ORA-00217 Control File could not be Resized for New Record Types

Error Code
ORA-00217

Description
Control file could not be resized for new record types

Cause
Possible cause of this error is, the control file was missing some new record types supported by this release. These record types are automatically added by resizing the contol file during mount. The resize has failed.

Action
To fix this issue, look in the alert log for the reason that the resize has failed. If indicated in the alert log, give the control file more space. Otherwise, use the CREATE CONTROLFILE script dumped to the trace file to create a new control file.

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