Oracle Error ORA-19551: device is busy, device type: string, device name: string

Oracle Error Message

ORA-19551: device is busy, device type: string, device name: string

Reason for the Error

The indicated device could not be allocated because it is allocated to another session, or no device was named, or all devices of the requested type are busy.

Solution

Either attempt to allocate another device or wait until the required device is no longer busy.