How to fix the Oracle error ORA-07716: sksachk: invalid device specification for ARCHIVE?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-07716: sksachk: invalid device specification for ARCHIVE with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-07716: sksachk: invalid device specification for ARCHIVE

Reason for the Error ORA-07716: sksachk: invalid device specification for ARCHIVE

VMS system service SYS$GETDVI failed”

How to fix the Error ORA-07716: sksachk: invalid device specification for ARCHIVE ?

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

Specify a valid device in ARCHIVE control string