Database Error Messages

ORA-16211

unsupported record found in the archived redo log

Cause

Log apply services encountered a record in the archived redo log that could not be interpreted.


Action

  1. Use DBMS_LOGSTDBY.INSTANTIATE_TABLE to re-create the table on the standby database or simply drop the table if it's unimportant.
  2. ALTER DATABASE START LOGICAL STANDBY APPLY;
  3. Examine the current_scn column in the DBA_LOGSTDBY_EVENTS view to determine which log file contains the unsupported record.
  4. Provide the log file to Oracle Support Services.