{"id":3224,"date":"2018-09-22T05:10:27","date_gmt":"2018-09-22T05:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/?p=3224"},"modified":"2018-12-06T08:42:22","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T08:42:22","slug":"ora-04031-unable-to-allocate-720-bytes-of-shared-memory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/22\/ora-04031-unable-to-allocate-720-bytes-of-shared-memory\/","title":{"rendered":"ORA-04031 Unable To Allocate 720 Bytes of Shared Memory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The error ORA-04031 occurs on the shared pool which can indicate one of two things:<\/p>\n<p>1) Insufficient space for the shared pool<\/p>\n<p>OR<\/p>\n<p>2) Although there is enough memory, it is fragmented and no contiguous chunk can be allocated to satisfy the latest memory request.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Solution:<\/h3>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">SQL&gt;alter system set \u201c_enable_shared_pool_durations\u201d = false scope=spfile;\r\n\r\nSQL&gt;System altered (output)<\/pre>\n\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_3224\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"3224\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The error ORA-04031 occurs on the shared pool which can indicate one of two things: 1) Insufficient space for the shared pool OR 2) Although there is enough memory, it is fragmented and no contiguous chunk can be allocated to satisfy the latest memory request. 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