How to fix the Oracle error ORA-16425: RECOVER FINISH cannot be issued when recovery branch string is not the target branch string.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-16425: RECOVER FINISH cannot be issued when recovery branch string is not the target branch string. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-16425: RECOVER FINISH cannot be issued when recovery branch string is not the target branch string.

Reason for the Error ORA-16425: RECOVER FINISH cannot be issued when recovery branch string is not the target branch string.

RECOVER FINISH failed because a new branch existed on the physical standby database.

How to fix the Error ORA-16425: RECOVER FINISH cannot be issued when recovery branch string is not the target branch string. ?

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

Issue real-time apply recovery and see if recovery can proceed on the new branch by checking if logs on the new branch are applied by recovery. If so, issue another RECOVER FINISH. Otherwise, issue ALTER DATABASE ACTIVATE STANDBY DATABASE.