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ORA-00838: Specified value of MEMORY_TARGET is too small, needs to be at least 5243264M

hi am geting this error in database 12c in solaris i did this

Enter user-name: /as sysdba

Connected to an idle instance.

 

 

SQL> startup

ORA-00838: Specified value of MEMORY_TARGET is too small, needs to be at least 5243264M

SQL> create pfile from spfile;

 

 

File created.

 

 

SQL> startup

ORA-00838: Specified value of MEMORY_TARGET is too small, needs to be at least 5243264M

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This is the documentation page that details the error.  You need to scroll down quite a way.

Essentially, it is telling you that the SGA_TARGE, PGA_AGGREGATE_TARGET and MEMORY_TARGET variables are not set up correctly.  As it seems you generated a pfile, if you could post that (in a code block), someone could probably help more.
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If you are unable to locate the pfile you created:
create pfile '/tmp/mypfile.ora' from spfile;

Then post /tmp/mypfile.ora  again, in code blocks and replace anything that you don't want posted on a public website.


More important, what were you trying to do before you started receiving this error?
Try to manually adjust the value like

SQL> CREATE PFILE FROM SPFILE;
MANUALLY EDIT PFILE & CORRECT MEMORY_TARGET VALUE
SQL> CREATE SPFILE FROM PFILE;
SQL> STARTUP

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