D Using SRVCTL to Manage Database Vault RAC Instances

You can use the Server Control (SRVCTL) utility to manage Oracle Database Vault RAC instances. You need to follow the following procedure to use the SRVCTL utility:

1. You need to allow SYSDBA sessions using the orapwd utility. Use the orapwd utility to re-create the password file used for authentication. The following example creates a password file called orapworcl. It uses the password option to supply the SYS user password. The force=y option is used to overwrite the current password file. Setting nosysdba=n enables SYSDBA logon.

   orapwd file=$ORACLE_HOME/dbs/orapworcl password=5hjk99 force=y nosysdba=n
   
   

2. Stop the Enterprise Manager dbconsole process:

   emctl stop dbconsole
   
   

3. Stop all database instances using SQL*Plus:

   sqlplus SYS "AS SYSDBA"
   Enter password: 
   SQL> shutdown immediate
   
   

4. Restart the instances using the srvctl command:

   srvctl start instance -d sid -i instance_name -c "SYS/password AS SYSDBA"