How to fix the Oracle error INS-40106: Invalid location specified for Grid home.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorINS-40106: Invalid location specified for Grid home. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

INS-40106: Invalid location specified for Grid home.

Reason for the Error INS-40106: Invalid location specified for Grid home.

Cause: The installer detects that the Oracle home location you provided is on an Oracle ASM Cluster File System (ACFS) mountpoint. You cannot place Oracle Grid Infrastructure binaries on an ACFS mount point.

How to fix the Error INS-40106: Invalid location specified for Grid home. ?

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

Action: Specify a Grid home location that is on a location other than an ACFS mount point.