When pfile is used to start an oracle instance, startup fails --- the db_recovery_file_dest parameter value does not exist on the OS.

When pfile is used to start an oracle instance, startup fails --- the db_recovery_file_dest parameter value does not exist on the OS.

[Oracle @ vm22 ~] $ Export ORACLE_SID = orcl [oracle @ vm22 ~] $ Sqlplus/as sysdbaSQL * Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0-Production on Mon Nov 10 23:04:36 2014 Copyright (c) 1982,200 5, Oracle. all rights reserved. connected to an idle instance. SQL> startup nomount pfile = '/home/oracle/pfile_hou'; ORA-01261: Parameter db_recovery_file_dest destination string cannot be translatedORA-01262: Stat failed on a file destination directoryLinux Error: 2: no such file or directorySQL>

During nomount, necessary parameter checks are performed. If the check fails, nomount fails.
If the check fails, the error information will only be output in sqlplus and will not be output in alert.


*. Db_recovery_file_dest = '/home/oracle/flash'

Does not exist on OS.