How to fix the Oracle error INS-40705: Invalid characters in Grid Naming Service (GNS) Virtual IP Address.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorINS-40705: Invalid characters in Grid Naming Service (GNS) Virtual IP Address. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

INS-40705: Invalid characters in Grid Naming Service (GNS) Virtual IP Address.

Reason for the Error INS-40705: Invalid characters in Grid Naming Service (GNS) Virtual IP Address.

Cause: The specified value for the GNS virtual IP address contained one or more invalid characters.

How to fix the Error INS-40705: Invalid characters in Grid Naming Service (GNS) Virtual IP Address. ?

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

Action: Enter a valid value for the GNS virtual IP Address. Valid characters for GNS virtual IP addresses can be any combination of lower and uppercase alphanumeric characters (a – z, A – Z, 0 – 9), hyphen(-), and period(.).