How to fix the Oracle error CRS-05008: Invalid attribute value: string for the network interface?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorCRS-05008: Invalid attribute value: string for the network interface with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

CRS-05008: Invalid attribute value: string for the network interface

Reason for the Error CRS-05008: Invalid attribute value: string for the network interface

Cause: The network interface value did not match the subnet mask and subnet number of any network interface on the node.

How to fix the Error CRS-05008: Invalid attribute value: string for the network interface ?

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

Action: Modify the network interface’s value such that the subnet mask and subnet number matches the subnet mask and subnet number of at least one network interface on the node using ‘srvctl remove’ and ‘srvctl add vip’ and retry the operation.