How to fix the Oracle error CRS-08012: reboot advisory message from a higher Oracle Clusterware version detected?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorCRS-08012: reboot advisory message from a higher Oracle Clusterware version detected with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

CRS-08012: reboot advisory message from a higher Oracle Clusterware version detected

Reason for the Error CRS-08012: reboot advisory message from a higher Oracle Clusterware version detected

Cause: A reboot advisory message from a higher version installation of Oracle Clusterware was detected. This is an expected occurrence with network reboot advisories when there are nodes with a higher Oracle Clusterware version than this node (such as during an upgrade). It is an unexpected condition with file reboot advisories.

How to fix the Error CRS-08012: reboot advisory message from a higher Oracle Clusterware version detected ?

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

Action: The reboot advisory message is displayed in a following CRS-08013 message in a “raw” text form. In the case of network reboot advisories, the explanatory message text should be readable and useful to determine the cause of the node reboot. If the reboot advisory message is from a file, report this message to Oracle Support Services.