Oracle Database 12c New Features

ORA-00265: instance recovery required, cannot set ARCHIVELOG mode

ORA-00265: instance recovery required, cannot set ARCHIVELOG mode




Cause: The database either crashed or was shutdown with the ABORT option. Media recovery cannot be enabled because the online logs may not be sufficient to recover the current datafiles.




Action: Open the database and then enter the SHUTDOWN command with the NORMAL or IMMEDIATE option.