ORA-847 Setting LOCK_SGA Parameter to True

(Doc ID 793284.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Applies to:

Oracle Server - Enterprise Edition - Version: 11.1.0.6

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"

Cause

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