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Client Connections Intermittently Fail With ORA-12539 Error in RAC Environment (Doc ID 602879.1)

Last updated on MARCH 31, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle Net Services - Version 10.1.0.3 to 11.1.0.7 [Release 10.1 to 11.1]
Information in this document applies to any platform.
This problem can occur on any platform.

Symptoms


Client connections may fail with ORA-12539 errors in a RAC environment or in an environment where the REMOTE_LISTENER parameter is set in the database.

ORA-12539 TNS:buffer over- or under-flow

Specifically, if the NSPTRD packet size is over 532 bytes, clients may receive the ORA-12539.

Changes

This may be a new installation of RAC or the REMOTE_LISTENER parameter has been recently added or changed.

Cause

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