How to fix the Oracle error INS-40912: Virtual host name: string is assigned to another system on the network.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorINS-40912: Virtual host name: string is assigned to another system on the network. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

INS-40912: Virtual host name: string is assigned to another system on the network.

Reason for the Error INS-40912: Virtual host name: string is assigned to another system on the network.

Cause: One or more virtual host names appeared to be assigned to another system on the network.

How to fix the Error INS-40912: Virtual host name: string is assigned to another system on the network. ?

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

Action: Ensure that the virtual host names assigned to each of the nodes in the cluster are not currently in use, and the IP addresses are registered to the domain name you want to use as the virtual host name.