totn Oracle Error Messages

Oracle / PLSQL: ORA-01632 Error Message

Learn the cause and how to resolve the ORA-01632 error message in Oracle.

Description

When you encounter an ORA-01632 error, the following error message will appear:

  • ORA-01632: max # of extents num reached in index name

Cause

You have reached the maximum amount of space allowed for saving undo entries for the specified index.

Resolution

The option(s) to resolve this Oracle error are:

Option #1

Increase the MAXEXTENTS parameter value in the initialization file.

Option #2

Increase the PCTINCREASE parameter value in the initialization file.