How to fix the Oracle error ORA-15071: ASM disk “string” is already being dropped?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-15071: ASM disk “string” is already being dropped with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-15071: ASM disk “string” is already being dropped

Reason for the Error ORA-15071: ASM disk “string” is already being dropped

An attempt was made to drop a disk from a diskgroup that was already in the process of being dropped from the diskgroup. Alternatively, an attempt was made to forcibly drop a disk from a diskgroup using the FORCE option that was already being forcibly dropped from the diskgroup.

How to fix the Error ORA-15071: ASM disk “string” is already being dropped ?

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

Check the ASM disk name and FORCE option as specified in the command.