How to fix the Oracle error ORA-16710: snapshot standby database should be converted back to a physical standby database as soon as possible?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-16710: snapshot standby database should be converted back to a physical standby database as soon as possible with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-16710: snapshot standby database should be converted back to a physical standby database as soon as possible

Reason for the Error ORA-16710: snapshot standby database should be converted back to a physical standby database as soon as possible

A failover causes this snapshot standby database to enter a state that requires it to be re-created if another failover occurs before it is converted back to a physical standby database.

How to fix the Error ORA-16710: snapshot standby database should be converted back to a physical standby database as soon as possible ?

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

Reenable the snapshot standby database if it is disabled and convert it back to a physical standby database as soon as possible because the snapshot standby database will have to be re-created if another failover occurs while it is in this state.