How to fix the Oracle error INS-40916: Single-instance versions of Cluster Synchronization Services (CSS) are detected.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorINS-40916: Single-instance versions of Cluster Synchronization Services (CSS) are detected. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

INS-40916: Single-instance versions of Cluster Synchronization Services (CSS) are detected.

Reason for the Error INS-40916: Single-instance versions of Cluster Synchronization Services (CSS) are detected.

Cause: The installer detected single-instance versions of Cluster Synchronization Services (CSS) on the following nodes in the cluster:string

How to fix the Error INS-40916: Single-instance versions of Cluster Synchronization Services (CSS) are detected. ?

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

Action: Before proceeding with the installation, you must deconfigure CSS, shut down any Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM) instances, and shut down all databases that use Oracle ASM for storage on all of the listed nodes. Oracle Clusterware installation starts a cluster-wide version of CSS. After Oracle Clusterware installation is complete, you may start up any databases and Oracle ASM instances that previously used CSS. When they are brought back up, Oracle Clusterware provides CSS.