Oracle DBA, How To, Error, Cause and Action

ORA-03113: end-of-file on communication channel

ORA-03113: end-of-file on communication channel




Cause: The connection between Client and Server process was broken.




Action: There was a communication error that requires further investigation. First, check for network problems and review the SQL*Net setup. Also, look in the alert.log file for any errors. Finally, test to see whether the server process is dead and whether a trace file was generated at failure time.