oracle database smart flash cache

Using Oracle Flash Cache Prevents the Database from Starting [ID 1391452.1]

Applies to:

Oracle Server - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.2 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

The following errors appear when trying to start the 11.2 database

ORA-00439: feature not enabled: Server Flash Cache
ORA-01078: failure in processing system parameters

Changes

Trying to implement Database Smart Flash Cache feature by changing the following initialization parameters:

db_flash_cache_file
db_flash_cache_size

Cause

Trying to use this feature on an incompatible operating system or the database is not Enterprise edition

Solution

The Flash Cache feature is only available for the following operating systems and DB edition:

1. Oracle Solaris
2. Oracle Enterprise Linux

- Oracle Server - Enterprise Edition

Trying to use the feature on any other platform like Redhat Enterprise Linux or Oracle Standard edition will cause this error to appear while starting the database.

To know which DB edition is used, please refer to the following note:

How To Find Which Oracle Database Edition Is Currently Running? (Doc ID 417573.1)