Category Archives: ORA Database Error Messages

ORA-00409: COMPATIBLE needs to be string or higher to use AUTO SEGMENT SPACE MANAGEMENT

ORA-00409: COMPATIBLE needs to be string or higher to use AUTO SEGMENT SPACE MANAGEMENT

ORA-00409: COMPATIBLE needs to be string or higher to use AUTO SEGMENT SPACE MANAGEMENT
Cause: This is due to migrating from an older release of Oracle with tablespaces created using AUTO SEGMENT SPACE MANAGEMENT. To open the database, the COMPATIBLE parameter needs to be set to the specified value
Action: Shutdown and startup with the specified compatibility setting

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ORA-00408: parameter string is set to TRUE

ORA-00408: parameter string is set to TRUE

ORA-00408: parameter string is set to TRUE
Cause: Reporting the parameter that resulted in the compatibility error.
Action: Shutdown and startup with a higher compatibility setting.

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ORA-00407: rolling upgrade from release string.string to string.string is not allowed

ORA-00407: rolling upgrade from release string.string to string.string is not allowed

ORA-00407: rolling upgrade from release string.string to string.string is not allowed
Cause: Another instance executing software at a different point release already has the database mounted.
Action: Shutdown all instances then startup with the new software.

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ORA-00406: COMPATIBLE parameter needs to be string or greater

ORA-00406: COMPATIBLE parameter needs to be string or greater

ORA-00406: COMPATIBLE parameter needs to be string or greater
Cause: The COMPATIBLE initialization parameter is not high enough to allow the operation. Allowing the command would make the database incompatible with the release specified by the current COMPATIBLE parameter.
Action: Shutdown and startup with a higher compatibility setting.

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ORA-00405: compatibility type “string”

ORA-00405: compatibility type “string”

ORA-00405: compatibility type “string”
Cause: Reporting a type associated with another error.
Action: See accompanying error

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ORA-00404: Convert file not found: ‘string’

ORA-00404: Convert file not found: ‘string’

ORA-00404: Convert file not found: ‘string’
Cause: The file used for converting the database from V7 to V8 could not be found.
Action: Verify that the migration process has been started on this database and that the convert filename is accessable.

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ORA-00403: %s (string) is not the same as other instances (string)

ORA-00403: %s (string) is not the same as other instances (string)

ORA-00403: %s (string) is not the same as other instances (string)
Cause: Another instance has set the compatible or compatible no recovery parameters differently than this instance.
Action: Change the parameters of the current instance to match other instances already running.

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ORA-00402: database changes by release string cannot be used by release string

ORA-00402: database changes by release string cannot be used by release string

ORA-00402: database changes by release string cannot be used by release string
Cause: Changes have been made to the database that require a newer software release or that violate the compatibility parameters.
Action: Use a version of the software that can understand the changes or relax the compatibility requirements in the init file.

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ORA-00401: the value for parameter string is not supported by this release

ORA-00401: the value for parameter string is not supported by this release

ORA-00401: the value for parameter string is not supported by this release
Cause: The value specified cannot be supported by this release of the software.
Action: Choose an appropriate value, or remove the parameter value to use the default value.

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ORA-00400: invalid release value string for parameter string

ORA-00400: invalid release value string for parameter string

ORA-00400: invalid release value string for parameter string
Cause: The release level given for the specified init parameter is invalid.
Action: Correct the parameter value in the parameter file and retry.

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