Oracle Error ORA-15292: Disk name string is being used by another disk

Oracle Error Message

ORA-15292: Disk name string is being used by another disk

Reason for the Error

The specified disk name could not be reused because an 11.1.0.6.0 or earlier database instance had it cached in memory.

Solution

Do one of the following

– Specify a different name for the disk.

– Wait for the rebalance to complete successfully.

– Identify the database instance with the problem and shut it down before retrying the command.