How to fix Oracle Database & DBConsole after hostname

or IP change
If the IP address and/or hostname changes for a system running Oracle, the following file
should be updated to include the new IP address and/or hostname.

# /etc/hosts

Before Example:

# cat /etc/hosts

127.0.0.1 localhost

172.16.4.27 oracle-node-1.transnexus.com oracle-node-1

After Example:

# cat /etc/hosts

127.0.0.1 localhost

172.16.4.77 oracle-node-2.transnexus.com oracle-node-2

If the hostname changes, the following Oracle files should be renamed to include the new
hostname.

$ORACLE_HOME/<hostname>_dbname

$ORACLE_OME/oc4j/j2ee/OC4J_DBConsole_<hostname>_dbname

Before Example:

$ORACLE_HOME/oracle-node-1_dbaccounting

$ORACLE_OME/oc4j/j2ee/OC4J_DBConsole_oracle-node-1_dbaccounting

After Example:

$ORACLE_HOME/oracle-node-2_dbaccounting

$ORACLE_OME/oc4j/j2ee/OC4J_DBConsole_oracle-node-2_dbname

Also, the following file must be updated to include the new hostname.

$ORACLE_HOME/network/admin/tnsnames.ora

Before Example:

(HOST = oracle-node-1)

After Example:
(HOST = oracle-node-2)

Reconfigure the DBConsole Repository:

[ossadmin@oracle-node-2 ]$ cd $ORACLE_HOME/bin

[ossadmin@oracle-node-2 bin]$ ./emca -deconfig dbcontrol db -repos drop

STARTED EMCA at May 11, 2010 5:08:10 PM

EM Configuration Assistant, Version 11.1.0.7.0 Production

Copyright (c) 2003, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.

Enter the following information:

Database SID: dbaccounting

Listener port number: 1521

Password for SYSMAN user:

Do you wish to continue? [yes(Y)/no(N)]: Y

May 11, 2010 5:08:42 PM oracle.sysman.emcp.EMConfig perform

INFO: This operation is being logged at

/OSS/ORA/oracle/cfgtoollogs/emca/orcl/emca_2010_05_11_17_08_10.log.

May 11, 2010 5:08:42 PM oracle.sysman.emcp.EMDBPreConfig performDeconfiguration

WARNING: EM is not configured for this database. No EM-specific actions can be

performed.

May 11, 2010 5:08:42 PM oracle.sysman.emcp.EMReposConfig invoke

INFO: Dropping the EM repository (this may take a while) ...

May 11, 2010 5:10:13 PM oracle.sysman.emcp.EMReposConfig invoke

INFO: Repository successfully dropped

Enterprise Manager configuration completed successfully

FINISHED EMCA at May 11, 2010 5:10:13 PM

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[ossadmin@oracle-node-2 bin]$ ./emca -config dbcontrol db -repos create

STARTED EMCA at May 11, 2010 5:11:40 PM

EM Configuration Assistant, Version 11.1.0.7.0 Production

Copyright (c) 2003, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.

Enter the following information:

Database SID: dbaccounting

Listener port number: 1521

Password for SYSMAN user: Email address for notifications (optional):

Outgoing Mail (SMTP) server for notifications (optional):

-----------------------------------------------------------------

You have specified the following settings

Database ORACLE_HOME ................ /OSS/ORA/oracle/product/11.1.0/db_1

Local hostname ................ oracle-node-2.transnexus.com

Listener port number ................ 1521

Database SID ................ dbaccounting

Email address for notifications ...............

Outgoing Mail (SMTP) server for notifications ...............

-----------------------------------------------------------------

Do you wish to continue? [yes(Y)/no(N)]: Y

May 11, 2010 5:12:15 PM oracle.sysman.emcp.EMConfig perform

INFO: This operation is being logged at

/OSS/ORA/oracle/cfgtoollogs/emca/orcl/emca_2010_05_11_17_11_40.log.

May 11, 2010 5:12:16 PM oracle.sysman.emcp.EMReposConfig createRepository

INFO: Creating the EM repository (this may take a while) ...

May 11, 2010 5:16:26 PM oracle.sysman.emcp.EMReposConfig invoke

INFO: Repository successfully created

May 11, 2010 5:16:28 PM oracle.sysman.emcp.EMReposConfig

uploadConfigDataToRepository

INFO: Uploading configuration data to EM repository (this may take a while) ...

May 11, 2010 5:17:09 PM oracle.sysman.emcp.EMReposConfig invoke

INFO: Uploaded configuration data successfully

May 11, 2010 5:17:10 PM oracle.sysman.emcp.util.DBControlUtil configureSoftwareLib

INFO: Software library configured successfully.

May 11, 2010 5:17:10 PM oracle.sysman.emcp.EMDBPostConfig configureSoftwareLibrary

INFO: Deploying Provisioning archives ...

May 11, 2010 5:17:17 PM oracle.sysman.emcp.EMDBPostConfig configureSoftwareLibrary

INFO: Provisioning archives deployed successfully.

May 11, 2010 5:17:17 PM oracle.sysman.emcp.util.DBControlUtil secureDBConsole

INFO: Securing Database Control (this may take a while) ...

May 11, 2010 5:17:36 PM oracle.sysman.emcp.util.DBControlUtil secureDBConsole

INFO: Database Control secured successfully.

May 11, 2010 5:17:36 PM oracle.sysman.emcp.util.DBControlUtil startOMS

INFO: Starting Database Control (this may take a while) ...

May 11, 2010 5:17:58 PM oracle.sysman.emcp.EMDBPostConfig performConfiguration

INFO: Database Control started successfully

May 11, 2010 5:17:58 PM oracle.sysman.emcp.EMDBPostConfig performConfiguration

INFO: >>>>>>>>>>> The Database Control URL is https://oracle-node-

2.transnexus.com:1158/em <<<<<<<<<<<

May 11, 2010 5:18:00 PM oracle.sysman.emcp.EMDBPostConfig invoke

WARNING:

************************ WARNING ************************

Management Repository has been placed in secure mode wherein Enterprise Manager
data will be encrypted. The encryption key has been placed in the file:
/OSS/ORA/oracle/product/11.1.0/db_1/oracle-node-
2.transnexus.com_dbaccounting/sysman/config/emkey.ora. Please ensure this file is
backed up as the encrypted data will become unusable if this file is lost.
***********************************************************

Enterprise Manager configuration completed successfully

FINISHED EMCA at May 11, 2010 5:18:00 PM

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[root@oracle-node-2 bin]# /etc/init.d/dbora stop

Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Database Control Release 11.1.0.7.0

Copyright (c) 1996, 2008 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.

https://oracle-node-2.transnexus.com:1158/em/console/aboutApplication

Stopping Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Database Control ...

... Stopped.

Processing Database instance "dbaccounting": log file

/OSS/ORA/oracle/product/11.1.0/db_1/shutdown.log

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[root@oracle-node-2 bin]#

[root@oracle-node-2 bin]# /etc/init.d/dbora start

Processing Database instance "dbaccounting": log file

/OSS/ORA/oracle/product/11.1.0/db_1/startup.log

Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Database Control Release 11.1.0.7.0

Copyright (c) 1996, 2008 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.

https://oracle-node-2.transnexus.com:1158/em/console/aboutApplication

Starting Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Database Control .............

started.
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Logs are generated in directory /OSS/ORA/oracle/product/11.1.0/db_1/oracle-

node-2.transnexus.com_dbaccounting/sysman/log