How to fix the Oracle error INS-40415: Upgrade database instances using Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM).?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorINS-40415: Upgrade database instances using Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM). with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

INS-40415: Upgrade database instances using Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM).

Reason for the Error INS-40415: Upgrade database instances using Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM).

Cause: The installer has detected the presence of Oracle Database release string instances.

How to fix the Error INS-40415: Upgrade database instances using Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM). ?

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

Action: If you intend to upgrade Oracle ASM as part of this upgrade, then you must upgrade Oracle Database instances using Oracle ASM to release string or later before proceeding with upgrading Oracle ASM.