ORA-15041 IN A DISKGROUP ALTHOUGH FREE_MB REPORTS SUFFICIENT SPACE
(Doc ID 460155.1)
Last updated on JANUARY 20, 2025
Applies to:
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 10.1.0.2 to 11.2.0.4 [Release 10.1 to 11.2] Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later Information in this document applies to any platform.
Purpose
ORA-15041 is the most common space error reported when disk free space is not sufficient
to complete file allocation request. Due to imbalanced space distribution, ORA-15041 can still
be encountered although ASM views reports sufficient free space. This article is intended to
help the reader to understand the most common reasons for ORA-15041 error although sufficient
free space is reported in ASM views.
Error: ORA-15041 (ORA-15041)
Text: diskgroup space exhausted
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Cause: The diskgroup ran out of space.
Action: Add more disks to the diskgroup, or delete some existing files.
Scope
This article is intended to help the reader to understand the most common reasons
for ORA-15041 error in ASM diskgroups.
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