How to fix the Oracle error ORA-16416: No viable stringswitchover targets available?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-16416: No viable stringswitchover targets available with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-16416: No viable stringswitchover targets available

Reason for the Error ORA-16416: No viable stringswitchover targets available

Switchover failed because no standby databases of the appropriate type were available.

How to fix the Error ORA-16416: No viable stringswitchover targets available ?

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

Check the alert log for errors, correct the problem and retry the switchover.