In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-16665: timeout waiting for the result from a database with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.
Oracle Error Description
ORA-16665: timeout waiting for the result from a database
Reason for the Error ORA-16665: timeout waiting for the result from a database
The Data Guard broker was forced to time out a network connection to a remote database because:
– The network call to the remote database did not complete in a timely manner.
– The remote database was unable to execute the command due to an instance failure.
How to fix the Error ORA-16665: timeout waiting for the result from a database ?
You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps
Check Data Guard broker logs for the details of the failure. If the network call did not complete in a timely manner, increase the CommunicationTimeout configuration property value and reissue the command.