Oracle 11g Error Codes and Solution Suggestions from ORA-17500 to ORA-17635

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Oracle 11g Error Codes and Solution Suggestions from ORA-17500 to ORA-17635

ORA-17500: ODM err:string
Cause: An error returned by ODM library
Action: Look at error message and take appropriate action or contact Oracle Support Services for further assistance
ORA-17501: logical block size string is invalid
Cause: logical block size for oracle files must be a multiple of the physical block size, and less than the maximum
Action: check INIT.ORA file parameters
ORA-17502: ksfdcre:string Failed to create file string
Cause: file creation failed due to either insufficient OS permission or the file already exists
Action: check additional error messages
ORA-17503: ksfdopn:string Failed to open file string
Cause: file open failed due to either insufficient OS permission or the name of file exceeds maximum file name length.
Action: check additional error messages
ORA-17504: ksfddel:Failed to delete file string
Cause: The file that was being deleted is still in use or the process has insufficient permission to delete file.
Action: check additional error messages
ORA-17505: ksfdrsz:string Failed to resize file to size string blocks
Cause: There is insufficient space left on the device or the process has insufficient permission to resize file.
Action: check additional error messages
ORA-17506: I/O Error Simulation
Cause: The i/o request is marked with error because the i/o error simulation event is turned on.
Action: None
ORA-17507: I/O request size string is not a multiple of logical block size
Cause: i/o’s are done in multiple of logical block size
Action: Check additional error messages
ORA-17508: I/O request buffer ptr is not alligned
Cause: i/o request buffer should be alligned, check additional information for buffer ptr value
Action: Call Oracle Support Services
ORA-17509: Attempt to do i/o beyond block1 offset
Cause: When a file is identified with logical block size of 0, only i/o’s to block1 is allowed.
Action: check additional error messages and call Oracle Support Services
ORA-17510: Attempt to do i/o beyond file size
Cause: The i/o request points to a block beyond End Of File
Action: check additional error messages and call Oracle Support Services
ORA-17512: Block Verification Failed
Cause: Block Verification after a read operation on a database file failed since the block is media corrupt.
Action: check additional error messages in the trace file and call Oracle Support Services

ORA-17513: dNFS package call failed
Cause: An attempt was made to call a dNFS package in a non-dNFS environment
Action: Make sure dNFS is enabled and the file can be accessed using dNFS.
ORA-17514: Access to clonedb bitmap file failed
Cause: Accessing the bitmap block file in clonedb environment has encountered an error
Action: check additional error messages in the trace file and call Oracle Support Services
ORA-17515: Creation of clonedb failed using snapshot file string
Cause: Creating a datafile in a clonedb environment failed.
Action: Make sure the snapshot file passed to clonedb is not from another clonedb instance and call Oracle Support Services for further assistance
ORA-17516: dNFS asynchronous I/O failure
Cause: The asynchronous I/O request failed due to storage server reboot.
Action: Make sure the storage server does not reboot repeatedly during database operations.
ORA-17517: Database cloning using storage snapshot failed on file string:string
Cause: An invocation of the storage clone command was returned with an error.
Action: Make sure all necessary steps are performed for storage cloning and check the Oracle trace file for additional information.
ORA-17518: backup file string cannot be found
Cause: Access to the specified backup file was required for Instant Restore.
Action: Make sure the path and file name are correct for the backup file and the path to the backup file can be accessed from the node of the instance.
ORA-17519: string: data file string cannot be prepared
Cause: Instant Restore could not prepare the specified data file.
Action: Make sure the file does not already exist and is being repopulated by the Instant Restore background process. Make sure the path specified is accessable and writable by the instance.
ORA-17520: data file string cannot be added to repopulation
Cause: Instant Restore could not add the file to the repopulation work queue.
Action: The repopulation process may be working on too many files for the system. Try waiting for some files to complete and try again.
ORA-17521: Instant Restore is not enabled
Cause: The initialization parameters for Instant Restore were not set.
Action: Make sure Instant Restore initialization parameter is set as required for this feature.
ORA-17522: file string is already being repopulated
Cause: The file is currently being repopulated from a previous restore.
Action: Make sure the file compeletes restore before you start another restore.
ORA-17610: file ‘string‘ does not exist and no size specified
Cause: An attempt to create a file found neither an existing file nor a size for creating the file.
Action: Specify a size for the file.
ORA-17611: ksfd: file ‘string‘ cannot be accessed, global open closed
Cause: An attempt to write to a file which has gone offline/unidentified
Action: Check for other errno in the stack
ORA-17612: Failed to discover Oracle Disk Manager library, return value string
Cause: Discovery of the odm library by calling odm_discover() failed
Action: Contact your storage vendor who has provided the ODM library or call Oracle Support
ORA-17613: Failed to initialize Oracle Disk Manager library: string
Cause: ODM initialization for the thread failed due to insufficient previlige or memory.
Action: Make sure there is enough system resources available for the oracle process and it has access to the ODM library
ORA-17618: Unable to update block 0 to version 10 format
Cause: An attempt was made to update block 0 to version 10 format.
Action: Check additional error messages and call Oracle Support Services
ORA-17619: max number of processes using I/O slaves in a instance reached
Cause: An attempt was made to start large number of processes requiring I/O slaves.
Action: There can be a maximum of 35 processes that can have I/O slaves at any given time in a instance.
ORA-17620: failed to register the network adapter with Oracle Disk Manager library: string
Cause: The ODM library returned an error while trying to register the network adapter.
Action: Make sure the network adapter name given in the fileio_network_adapters is a valid name, and that the Oracle user has the correct access privileges.
ORA-17621: failed to register the memory with Oracle Disk Manager library
Cause: The ODM library returned an error while trying to register the memory.
Action: Contact the Oracle Disk Manager Library provider.
ORA-17622: failed to deregister the memory with Oracle Disk Manager library
Cause: The ODM library returned an error while trying to deregister the memory.
Action: Contact the Oracle Disk Manager Library provider
ORA-17624: Failed to delete directory string
Cause: The directory that was being deleted is still in use or the process had insufficient permission to delete the directory.
Action: check additional error messages.
ORA-17626: ksfdcre: string file exists
Cause: trying to create a database file, but file by that name already exists
Action: verify that name is correct, specify REUSE if necessary
ORA-17627: string
Cause: An error returned by OCI while sending/receiving message from remote instance
Action: Look at error message and take appropriate action or contact Oracle Support Services for further assistance
ORA-17628: Oracle error string returned by remote Oracle server
Cause: Oracle server on the remote instance has returned an error.
Action: Look at remote instance alert log/trace file for more information and take appropriate action or contact Oracle Support Services for further assistance
ORA-17629: Cannot connect to the remote database server
Cause: Connecting to the remote server specified by database connect string for netowrk file transfer failed.
Action: Check additional error messages
ORA-17630: Mismatch in the remote file protocol version client string server string
Cause: Cannot communicate with the remote database server as there is a mismatch in the Oracle file protocol version.
Action: Check additional error messages
ORA-17631: dbname ‘string‘ specified by remote server does not match the instance name ‘string‘
Cause: The dbname specified by the remote server is not intended for this instance.
Action: Check the dbname specified in the command of the remote instance and look for further error messages.
ORA-17632: file ‘string‘ is a formatted ASM disk
Cause: An attempt to create a datafile on a device that was formatted for ASM disk failed.
Action: Check that the device specified is not an ASM disk. If you would like to use the disk for datafiles, please clear the disk before you retry the operation.
ORA-17633: Operation not supported as one of the servers involved is not capable of performing the requested operation
Cause: An attempt was made to perform an operation involving two Oracle servers where both servers did not have the capability required for carrying out the operation. It is likely that one of the servers needs a patch or an upgrade to successfully participate in the operation.
Action: Apply the required fix or update on the lower version server. Contact Oracle Support Services for further assistance.
ORA-17635: failure in obtaining physical sector size for ‘string‘
Cause: An error occurred while determining the physical sector size from the underlying storage (ASM/ODM/OSD).
Action: Check additional error messages.

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