Errors Encountered When Registering External Databases

Here's information on an error you may encounter when registering External Databases in Database Management.

For information on how to resolve some other issues that you may encounter when registering or connecting to External Databases in Database Management, see the Known Issues with External Databases section in OCI Database Management Service: Known Issues When Enabling Database Management (Doc ID 2938669.1) in My Oracle Support.

Could not register this external database because it has already been registered in OCI

If this error is displayed when registering an External Database, here are the likely causes and what you can do to resolve the issue:

  • Cause: The External Database (CDB, PDB, or non-CDB) is already registered in the same compartment.

    Solution: Check whether the External Database is already registered in the same compartment and enable Database Management for the already registered database resource, instead of registering it again.

  • Cause: If attempting to register an External PDB using the associated CDB's service name details, then this error may be displayed as the CDB is already registered in the same compartment.

    Solution: Provide the correct External PDB details. You can verify the service name information from the database using the following query:

    select value from v$parameter where name like '%service_name%'