How to fix the Oracle error INS-40401: The Installer has detected a configured Oracle Clusterware home on the system.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorINS-40401: The Installer has detected a configured Oracle Clusterware home on the system. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

INS-40401: The Installer has detected a configured Oracle Clusterware home on the system.

Reason for the Error INS-40401: The Installer has detected a configured Oracle Clusterware home on the system.

Cause: The Installer has detected the presence of Oracle Clusterware software configured on the node.

How to fix the Error INS-40401: The Installer has detected a configured Oracle Clusterware home on the system. ?

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

Action: You can have only one instance of Oracle Clusterware software configured on a node that is part of an existing cluster.