In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-24084: DBLINK name in address field of agent string is not unique within the first 24 bytes with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.
Oracle Error Description
ORA-24084: DBLINK name in address field of agent string is not unique within the first 24 bytes
Reason for the Error ORA-24084: DBLINK name in address field of agent string is not unique within the first 24 bytes
Advanced Queuing requires that the agent’s dblink name should be unique within the first 24 bytes (for 8.0 compatible queuetables)
How to fix the Error ORA-24084: DBLINK name in address field of agent string is not unique within the first 24 bytes ?
You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps
Specify a dblink name that is unique within the first 24 bytes or migrate to 8.1 compatible queuetables where this restriction is not there.