ORA-600 Error Code: Reasons & Resolutions

A database stores your business information in various data structures. The main function of a database is to retrieve data from its components and update them via executing queries. If there are interruptions in any of these operations, the database becomes vulnerable to corruption. One of the most intermittent errors faced by an Oracle DBA is ORA-600. This is an internal error thrown by the kernel of Oracle's RDBMS.

How to Easily Resolve Memory Handling Errors in Oracle Database

Oracle database corruption may stem from a small negligence on the part of the DBA or may occur as a result of any contingency. Whatever may be the reason for corruption, the impact is usually deep and cataclysmic. You may receive a range of errors after your database has fallen prey to the corruption monster. The frequently received errors include a series of ORA-600 each having different set of parameters. ORA-600 is an internal error that is indicative of an issue with your database code. When Oracle performs consistency checks to ensure that the data used for internal processing is valid, ORA-600 error may be thrown if a code check fails. The first argument of this error tells the location where exactly in the code the database check failed.