ORA Database Error Messages ORA-00705: inconsistent state during start up; shut down the instance, then restart it May 29, 2015 mpbod ORA-00705: inconsistent state during start up; shut down the instance, then restart it Cause: A previous attempt to start an instance was terminated Action: Shut down the instance completely, then restart it Back to previous menu https://support.oracle.com/ http://www.oracle.com/ Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)