You need to be logged in as a user with DBA privileges.
1) Check Current Archive Log Mode Status
Archive log list;
2) Shutdown the RAC database on each instance or simply shutdown from SRVCTL command:
srvctl stop database -d ORCL
Or
- Need to run on each instance of RAC database. so use srvctl for shutdown
Shutdown immediate
3) Start the Oracle RAC Database in Mount Mode
srvctl start database -d ORCL -o mount
OR
startup mount ---start in mount state with any instance
4) Set the following parameter used for enable archive log:
SQLPLUS / as sysdba
ALTER SYSTEM SET log_archive_dest_1='location=/u01/archive/' SCOPE=spfile;
ALTER SYSTEM SET log_archive_format='arch_%t_%s_%r.arc' SCOPE=spfile;
5) Enable the archive log in mount state:
ALTER DATABASE ARCHIVELOG;
6) Open the Database
srvctl stop database -d MYDB
srvctl start database -d MYDB