How to fix the Oracle error ORA-03172: STANDBY_MAX_DATA_DELAY of string seconds exceeded?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-03172: STANDBY_MAX_DATA_DELAY of string seconds exceeded with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-03172: STANDBY_MAX_DATA_DELAY of string seconds exceeded

Reason for the Error ORA-03172: STANDBY_MAX_DATA_DELAY of string seconds exceeded

Standby recovery fell behind the STANDBY_MAX_DATA_DELAY requirement.

How to fix the Error ORA-03172: STANDBY_MAX_DATA_DELAY of string seconds exceeded ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Tune recovery and retry the query later, or switch to another standby database within the data delay requirement.