Invalid system views after upgrading from 12c to 18c – X_$KGLOB and X_$KGLCURSOR

I was working on a client upgrade from 12c to 18c. The upgrade was done manually. After the dbupgrade 2 system views got invalid, X_$KGLCURSOR and X_$KGLOB

OWNER OBJECT_NAME OBJECT_TYPE STATUS
------------ -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------
SYS X_$KGLOB VIEW INVALID
SYS X_$KGLCURSOR VIEW INVALID

Man system objects invalid after an upgrade is never good.

Troubleshooting, I got the view text and tried to execute its sql

SQL> select TEXT from dba_Views where view_name = 'X_$KGLOB';

TEXT
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SELECT "ADDR","INDX","INST_ID","CON_ID","KGLHDADR","KGLHDPAR","KGLHDCLT","KGLNAOWN","KGLNAOBJ","KGLFNOBJ","KGLNADLK","KGLNAHSH","KGLNAHSV","KGLNATIM",
"KGLNAPTM","KGLHDNSP","KGLHDNSD","KGLHDLMD","KGLHDPMD","KGLHDFLG","KGLHDOBJ","KGLHDLDC","KGLHDIVC","KGLHDEXC","KGLHDLKC","KGLHDKMK","KGLHDDMK","KGLHDA
MK","KGLOBFLG","KGLOBSTA","KGLOBTYP","KGLOBTYD","KGLOBHMK","KGLOBHS0","KGLOBHS1","KGLOBHS2","KGLOBHS3","KGLOBHS4","KGLOBHS5","KGLOBHS6","KGLOBHS7","KG
LOBHD0","KGLOBHD1","KGLOBHD2","KGLOBHD3","KGLOBHD4","KGLOBHD5","KGLOBHD6","KGLOBHD7","KGLOBPC0","KGLOBPC6","KGLOBTP0","KGLOBT00","KGLOBT01","KGLOBT02"
,"KGLOBT03","KGLOBT04","KGLOBT05","KGLOBT35","KGLOBT06","KGLOBT07","KGLOBT08","KGLOBT09","KGLOBT10","KGLOBT11","KGLOBT12","KGLOBT13","KGLOBT14","KGLOB
T15","KGLOBT16","KGLOBT17","KGLOBT18","KGLOBT19","KGLOBT20","KGLOBT21","KGLOBT22","KGLOBT23","KGLOBT24","KGLOBT25","KGLOBT26","KGLOBT28","KGLOBT29","K
GLOBT30","KGLOBT31","KGLOBT27","KGLOBT32","KGLOBT33","KGLOBWAP","KGLOBWCC","KGLOBWCL","KGLOBWUI","KGLOBWDW","KGLOBT42","KGLOBT43","KGLOBT44","KGLOBT45
","KGLOBT46","KGLOBT47","KGLOBT49","KGLOBT50","KGLOBT52","KGLOBT53","KGLOBTL0","KGLOBTL1","KGLOBTS0","KGLOBTS1","KGLOBTN0","KGLOBTN1","KGLOBTN2","KGLO
BTN3","KGLOBTN4","KGLOBTN5","KGLOBTS2","KGLOBTS3","KGLOBTS5","KGLOBTT0","KGLOBCCE","KGLOBCCEH","KGLOBCLA","KGLOBCLC","KGLOBCCC","KGLOBTS4","KGLOBCBCA"
,"KGLOBT48","KGLOBDSO","KGLOBDEX","KGLOBDPX","KGLOBDLD","KGLOBDIV","KGLOBDPS","KGLOBDDR","KGLOBDDW","KGLOBDBF","KGLOBDRO","KGLOBDCP","KGLOBDEL","KGLOB
DFT","KGLOBDEF","KGLOBDUI","KGLOBDCL","KGLOBDAP","KGLOBDCC","KGLOBDPL","KGLOBDJV","KGLOBACS","KGLOBTS6","KGLOBTS7","KGLOBT54","KGLOBT55","KGLOBT56","K
GLOBT57","KGLOBDCO","KGLOBDCI","KGLOBDRR","KGLOBDRB","KGLOBDWR","KGLOBDWB","KGLOBT58","KGLOBDOR","KGLHDMTX","KGLHDMVL","KGLHDMSP","KGLHDMGT","KGLHDDMT
X","KGLHDDVL","KGLHDDSP","KGLHDDGT","KGLHDBID","KGLHDBMTX","KGLHDBVL","KGLHDBSP","KGLHDBGT","KGLOBT59","KGLOBDCU","KGLOBPROP","KGLNACON","KGLNAO1N","K
GLHDMAR","KGLMPFLG","KGLOBAQP","KGLOBT60","KGLOBT61","KGLIMSCANS","KGLIMBYTESUNCOMP","KGLIMBYTESINMEM" FROM X$KGLOB


1 row selected.
SQL> SELECT "ADDR","INDX","INST_ID","CON_ID","KGLHDADR","KGLHDPAR","KGLHDCLT","KGLNAOWN","KGLNAOBJ","KGLFNOBJ","KGLNADLK","KGLNAHSH","KGLNAHSV","KGLNATIM","KGLNAPTM","KGLHDNSP","KGLHDNSD","KGLHDLMD","KGLHDPMD","KGLHDFLG","KGLHDOBJ","KGLHDLDC","KGLHDIVC","KGLHDEXC","KGLHDLKC","KGLHDKMK","KGLHDDMK","KGLHDAMK","KGLOBFLG","KGLOBSTA","KGLOBTYP","KGLOBTYD","KGLOBHMK","KGLOBHS0","KGLOBHS1","KGLOBHS2","KGLOBHS3","KGLOBHS4","KGLOBHS5","KGLOBHS6","KGLOBHS7","KGLOBHD0","KGLOBHD1","KGLOBHD2","KGLOBHD3","KGLOBHD4","KGLOBHD5","KGLOBHD6","KGLOBHD7","KGLOBPC0","KGLOBPC6","KGLOBTP0","KGLOBT00","KGLOBT01","KGLOBT02","KGLOBT03","KGLOBT04","KGLOBT05","KGLOBT35","KGLOBT06","KGLOBT07","KGLOBT08","KGLOBT09","KGLOBT10","KGLOBT11","KGLOBT12","KGLOBT13","KGLOBT14","KGLOBT15","KGLOBT16","KGLOBT17","KGLOBT18","KGLOBT19","KGLOBT20","KGLOBT21","KGLOBT22","KGLOBT23","KGLOBT24","KGLOBT25","KGLOBT26","KGLOBT28","KGLOBT29","KGLOBT30","KGLOBT31","KGLOBT27","KGLOBT32","KGLOBT33","KGLOBWAP","KGLOBWCC","KGLOBWCL","KGLOBWUI","KGLOBWDW","KGLOBT42","KGLOBT43","KGLOBT44","KGLOBT45","KGLOBT46","KGLOBT47","KGLOBT49","KGLOBT50","KGLOBT52","KGLOBT53","KGLOBTL0","KGLOBTL1","KGLOBTS0","KGLOBTS1","KGLOBTN0","KGLOBTN1","KGLOBTN2","KGLOBTN3","KGLOBTN4","KGLOBTN5","KGLOBTS2","KGLOBTS3","KGLOBTS5","KGLOBTT0","KGLOBCCE","KGLOBCCEH","KGLOBCLA","KGLOBCLC","KGLOBCCC","KGLOBTS4","KGLOBCBCA","KGLOBT48","KGLOBDSO","KGLOBDEX","KGLOBDPX","KGLOBDLD","KGLOBDIV","KGLOBDPS","KGLOBDDR","KGLOBDDW","KGLOBDBF","KGLOBDRO","KGLOBDCP","KGLOBDEL","KGLOBDFT","KGLOBDEF","KGLOBDUI","KGLOBDCL","KGLOBDAP","KGLOBDCC","KGLOBDPL","KGLOBDJV","KGLOBACS","KGLOBTS6","KGLOBTS7","KGLOBT54","KGLOBT55","KGLOBT56","KGLOBT57","KGLOBDCO","KGLOBDCI","KGLOBDRR","KGLOBDRB","KGLOBDWR","KGLOBDWB","KGLOBT58","KGLOBDOR","KGLHDMTX","KGLHDMVL","KGLHDMSP","KGLHDMGT","KGLHDDMTX","KGLHDDVL","KGLHDDSP","KGLHDDGT","KGLHDBID","KGLHDBMTX","KGLHDBVL","KGLHDBSP","KGLHDBGT","KGLOBT59","KGLOBDCU","KGLOBPROP","KGLNACON","KGLNAO1N","KGLHDMAR","KGLMPFLG","KGLOBAQP","KGLOBT60","KGLOBT61","KGLIMSCANS","KGLIMBYTESUNCOMP","KGLIMBYTESINMEM" FROM X$KGLOB;
SELECT "ADDR","INDX","INST_ID","CON_ID","KGLHDADR","KGLHDPAR","KGLHDCLT","KGLNAOWN","KGLNAOBJ","KGLFNOBJ","KGLNADLK","KGLNAHSH","KGLNAHSV","KGLNATIM","KGLNAPTM","KGLHDNSP","KGLHDNSD","KGLHDLMD","KGLHDPMD","KGLHDFLG","KGLHDOBJ","KGLHDLDC","KGLHDIVC","KGLHDEXC","KGLHDLKC","KGLHDKMK","KGLHDDMK","KGLHDAMK","KGLOBFLG","KGLOBSTA","KGLOBTYP","KGLOBTYD","KGLOBHMK","KGLOBHS0","KGLOBHS1","KGLOBHS2","KGLOBHS3","KGLOBHS4","KGLOBHS5","KGLOBHS6","KGLOBHS7","KGLOBHD0","KGLOBHD1","KGLOBHD2","KGLOBHD3","KGLOBHD4","KGLOBHD5","KGLOBHD6","KGLOBHD7","KGLOBPC0","KGLOBPC6","KGLOBTP0","KGLOBT00","KGLOBT01","KGLOBT02","KGLOBT03","KGLOBT04","KGLOBT05","KGLOBT35","KGLOBT06","KGLOBT07","KGLOBT08","KGLOBT09","KGLOBT10","KGLOBT11","KGLOBT12","KGLOBT13","KGLOBT14","KGLOBT15","KGLOBT16","KGLOBT17","KGLOBT18","KGLOBT19","KGLOBT20","KGLOBT21","KGLOBT22","KGLOBT23","KGLOBT24","KGLOBT25","KGLOBT26","KGLOBT28","KGLOBT29","KGLOBT30","KGLOBT31","KGLOBT27","KGLOBT32","KGLOBT33","KGLOBWAP","KGLOBWCC","KGLOBWCL","KGLOBWUI","KGLOBWDW","KGLOBT42","KGLOBT43","KGLOBT44","KGLOBT45","KGLOBT46","KGLOBT47","KGLOBT49","KGLOBT50","KGLOBT52","KGLOBT53","KGLOBTL0","KGLOBTL1","KGLOBTS0","KGLOBTS1","KGLOBTN0","KGLOBTN1","KGLOBTN2","KGLOBTN3","KGLOBTN4","KGLOBTN5","KGLOBTS2","KGLOBTS3","KGLOBTS5","KGLOBTT0","KGLOBCCE","KGLOBCCEH","KGLOBCLA","KGLOBCLC","KGLOBCCC","KGLOBTS4","KGLOBCBCA","KGLOBT48","KGLOBDSO","KGLOBDEX","KGLOBDPX","KGLOBDLD","KGLOBDIV","KGLOBDPS","KGLOBDDR","KGLOBDDW","KGLOBDBF","KGLOBDRO","KGLOBDCP","KGLOBDEL","KGLOBDFT","KGLOBDEF","KGLOBDUI","KGLOBDCL","KGLOBDAP","KGLOBDCC","KGLOBDPL","KGLOBDJV","KGLOBACS","KGLOBTS6","KGLOBTS7","KGLOBT54","KGLOBT55","KGLOBT56","KGLOBT57","KGLOBDCO","KGLOBDCI","KGLOBDRR","KGLOBDRB","KGLOBDWR","KGLOBDWB","KGLOBT58","KGLOBDOR","KGLHDMTX","KGLHDMVL","KGLHDMSP","KGLHDMGT","KGLHDDMTX","KGLHDDVL","KGLHDDSP","KGLHDDGT","KGLHDBID","KGLHDBMTX","KGLHDBVL","KGLHDBSP","KGLHDBGT","KGLOBT59","KGLOBDCU","KGLOBPROP","KGLNACON","KGLNAO1N","KGLHDMAR","KGLMPFLG","KGLOBAQP","KGLOBT60","KGLOBT61","KGLIMSCANS","KGLIMBYTESUNCOMP","KGLIMBYTESINMEM" FROM X$KGLOB
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00904: "KGLOBT24": invalid identifier
SQL> select TEXT from dba_Views where view_name = 'X_$KGLCURSOR'

TEXT
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SELECT "ADDR","INDX","INST_ID","CON_ID","KGLHDADR","KGLHDPAR","KGLHDCLT","KGLNAOWN","KGLNAOBJ","KGLFNOBJ","KGLNADLK","KGLNAHSH","KGLNAHSV","KGLNATIM",
"KGLNAPTM","KGLHDNSP","KGLHDNSD","KGLHDLMD","KGLHDPMD","KGLHDFLG","KGLHDOBJ","KGLHDLDC","KGLHDIVC","KGLHDEXC","KGLHDLKC","KGLHDKMK","KGLHDDMK","KGLHDA
MK","KGLOBFLG","KGLOBSTA","KGLOBTYP","KGLOBTYD","KGLOBHMK","KGLOBHS0","KGLOBHS1","KGLOBHS2","KGLOBHS3","KGLOBHS4","KGLOBHS5","KGLOBHS6","KGLOBHS7","KG
LOBHD0","KGLOBHD1","KGLOBHD2","KGLOBHD3","KGLOBHD4","KGLOBHD5","KGLOBHD6","KGLOBHD7","KGLOBPC0","KGLOBPC6","KGLOBTP0","KGLOBT00","KGLOBT01","KGLOBT02"
,"KGLOBT03","KGLOBT04","KGLOBT05","KGLOBT35","KGLOBT06","KGLOBT07","KGLOBT08","KGLOBT09","KGLOBT10","KGLOBT11","KGLOBT12","KGLOBT13","KGLOBT14","KGLOB
T15","KGLOBT16","KGLOBT17","KGLOBT18","KGLOBT19","KGLOBT20","KGLOBT21","KGLOBT22","KGLOBT23","KGLOBT24","KGLOBT25","KGLOBT26","KGLOBT28","KGLOBT29","K
GLOBT30","KGLOBT31","KGLOBT27","KGLOBT32","KGLOBT33","KGLOBWAP","KGLOBWCC","KGLOBWCL","KGLOBWUI","KGLOBWDW","KGLOBT42","KGLOBT43","KGLOBT44","KGLOBT45
","KGLOBT46","KGLOBT47","KGLOBT49","KGLOBT50","KGLOBT52","KGLOBT53","KGLOBTL0","KGLOBTL1","KGLOBTS0","KGLOBTS1","KGLOBTN0","KGLOBTN1","KGLOBTN2","KGLO
BTN3","KGLOBTN4","KGLOBTN5","KGLOBTS2","KGLOBTS3","KGLOBTS5","KGLOBTT0","KGLOBCCE","KGLOBCCEH","KGLOBCLA","KGLOBCLC","KGLOBCCC","KGLOBTS4","KGLOBCBCA"
,"KGLOBT48","KGLOBDSO","KGLOBDEX","KGLOBDPX","KGLOBDLD","KGLOBDIV","KGLOBDPS","KGLOBDDR","KGLOBDDW","KGLOBDBF","KGLOBDRO","KGLOBDCP","KGLOBDEL","KGLOB
DFT","KGLOBDEF","KGLOBDUI","KGLOBDCL","KGLOBDAP","KGLOBDCC","KGLOBDPL","KGLOBDJV","KGLOBACS","KGLOBTS6","KGLOBTS7","KGLOBT54","KGLOBT55","KGLOBT56","K
GLOBT57","KGLOBDCO","KGLOBDCI","KGLOBDRR","KGLOBDRB","KGLOBDWR","KGLOBDWB","KGLOBT58","KGLOBDOR","KGLHDMTX","KGLHDMVL","KGLHDMSP","KGLHDMGT","KGLHDDMT
X","KGLHDDVL","KGLHDDSP","KGLHDDGT","KGLHDBID","KGLHDBMTX","KGLHDBVL","KGLHDBSP","KGLHDBGT","KGLOBT59","KGLOBDCU","KGLOBPROP","KGLNACON","KGLNAO1N","K
GLHDMAR","KGLMPFLG","KGLOBAQP","KGLOBT60","KGLOBT61","KGLIMSCANS","KGLIMBYTESUNCOMP","KGLIMBYTESINMEM" FROM X$KGLCURSOR


1 row selected.
SQL> SELECT "ADDR","INDX","INST_ID","CON_ID","KGLHDADR","KGLHDPAR","KGLHDCLT","KGLNAOWN","KGLNAOBJ","KGLFNOBJ","KGLNADLK","KGLNAHSH","KGLNAHSV","KGLNATIM",
"KGLNAPTM","KGLHDNSP","KGLHDNSD","KGLHDLMD","KGLHDPMD","KGLHDFLG","KGLHDOBJ","KGLHDLDC","KGLHDIVC","KGLHDEXC","KGLHDLKC","KGLHDKMK","KGLHDDMK","KGLHDA
MK","KGLOBFLG","KGLOBSTA","KGLOBTYP","KGLOBTYD","KGLOBHMK","KGLOBHS0","KGLOBHS1","KGLOBHS2","KGLOBHS3","KGLOBHS4","KGLOBHS5","KGLOBHS6","KGLOBHS7","KG
LOBHD0","KGLOBHD1","KGLOBHD2","KGLOBHD3","KGLOBHD4","KGLOBHD5","KGLOBHD6","KGLOBHD7","KGLOBPC0","KGLOBPC6","KGLOBTP0","KGLOBT00","KGLOBT01","KGLOBT02"
,"KGLOBT03","KGLOBT04","KGLOBT05","KGLOBT35","KGLOBT06","KGLOBT07","KGLOBT08","KGLOBT09","KGLOBT10","KGLOBT11","KGLOBT12","KGLOBT13","KGLOBT14","KGLOB
T15","KGLOBT16","KGLOBT17","KGLOBT18","KGLOBT19","KGLOBT20","KGLOBT21","KGLOBT22","KGLOBT23","KGLOBT24","KGLOBT25","KGLOBT26","KGLOBT28","KGLOBT29","K
GLOBT30","KGLOBT31","KGLOBT27","KGLOBT32","KGLOBT33","KGLOBWAP","KGLOBWCC","KGLOBWCL","KGLOBWUI","KGLOBWDW","KGLOBT42","KGLOBT43","KGLOBT44","KGLOBT45
","KGLOBT46","KGLOBT47","KGLOBT49","KGLOBT50","KGLOBT52","KGLOBT53","KGLOBTL0","KGLOBTL1","KGLOBTS0","KGLOBTS1","KGLOBTN0","KGLOBTN1","KGLOBTN2","KGLO
BTN3","KGLOBTN4","KGLOBTN5","KGLOBTS2","KGLOBTS3","KGLOBTS5","KGLOBTT0","KGLOBCCE","KGLOBCCEH","KGLOBCLA","KGLOBCLC","KGLOBCCC","KGLOBTS4","KGLOBCBCA"
,"KGLOBT48","KGLOBDSO","KGLOBDEX","KGLOBDPX","KGLOBDLD","KGLOBDIV","KGLOBDPS","KGLOBDDR","KGLOBDDW","KGLOBDBF","KGLOBDRO","KGLOBDCP","KGLOBDEL","KGLOB
DFT","KGLOBDEF","KGLOBDUI","KGLOBDCL","KGLOBDAP","KGLOBDCC","KGLOBDPL","KGLOBDJV","KGLOBACS","KGLOBTS6","KGLOBTS7","KGLOBT54","KGLOBT55","KGLOBT56","K
GLOBT57","KGLOBDCO","KGLOBDCI","KGLOBDRR","KGLOBDRB","KGLOBDWR","KGLOBDWB","KGLOBT58","KGLOBDOR","KGLHDMTX","KGLHDMVL","KGLHDMSP","KGLHDMGT","KGLHDDMT
X","KGLHDDVL","KGLHDDSP","KGLHDDGT","KGLHDBID","KGLHDBMTX","KGLHDBVL","KGLHDBSP","KGLHDBGT","KGLOBT59","KGLOBDCU","KGLOBPROP","KGLNACON","KGLNAO1N","K
GLHDMAR","KGLMPFLG","KGLOBAQP","KGLOBT60","KGLOBT61","KGLIMSCANS","KGLIMBYTESUNCOMP","KGLIMBYTESINMEM" FROM X$KGLCURSOR
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 
SQL> /
X","KGLHDDVL","KGLHDDSP","KGLHDDGT","KGLHDBID","KGLHDBMTX","KGLHDBVL","KGLHDBSP","KGLHDBGT","KGLOBT59","KGLOBDCU","KGLOBPROP","KGLNACON","KGLNAO1N","K
*
ERROR at line 13:
ORA-00904: "KGLHDMAR": invalid identifier

Describing the source tables used by the views, the columns that generated the error do not exist there. What?!

Looking up MOS – found this note, Invalid x_$ Objects After Upgrade (Doc ID 361757.1)

Although this note does not mention these views explicitly there is a part of that says that

"This is NOT a dictionary corruption, but the result of an unsupported operation.

.....

These x_$ views do not compile because they are based on x$ tables which have changed (columns dropped) and/or do not exist (X$ table dropped).

New (default) 10g & 11g databases do not have views with the prefix x_$.

Please note that this solution can be applied to any and all x_$ views found invalid after upgrade/migration.
These tables are built on x$ tables in the previous release and the same rules still apply."

So these are save to ignore or drop them.

Hope this helps.

Elisson Almeida

Waiting for ASM to startup after upgrading to Oracle 18c

Hi,
Something strange happened to me and I would like to share with you. I was upgrading one of my Virtual Machine which was an Oracle Restart – SIHA,  running 11.2.0.4 to 18c on Oracle Linux 6.9.

The upgrade went fine using the GUI no issues nor strange log messages, but the issue happened when I rebooted the VM. For some reason (which I don’t knew) the startup was hanging when trying to start HAS and then it outputted the error below:

PRCR-1070 :Failed to check if resource ora.asm is registered
CRS-0184 : Cannot communicate with the CRS daemon
Waiting for ASM to startup

Looking up on MOS I found this note – Oracle Linux 6 server hangs on boot with error: Waiting for ASM to startup (Doc ID 2495023.1)

The startup was hanging waiting on acfssihamount but as ASM was not up yet and it could not start.

To fix it you need to boot OS in rescue mode and execute

chroot /mnt/sysimage

Once you do that you will be able to change the startup configuration settings using chkconfig and disable acfssihamount

chkconfig --list acfssihamount
chkconfig acfssihamount off
chkconfig --list acfssihamount

After this exit out the rescue mode and the system should boot normally.

Hope it helps!

Elisson Almeida