How to fix the Oracle error ORA-16249: Terminal apply failed to complete during failover?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-16249: Terminal apply failed to complete during failover with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-16249: Terminal apply failed to complete during failover

Reason for the Error ORA-16249: Terminal apply failed to complete during failover

The logical standby coordinator process terminated abnormally.”

How to fix the Error ORA-16249: Terminal apply failed to complete during failover ?

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

Examine the DBA_LOGSTDBY_EVENTS view for the reason behind the abnormal shutdown, and resolve accordingly. Once the problem has been rectified, reissue the ALTER DATABASE ACTIVATE LOGICAL STANDBY DATABASE command to complete the failover.