How to fix the Oracle error ORA-32012: SPFILE format is inconsistent with value of COMPATIBLE parameter?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-32012: SPFILE format is inconsistent with value of COMPATIBLE parameter with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-32012: SPFILE format is inconsistent with value of COMPATIBLE parameter

Reason for the Error ORA-32012: SPFILE format is inconsistent with value of COMPATIBLE parameter

The SPFILE was in H.A.R.D. (Hardware Assisted Resilient Data) compliant format but the value of the COMPATIBLE parameter was set to pre-11.0. This is not allowed since Oracle has a policy of irreversible compatibility advance.

How to fix the Error ORA-32012: SPFILE format is inconsistent with value of COMPATIBLE parameter ?

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

Change the value of the COMPATIBLE parameter to be 11.0 or higher.