Oracle Error ORA-15498: Volume name ‘string’ would collide with existing volume(s) ‘string string’.

Oracle Error Message

ORA-15498: Volume name ‘string’ would collide with existing volume(s) ‘string string’.

Reason for the Error

A volume name was specified that would conflict with existing volume device(s). A volume ‘–‘ is the name of the block device. Additionally, a raw device named ‘r–‘ is also created. Since that name already existed, a name collision occurred.

Solution

Choose another name for the volume (no leading ‘r’ is recommended).