ORA-38856: cannot mark instance [string] (redo thread [string]) as enabled

Cause: The open resetlogs or standby activation operation failed because it needs to mark an instance (redo thread) as enabled. However, it had less than 2 online redo logs, which prevented it from being enabled.

Action: Add more logfiles to the specified instance and retry the command.

Error Type: ORA

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