How to fix the Oracle error CRS-01638: Unable to locate voting file with ID string that is being added to the list of configured voting files; details at string in string?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorCRS-01638: Unable to locate voting file with ID string that is being added to the list of configured voting files; details at string in string with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

CRS-01638: Unable to locate voting file with ID string that is being added to the list of configured voting files; details at string in string

Reason for the Error CRS-01638: Unable to locate voting file with ID string that is being added to the list of configured voting files; details at string in string

Cause: The voting file with the unique ID indicated in the message was not found during the voting file discovery phase of CSS initialization. This voting file is in the process of being added to the list of configured voting files.

How to fix the Error CRS-01638: Unable to locate voting file with ID string that is being added to the list of configured voting files; details at string in string ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Action: Verify that all voting files to be added are accessible on this node. Any voting files that are not accessible should be removed and replaced with accessible voting files using the appropriate ‘crsctl’ commands.