How to fix the Oracle error ORA-16256: Failure to complete standby redo log file archival after failover?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-16256: Failure to complete standby redo log file archival after failover with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-16256: Failure to complete standby redo log file archival after failover

Reason for the Error ORA-16256: Failure to complete standby redo log file archival after failover

The standby redo log files processed during the failover of a logical standby were not archived.

How to fix the Error ORA-16256: Failure to complete standby redo log file archival after failover ?

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

Execute DBMS_LOGSTDBY.REBUILD to reattempt the archival.