using the wrong control files

Solution ID:ORA-00203

Type: Oracle

Cause

The mount ID in the control file is not the same as the mount ID in the control file used by the first instance to mount this database. The control files are for the same database but they are not the same files. Most likely one instance is using a backup control file.

Actions

Check that the correct control files were specified.

Try the following links for this error:


http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E16655_01/server.121/e26079/e0.htm


https://community.oracle.com/message/10387617


https://community.oracle.com/message/3827971


https://community.oracle.com/message/10584501


https://community.oracle.com/message/10197590


https://community.oracle.com/message/10581617


https://community.oracle.com/message/3785770


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