{"id":1946,"date":"2016-05-03T11:30:54","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T08:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fatihacar.com\/blog\/?p=1946"},"modified":"2016-10-26T11:32:06","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T08:32:06","slug":"oracle-11g-error-codes-and-solution-suggestions-from-ora-16500-to-ora-16600","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fatihacar.com\/blog\/oracle-11g-error-codes-and-solution-suggestions-from-ora-16500-to-ora-16600\/","title":{"rendered":"Oracle 11g Error Codes and Solution Suggestions from ORA-16500 to ORA-16600"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Oracle 11g Error Codes and Solution Suggestions from ORA-16500 to ORA-16600<\/strong><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16501: the Data Guard broker operation failed<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The Data Guard broker operation failed.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0See accompanying messages for details.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5652\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16502\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16502: the Data Guard broker operation succeeded with warnings<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The Data Guard broker operation succeeded with warnings.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0See accompanying messages for details.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5653\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16503\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16503: cannot exceed the maximum number of databases in this configuration<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The Data Guard broker configuration already contained the maximum number of databases that could be configured and managed by the broker.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Select and remove an existing database from the broker configuration, then reissue the command to add another database to the configuration. Note that when COMPATIBLE is set lower than 11.2.0.0.0, the broker can configure and manage up to 10 databases. When COMPATIBLE is set to 11.2.0.0.0 or higher, this limit is increased to 31.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5654\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16504\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16504: the Data Guard configuration already exists<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0A request to create a Data Guard configuration was made while connected to a database that is part of an existing configuration.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0To create a new configuration, the existing configuration must be deleted.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5655\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16506\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16506: out of memory<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0Process exceeded private or shared memory limits.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Check for memory leaks, increase system parameters and restart.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5656\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16509\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16509: request timed out<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The Data Guard broker timed out out the request.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Check the Data Guard broker log file for more information. Ensure that the network connections between the databases are functioning properly and retry the request.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5657\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16513\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16513: maximum requests exceeded<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The maximum number of requests that the broker can service<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Wait for the broker to complete processing the requests before issuing more requests.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5658\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16516\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16516: current state is invalid for the attempted operation<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The broker may have returned this error for either switchover operations or for database state change operations. If this error was returned for a switchover operation, the broker determined that either:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">&#8211; The databases changing roles are shut down.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">&#8211; The primary database is not shipping redo data.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">&#8211; The standby database that will become the primary database is not applying redo data. If this error was returned for database state change operations, the database state specified was invalid.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0If this error is returned when attempting a switchover operation, make sure that:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">&#8211; The databases changing roles are started.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">&#8211; The primary database is shipping redo data.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">&#8211; The standby database is applying redo data. If this error is returned when attempting a database state change operation, make sure a valid database state is specified.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5659\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16523\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16523: operation requires the client to connect to instance &#8220;<i>string<\/i>&#8220;<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The switchover or failover operation required the client to connect to the apply instance of the target database.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Connect to the indicated instance and reissue the SWITCHOVER or FAILOVER command.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5660\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16524\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16524: unsupported command, option, or argument<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0A command, option, or fast-start failover condition argument was specified that is not supported in this release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0If trying to enable or disable a fast-start failover condition, try a different Oracle error number. Otherwise, contact Oracle Support Services.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5661\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16525\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16525: the Data Guard broker is not yet available<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The Data Guard broker process was either not yet started, was initializing, or failed to start.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0If the broker has not been started, set the DG_BROKER_START initialization parameter to true and allow the broker to finish initializing before making the request. If the broker failed to start, check the Data Guard log for possible errors. Otherwise, retry the operation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5662\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16526\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16526: unable to allocate memory to process request<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The Data Guard broker was unable to allocate memory for a request.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Increase the size of the System Global Area (SGA).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5663\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16527\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16527: unable to allocate broker System Global Area (SGA) memory<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The Data Guard broker was unable to allocate memory within the System Global Area (SGA).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Increase the size of the System Global Area (SGA) memory.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5664\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16528\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16528: unable to allocate Program Global Area (PGA) memory<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0There was insufficient space in Program Global Area (PGA) to allocate memory.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Increase process virtual memory.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5665\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16530\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16530: invalid buffer or length<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0A NULL buffer or a length of zero was specified.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Correct the command parameters and retry the command.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5666\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16532\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16532: Data Guard broker configuration does not exist<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0A broker operation was requested that required a broker configuration to already be created.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Create a Data Guard broker configuration prior to performing other broker operations. If only one instance of a RAC database is reporting this error, ensure that the DG_BROKER_CONFIG_FILE[1|2] initialization parameters are set to file locations that are shared by all instances of the RAC database.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5667\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16534\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16534: switchover, failover or convert operation in progress<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The Data Guard broker returned this status because a switchover, failover or convert operation was in progress. The broker could not accept new requests until the operation finished.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Wait until the operation is complete and reissue the request.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5668\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16535\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16535: Oracle Restart or Oracle Clusterware prevented completion of broker operation<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The broker could not complete the operation because Oracle Restart (for single instance databases) or Oracle Clusterware (for RAC databases) could not stop services or instances on this database.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Check the Data Guard broker log file for more information and stop the appropriate services or instances using SRVCTL. Then retry the broker operation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5669\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16538\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16538: no match on requested item<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The Data Guard broker did not recognize the specified property or state name, or a fast-start failover condition was specified that is not enabled.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Verify command parameters and reissue the request.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5670\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16540\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16540: invalid argument<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0One of the arguments for the specified request was invalid for the request type.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Verify arguments and then reissue the request.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5671\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16541\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16541: database is not enabled<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The database specified in the request was not enabled.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Select an enabled database and reissue the request.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5672\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16544\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16544: modifying DG_BROKER_START requires SID=&#8217;*&#8217; qualifier<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The setting for the DG_BROKER_START parameter must be exactly the same on all RAC database instances. The SID=&#8217;*&#8217; qualifier was required in the command.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Reenter the command using the SID=&#8217;*&#8217; qualifier.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5673\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16547\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16547: cannot disable or delete the primary database<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0An attempt was made to disable broker management of the primary database or delete the primary database from the broker configuration while the configuration was enabled.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0If you wish to disable broker management of the primary database when the configuration is enabled, you must instead disable broker management of the entire broker configuration. If you wish to delete the primary database from the broker configuration while the configuration is enabled, you must instead delete the entire broker configuration.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5674\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16548\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16548: database not enabled<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0An attempt was made to modify or query a disabled database. This error is also returned on an attempt to enable, modify, or query a database that the broker has disabled because of a switchover or failover operation. The broker disables its management of a database when it detects that the database needs to be re-created because of a failover or switchover operation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0If broker management of the database is disabled, enable it and reissue the request.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5675\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16549\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16549: invalid string<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0An invalid or NULL string value was specified.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Correct command parameters and retry.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5676\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16550\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16550: truncated result<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0A string property value was truncated due to insufficient buffer size.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Specify a larger receive buffer.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5677\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16551\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16551: short string copied<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0A string property value that did not fill the receive buffer was placed in the receive buffer.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0This is an informational message only.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5678\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16552\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16552: error occurred while generating directives for client<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The operation could not be completed because the broker required assistance from the client that it was unable to provide because of the accompanying error.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0See the accompanying error message for more information and follow the directions provided in the Action section of that message. Then retry the operation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5679\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16555\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16555: database is not active<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0An operation was attempted on a database that was not active. not active.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Verify that the database is active and retry the operation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5680\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16556\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16556: observer version mismatch<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0This version of the observer was incompatible with the version of the specified Oracle database server to which the observer had been connected. This observer client cannot be used to observe the specified Oracle server.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Use a version of the observer that is compatible with the Oracle database server to be observed.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5681\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16557\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16557: database is already in use<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0An attempt was made to create a duplicate database in the broker configuration, or to add a duplicate instance (sid) for an existing database in the broker configuration.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Check the database to be added to ensure there are no duplicates.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5682\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16558\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16558: database specified for switchover is not a standby database<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0An attempt was made to switchover to a database that was not a standby database.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Locate an enabled standby database and select that database as the target of the switchover.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5683\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16561\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16561: cannot remove an active instance<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The instance to be removed was running.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Shut down the instance and reissue the REMOVE command.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5684\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16568\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16568: cannot set property\u00a0<i>string<\/i><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The specified property could not be modified because it was either a monitorable property or a property that did not exist.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Retry the command with a valid configurable property.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5685\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16569\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16569: Data Guard configuration is not enabled<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The requested operation required that broker management of the Data Guard configuration must be enabled.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Enable the Data Guard configuration and reissue the request.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5686\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16570\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16570: database needs restart<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The Data Guard broker operation required this database instance to be shut down and restarted.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0If DGMGRL or Enterprise Manager has not already done so, shut down the Oracle instance and then restart it.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5687\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16571\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16571: Data Guard configuration file creation failure<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The Data Guard broker was unable to create the configuration file on permanent storage.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Verify space, permissions and file name as indicated by the DG_BROKER_CONFIG_FILE[1|2] initialization parameters and retry the operation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5688\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16572\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16572: Data Guard configuration file not found<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The Data Guard broker configuration file was either unavailable or did not exist.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Verify that the configuration file was successfully created. If the DG_BROKER_CONFIG_FILE[1|2] initialization parameters were changed, ensure the file name on disk and the parameter value match, there is space on the device, and the proper permissions are granted. For a RAC database, ensure that these initialization parameters are set to file locations that are shared by all instances of the RAC database.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5689\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16573\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16573: attempt to change or access configuration file for an enabled broker configuration<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The operation was rejected because the Data Guard broker configuration file was in use. The attempted operation was unsafe while broker management of the configuration was enabled. For example:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">&#8211; An attempt was made to alter the DG_BROKER_CONFIG_FILE[1|2] initialization parameters while the broker was running.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">&#8211; Non-broker access (such as DBMS_FILE_TRANSFER) to the configuration files was attempted. See the alert log for additional information.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Disable the broker configuration and shut down the Data Guard broker, then retry the operation. If the operation includes altering the DG_BROKER_CONFIG_FILE[1|2] initialization parameters, be sure that the new parameter values correctly specify the files at their expected location before reenabling broker management of the configuration.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5690\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16574\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16574: switchover disallowed when required databases are shut down<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0Switchover failed because either the primary database or the designated standby database were shut down.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Ensure that the primary and standby databases are running and that primary database is shipping redo data to the designated standby database. Also ensure that that the designated standby database is applying the redo data received from the primary database.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5691\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16575\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16575: request terminated because failover is in progress<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0This error was returned when the broker terminated a request because it was processing a failover command.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Wait for failover to complete and then retry the request.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5692\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16576\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16576: failed to update Data Guard configuration file<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0A failure was encountered while the broker was updating the Data Guard broker configuration file on permanent storage.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Verify space, permissions and file name as indicated by the DG_BROKER_CONFIG_FILE[1|2] initialization parameters.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5693\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16577\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16577: corruption detected in Data Guard configuration file<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The Data Guard broker detected errors while loading the configuration file.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Verify space, permissions and file name as indicated by the DG_BROKER_CONFIG_FILE[1|2] initialization parameters. Contact Oracle Support Services.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5694\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16578\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16578: failed to read Data Guard configuration file<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0A failure was encountered while the broker was reading the configuration file on permanent storage.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Verify space, permissions and file name as indicated by the DG_BROKER_CONFIG_FILE[1|2] initialization parameters.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5695\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16582\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16582: cannot change instance-specific property<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0An attempt was made to change an instance-specific property for a database that had more than one instance.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Retry the command and identify a specific instance whose property value is to be changed.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5696\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16584\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16584: operation cannot be performed on a standby database<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The database specified for the operation was a standby database, or the operation was attempted on a standby database.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Check the database type and retry the operation. If the command must be executed on a primary database, connect to the primary database and retry the operation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5697\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16585\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16585: operation cannot be performed on a primary database<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The database specified for the operation was a primary database, or the operation was attempted on a primary database.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Check the database type and retry the operation. If the command must be executed on a standby database, connect to a standby database and retry the operation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5698\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16586\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16586: cannot change database property with EDIT INSTANCE command<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0An attempt was made to change a database property using an EDIT INSTANCE command instead of an EDIT DATABASE command.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Use the EDIT DATABASE command to change database properties.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5699\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16587\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16587: ambiguous object specified to Data Guard broker<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0An object was specified that the broker could not uniquely distinguish from other objects in the configuration.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Try to further distinguish the object specified for the operation and reissue the command.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5700\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16589\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16589: Data Guard broker detected network transfer error<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The Data Guard broker detected an error while transferring data from one database to another. This may happen when:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">&#8211; the broker detects an inconsistency in the block count of configuration file when the file is transmitted between databases.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">&#8211; the broker encountered an error when writing the configuration file.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Contact Oracle Support Services.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5701\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16594\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16594: DMON background process is not running<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The Data Guard broker background process, DMON, was not running.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Check the Data Guard broker log and DMON process trace file to determine why the DMON process is not running.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5702\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16595\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16595: process\u00a0<i>string<\/i>\u00a0failed to terminate<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The specified process did not terminate at the request of the Data Guard broker.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Contact Oracle Support Services.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5703\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16596\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16596: database not part of the Data Guard broker configuration<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The specified database is not in the Data Guard broker configuration.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Retry the command with a database that is in the broker configuration.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5704\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16597\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16597: Data Guard broker detects two or more primary databases<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The Data Guard broker detected two or more primary databases in the broker configuration and could not continue.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Contact Oracle Support Services.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5705\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16598\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16598: Data Guard broker detected a mismatch in configuration<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The Data Guard broker detected a significant mismatch while performing configuration membership validation between two or more databases in the broker configuration. This can occur when the primary database has stale broker configuration files.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Contact Oracle Support Services.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5706\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16599\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16599: Data Guard broker detected a stale configuration<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The Data Guard broker detected a stale configuration during initialization for this database.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0The broker will automatically resolve this situation once the primary database completes its initialization.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dt><a name=\"sthref5707\"><\/a><a name=\"ORA-16600\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #1d5aab;\">ORA-16600: not connected to target standby database for failover<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Cause:<\/b>\u00a0The failover command failed because the client was not connected to the target standby database.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Action:<\/b>\u00a0Explicitly connect to the standby database to be failed over to and retry the failover command.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oracle 11g Error Codes and Solution Suggestions from ORA-16500 to ORA-16600 ORA-16501: the Data Guard broker operation failed Cause:\u00a0The Data Guard broker operation failed. Action:\u00a0See accompanying messages for details. ORA-16502: the Data Guard broker operation succeeded with warnings Cause:\u00a0The Data Guard broker operation succeeded with warnings. Action:\u00a0See accompanying messages for details. 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