ORA-01638 parameter string does not allow ORACLE version string to mount cluster database
This is an Oracle Database Server Message. This can be generated by the Oracle Database when running any Oracle program.
What is the cause of ORA-01638 from Oracle 10g ?
The recovery compatible parameter is set too low to allow this software version to mount in cluster database mode.
How to deal with ORA-01638 from Oracle 10g ?
Either use an earlier software release or advance the recovery_compatible parameter. If this happens when no recovery_compatible parameter has been specified then set it to the current software release.
Contacting Oracle support services ?
Some messages recommend contacting Oracle Support Services to report a problem. Please go here for more information : Oracle Support.
Linked Error Messages
- ORA-01630 max # extents ( string ) reached in temp segment in tablespace string
- ORA-01631 max # extents ( string ) reached in table string . string
- ORA-01632 max # extents ( string ) reached in index string . string
- ORA-01633 Real Application Clusters Option needed for this operation
- ORA-01634 rollback segment number ' string ' is about to go offline
- ORA-01635 rollback segment # string specified not available
- ORA-01636 rollback segment ' string ' is already online
- ORA-01637 rollback segment ' string ' is being used by another instance (# string )
- ORA-01639 instance string has no thread assigned to it
- ORA-01640 cannot make tablespace read only with active transactions
- ORA-01641 tablespace ' string ' is not online - cannot add data file
- ORA-01642 begin backup not needed for read only tablespace ' string '
- ORA-01643 system tablespace can not be made read only
- ORA-01644 tablespace ' string ' is already read only
- ORA-01645 previous attempt to make read write is half complete
- ORA-01646 tablespace ' string ' is not read only - cannot make read write