How to fix the Oracle error INS-40715: Single Client Access Name (SCAN) Name: string contains invalid characters.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorINS-40715: Single Client Access Name (SCAN) Name: string contains invalid characters. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

INS-40715: Single Client Access Name (SCAN) Name: string contains invalid characters.

Reason for the Error INS-40715: Single Client Access Name (SCAN) Name: string contains invalid characters.

Cause: The name you provided as the SCAN contained one or more invalid characters. For the Typical installation type, invalid characters include those that are invalid for a cluster name, because the cluster name is derived from SCAN.

How to fix the Error INS-40715: Single Client Access Name (SCAN) Name: string contains invalid characters. ?

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

Action: Enter a valid name for the SCAN and for the cluster name. Valid characters can be any combination of lower and uppercase alphanumeric characters (a – z, A – Z, 0 – 9), hyphen(-), and period(.).