Oracle Error Message ORA-00201 to ORA-000300

ORA-00201

control file version string incompatible with ORACLE version string

ORA-00202

control file: ‘string’

ORA-00203

using the wrong control files

ORA-00204

error in reading (block string, # blocks string) of control file

ORA-00205

error in identifying control file, check alert log for more info

ORA-00206

error in writing (block string, # blocks string) of control file

ORA-00207

control files are not for the same database

ORA-00208

number of control file names exceeds limit of string

ORA-00209

control file blocksize mismatch, check alert log for more info

ORA-00210

cannot open the specified control file

ORA-00211

control file does not match previous control files

ORA-00212

block size string below minimum required size of string bytes

ORA-00213

cannot reuse control file; old file size string, string required

ORA-00214

control file ‘string’ version string inconsistent with file ‘string’ version string

ORA-00215

must be at least one control file

ORA-00216

control file could not be resized for migration from 8.0.2

ORA-00217

control file could not be resized for new record types

ORA-00218

block size string of control file ‘string’ does not match DB_BLOCK_SIZE (string)

ORA-00219

required control file size (string logical blocks) exceeds maximum allowable size (string logical blocks)

ORA-00220

control file not mounted by first instance, check alert log for more info

ORA-00221

error on write to control file

ORA-00222

operation would reuse name of a currently mounted control file

ORA-00223

convert file is invalid or incorrect version

ORA-00224

control file resize attempted with illegal record type (string)

ORA-00225

expected size string of control file differs from actual size string

ORA-00226

operation disallowed while alternate control file open

ORA-00227

corrupt block detected in control file: (block string, # blocks string)

ORA-00228

length of alternate control file name exceeds maximum of string

ORA-00229

operation disallowed: already hold snapshot control file enqueue

ORA-00230

operation disallowed: snapshot control file enqueue unavailable

ORA-00231

snapshot control file has not been named

ORA-00232

snapshot control file is nonexistent, corrupt, or unreadable

ORA-00233

copy control file is corrupt or unreadable

ORA-00234

error in identifying or opening snapshot or copy control file

ORA-00235

control file read without a lock inconsistent due to concurrent update

ORA-00236

snapshot operation disallowed: mounted control file is a backup

ORA-00237

snapshot operation disallowed: control file newly created

ORA-00238

operation would reuse a filename that is part of the database

ORA-00239

timeout waiting for control file enqueue: held by ‘string’ for more than string seconds

ORA-00240

control file enqueue held for more than string seconds

ORA-00241

operation disallowed: control file inconsistent with data dictionary

ORA-00242

maximum allowed filename records used up in control file

ORA-00243

failed to expand control file filename section by string records

ORA-00244

concurrent control file backup operation in progress

ORA-00245

control file backup failed; target is likely on a local file system

ORA-00246

control file backup failed; error accessing backup target

ORA-00250

archiver not started

ORA-00251

LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST cannot be the same destination as string string

ORA-00252

log string of thread string is empty, cannot archive

ORA-00253

character limit string exceeded by archive destination string string

ORA-00254

error in archive control string ‘string’

ORA-00255

error archiving log string of thread string, sequence # string

ORA-00256

cannot translate archive destination string string

ORA-00257

archiver error. Connect internal only, until freed.

ORA-00258

manual archiving in NOARCHIVELOG mode must identify log

ORA-00259

log string of open instance string (thread string) is the current log, cannot archive

ORA-00260

cannot find online log sequence string for thread string

ORA-00261

log string of thread string is being archived or modified

ORA-00262

current log string of closed thread string cannot switch

ORA-00263

there are no logs that need archiving for thread string

ORA-00264

no recovery required

ORA-00265

instance recovery required, cannot set ARCHIVELOG mode

ORA-00266

name of archived log file needed

ORA-00267

name of archived log file not needed

ORA-00268

specified log file does not exist ‘string’

ORA-00269

specified log file is part of thread string not string

ORA-00270

error creating archive log string

ORA-00271

there are no logs that need archiving

ORA-00272

error writing archive log string

ORA-00273

media recovery of direct load data that was not logged

ORA-00274

illegal recovery option string

ORA-00275

media recovery has already been started

ORA-00276

CHANGE keyword specified but no change number given

ORA-00277

illegal option to the UNTIL recovery flag string

ORA-00278

log file ‘string’ no longer needed for this recovery

ORA-00279

change string generated at string needed for thread string

ORA-00280

change string for thread string is in sequence #string

ORA-00281

media recovery may not be performed using dispatcher

ORA-00282

UPI string call not supported, use ALTER DATABASE RECOVER

ORA-00283

recovery session canceled due to errors

ORA-00284

recovery session still in progress

ORA-00285

TIME not given as a string constant

ORA-00286

no members available, or no member contains valid data

ORA-00287

specified change number string not found in thread string

ORA-00288

to continue recovery type ALTER DATABASE RECOVER CONTINUE

ORA-00289

suggestion : string

ORA-00290

operating system archival error occurred. See error below

ORA-00291

numeric value required for PARALLEL option

ORA-00292

parallel recovery feature not installed

ORA-00293

control file out of sync with redo log

ORA-00294

invalid archivelog format specifier ‘string’

ORA-00295

datafile/tempfile number string is invalid, must be between 1 and string

ORA-00296

maximum number of files (string) exceeded for RECOVER DATAFILE LIST

ORA-00297

must specify RECOVER DATAFILE LIST before RECOVER DATAFILE START

ORA-00298

Missing or invalid attribute value

ORA-00299

must use file-level media recovery on data file string

ORA-00300

illegal redo log block size string specified – exceeds limit of string