HP A.06.11 - Manual (Page 214)

ORA-01033: ORACLE initialization or shutdown in progress
BR0310E Connect to database instance HOOHOO failed
Action
Before you start a backup, ensure that the database instance is in the open or
shutdown
mode.
Restore problems
At this stage, you should have performed all the verification steps described in the
previous sections. After this, proceed as follows:
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