: SQL> create spfile=’+SPFILE’ from pfile= [the full pathname of init+ASM1.ora]; File created.

Where are the default ASM instance locations for ASM2?

Shutdown +ASM2 instance on second node, or if multiple node RAC, all ASM instances on each node except node 1: The default locations are based on environment variable settings when the ASM instance is started.

Where is ASM Spfile located?