Oracle 11g: oracle.sysman.emcp.exception.EMConfigException: Error starting Database Control

SEVERE: Error starting Database Control

Refer to the log file at D:\Oracle11g\app\Acer-5670\cfgtoollogs\dbca\db11g\emConfig.log for more details.

Jan 15, 2009 7:44:08 PM oracle.sysman.emcp.EMConfig perform

CONFIG: Stack Trace:

I was asked to check with this error which was generated at the time of Database creation on Windows XP SP2 failed at 86% showing the below error.

Jan 15, 2009 7:44:08 PM oracle.sysman.emcp.EMConfig perform

SEVERE: Error starting Database Control

Refer to the log file at D:\Oracle11g\app\Acer-5670\cfgtoollogs\dbca\db11g\emConfig.log for more details.

Jan 15, 2009 7:44:08 PM oracle.sysman.emcp.EMConfig perform

CONFIG: Stack Trace:

oracle.sysman.emcp.exception.EMConfigException: Error starting Database Control

at oracle.sysman.emcp.EMDBPostConfig.performConfiguration(EMDBPostConfig.java:869)

at oracle.sysman.emcp.EMDBPostConfig.invoke(EMDBPostConfig.java:250)

at oracle.sysman.emcp.EMDBPostConfig.invoke(EMDBPostConfig.java:213)

at oracle.sysman.emcp.EMConfig.perform(EMConfig.java:235)

at oracle.sysman.assistants.util.em.EMConfiguration.run(EMConfiguration.java:460)

at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)

Jan 15, 2009 7:44:08 PM oracle.sysman.emcp.EMConfig restoreOuiLoc

CONFIG: Restoring oracle.installer.oui_loc to D:\Oracle11g\app\Acer-5670\product\11.1.0\db_1\oui

1. I created a loop back adapter and disabled all the remaining Network connections which did not work.

To create a Loop Back Adapter in Windows XP ->

http://dba-onweb.blogspot.com/2008/01/microsoft-loopback-adapter.html

2. Second Approach – Installed JAVA (http://www.java.com/) and rebooted the laptop to start the DBCA once again to do a fresh setup which in turn worked.