Database Error Messages

ORA-16672

switchover not permitted to standby database with non-zero DelayMins property value

Cause

Switchover was attempted to a standby database that had a non-zero value for its DelayMins configurable property.


Action

For switchover to a standby database, set the DelayMins configurable property to zero for the standby database, wait for its apply lag to become zero seconds, and then retry the switchover command.