How to fix the Oracle error CRS-05009: The VIP address string does not belong to the subnet string?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorCRS-05009: The VIP address string does not belong to the subnet string with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

CRS-05009: The VIP address string does not belong to the subnet string

Reason for the Error CRS-05009: The VIP address string does not belong to the subnet string

Cause: The VIP’s subnet number and the network interface’s subnet number did not match.

How to fix the Error CRS-05009: The VIP address string does not belong to the subnet string ?

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

Action: Make the VIP’s subnet number match the network interface’s subnet number using ‘srvctl remove’ and ‘srvctl add vip’ or ‘srvctl remove’ and ‘srvctl add scan’ and retry the operation.