ORA-10456: cannot open standby database; media recovery session may be in progress

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# Error

db2database2p:>srvctl status database -d database
Instance database1 is running on node db1database1p
Instance database2 is not running on node db2database2p
db2database2p:>srvctl start instance -d database -i database2
PRCR-1013 : Failed to start resource ora.database.db
PRCR-1064 : Failed to start resource ora.database.db on node db2database2p
CRS-5017: The resource action "ora.database.db start" encountered the following error:
ORA-10456: cannot open standby database; media recovery session may be in progress
. For details refer to "(:CLSN00107:)" in "/grid/product/11.2.0/log/db2database2p/agent/crsd/oraagent_oracle/oraagent_oracle.log".
CRS-2674: Start of 'ora.database.db' on 'db2database2p' failed.

# Solution

db2database2p:>sqlplus / as sysdba
SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.3.0 Production on Thu Jun 4 20:27:46 2015
Copyright (c) 1982, 2011, Oracle. All rights reserved.

Connected to an idle instance.

SQL> startup
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 1.1224E+11 bytes
Fixed Size 2234920 bytes
Variable Size 6.1472E+10 bytes
Database Buffers 5.0466E+10 bytes
Redo Buffers 299741184 bytes
Database mounted.
ORA-10456: cannot open standby database; media recovery session may be in progress

SQL> ALTER DATABASE RECOVER MANAGED STANDBY DATABASE CANCEL;
Database altered.
SQL> ALTER DATABASE OPEN READ ONLY;
Database altered.
SQL> exit

Disconnected from Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.3.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, Real Application Clusters, Automatic Storage Management, OLAP,
Data Mining and Real Application Testing options

db2database2p:>srvctl status database -d database
Instance database1 is running on node db1database1p
Instance database2 is running on node db2database2p

Matheus.

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