Cluster Nocluster Specifying the Cluster qualifier causes Oracle RMU to attempt to close a database on all nodes in a clustered environment that currently have the database open. Specifying the Cluster qualifier is similar to issuing the RMU Close command on every node in the cluster. Specifying the Nocluster qualifier causes Oracle RMU to close a database only on the cluster node from which you issue the RMU Close command. The default is the Cluster qualifier if you specify the Wait qualifier. The default is the Nocluster qualifier if you specify the Nowait qualifier. The following list describes the behavior of the command when you use various combinations of the [No]Cluster and [No]Wait qualifiers together in the same command line: o Cluster and Wait When you specify the Cluster and Wait qualifiers, the RMU Close command closes the database on every node in the cluster, even if the database is not opened on the node from which the command is issued. Because you specified the Cluster and Wait qualifiers, the RMU Close command closes and recovers the database on every node in the cluster before the DCL prompt is returned to you. o Cluster and Nowait When you specify the Cluster and Nowait qualifiers, the RMU Close command attempts to close the database on every node in the cluster. If the database is not opened on the node from which the Oracle RMU command is issued, the command cannot close the database on any node, and you receive the following error message: %RDMS-F-CANTCLOSEDB, database could not be closed as requested -RDMS-F-DBNOTACTIVE, database is not being used %RMU-W-FATALERR, fatal error on DISK1:[USER1]DATABASE.RDB;1 Because you used the Nowait qualifier, the database might not yet be closed on one or more nodes when the DCL prompt is returned to you. When you specify the Nowait qualifier, you can receive SYS-F-ACCONFLICT errors when you attempt to access a database after you have issued the RMU Close command with the Cluster and Nowait qualifiers and the DCL prompt has been returned, but the monitor has not yet closed the database on all nodes in the cluster. o Nocluster and Wait This combination provides the ability to have database shutdown complete on the local node before Oracle RMU returns to the DCL prompt. o Nocluster and Nowait When you specify the Nocluster and Nowait qualifiers, Oracle RMU closes the database only on the node from which you issue the command, regardless of whether or not the database is open on other nodes. Because you used the Nowait qualifier, the database might not yet be closed on the node from which you issued the command when the DCL prompt is returned to you. With the Nowait qualifier, you can receive SYS-F-ACCONFLICT errors when you attempt to access a database after you have issued the RMU Close command with the Cluster and Nowait qualifiers and the DCL prompt has been returned, but the monitor has not yet closed the database on all nodes in the cluster.