How to fix the Oracle error ORA-15498: Volume name ‘string’ would collide with existing volume(s) ‘string string’.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-15498: Volume name ‘string’ would collide with existing volume(s) ‘string string’. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-15498: Volume name ‘string’ would collide with existing volume(s) ‘string string’.

Reason for the Error ORA-15498: Volume name ‘string’ would collide with existing volume(s) ‘string string’.

A volume name was specified that would conflict with existing volume device(s). A volume ‘–‘ is the name of the block device. Additionally, a raw device named ‘r–‘ is also created. Since that name already existed, a name collision occurred.

How to fix the Error ORA-15498: Volume name ‘string’ would collide with existing volume(s) ‘string string’. ?

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

Choose another name for the volume (no leading ‘r’ is recommended).