Oracle Error ORA-38855: cannot mark instance string (redo thread string) as enabled

Oracle Error Message

ORA-38855: cannot mark instance string (redo thread string) as enabled

Reason for the Error

The standby switchover or failover operation failed because it needs to mark an instance (redo thread) as enabled. However, it had less than 2 online redo logs, which prevented it from being enabled.

Solution

Add more logfiles to the specified instance and retry the command.

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