How to fix the Oracle error ORA-07640: smsget: SGA not yet valid. Initialization in progress?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-07640: smsget: SGA not yet valid. Initialization in progress with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-07640: smsget: SGA not yet valid. Initialization in progress

Reason for the Error ORA-07640: smsget: SGA not yet valid. Initialization in progress

An attempt was made to map to the SGA while it was being initialized.

How to fix the Error ORA-07640: smsget: SGA not yet valid. Initialization in progress ?

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

Wait until initialization is complete, and try again.