How to fix the Oracle error ORA-24061: cannot specify non-zero SECONDARY_INSTANCE if PRIMARY_INSTANCE was zero?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-24061: cannot specify non-zero SECONDARY_INSTANCE if PRIMARY_INSTANCE was zero with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-24061: cannot specify non-zero SECONDARY_INSTANCE if PRIMARY_INSTANCE was zero

Reason for the Error ORA-24061: cannot specify non-zero SECONDARY_INSTANCE if PRIMARY_INSTANCE was zero

A non-zero value was specified for SECONDARY_INSTANCE when PRIMARY_INSTANCE was zero.

How to fix the Error ORA-24061: cannot specify non-zero SECONDARY_INSTANCE if PRIMARY_INSTANCE was zero ?

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

Specify a non-zero primary instance before you specify a non-zero secondary instance.