Troubleshooting Oracle Cluster Registry

Table I-1 describes common OCR problems with corresponding resolution suggestions.

Table I-1 Common Oracle Cluster Registry Problems and Solutions

Problem Solution

Not currently using OCR mirroring and would like to enable it.

Run the ocrconfig command with the -replace option.

OCR failed and you must replace it. Error messages in Oracle Enterprise Manager or OCR log file.

Run the ocrconfig command with the -replace option.

OCR has a misconfiguration.

Run the ocrconfig command with the -repair option as described.

You are experiencing a severe performance effect from OCR processing or you want to remove OCR for other reasons.

Run the ocrconfig command with the -replace option as described.

OCR has failed and before you can fix it, the node must be rebooted with only one OCR.

Run the ocrconfig with the -repair option to remove the bad OCR location. Oracle Clusterware cannot start if it cannot find all OCRs defined.