How to fix the Oracle error ORA-01225: thread number string is greater than MAXINSTANCES string?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-01225: thread number string is greater than MAXINSTANCES string with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-01225: thread number string is greater than MAXINSTANCES string

Reason for the Error ORA-01225: thread number string is greater than MAXINSTANCES string

The log is for a thread greater than the MAXINSTANCES argument.

How to fix the Error ORA-01225: thread number string is greater than MAXINSTANCES string ?

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

Increase the value for MAXINSTANCES and resubmit the command.