Database replication sounds simple enough: take data from one place and make sure it appears somewhere else, quickly and correctly. But anyone who’s spent time monitoring and troubleshooting replication knows it’s anything but straightforward. Networks fail, logs get backed up, and suddenly your secondary database is minutes (or hour) behind.
That’s why replication metrics matter.
The ORA-00600 error presents itself as a catch-all for a variety of unforeseen conditions that the Oracle database software cannot process normally. While not quite the apocalyptic “kiss of death,” it is certainly viewed with a mix of dread and resignation. It is Oracle’s not-so-subtle way of throwing up its digital hands and admitting that something has gone awry. And that something, wasn’t a thing that Oracle had every anticipated.
It could be said that encountering an ORA-00600 is a bit like hearing ominous rumbles from your car’s engine right after you’ve bragged about its reliability.