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ORA-847 Setting LOCK_SGA Parameter to True (Doc ID 793284.1)

Last updated on MARCH 04, 2019

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.1.0.6 and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

If the database parameter LOCK_SGA is set to true and it's also set MEMORY_TARGET or MAX_MEMORY_TARGET, the following error is reported:

   ORA-00847 "MEMORY_TARGET/MEMORY_MAX_TARGET and LOCK_SGA cannot be set
    together"

Changes

 

Cause

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