How to fix the Oracle error PRKU-01015: Oracle Clusterware is not properly stopped and de-configured on node “{0}”. The files “{1}” exist as configured.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorPRKU-01015: Oracle Clusterware is not properly stopped and de-configured on node “{0}”. The files “{1}” exist as configured. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

PRKU-01015: Oracle Clusterware is not properly stopped and de-configured on node “{0}”. The files “{1}” exist as configured.

Reason for the Error PRKU-01015: Oracle Clusterware is not properly stopped and de-configured on node “{0}”. The files “{1}” exist as configured.

Cause: The files init.ohasd, or ocr.loc and/or directory scls_scr still exists on this node which makes the tool believe that the clusterware stack is not shutdown properly

How to fix the Error PRKU-01015: Oracle Clusterware is not properly stopped and de-configured on node “{0}”. The files “{1}” exist as configured. ?

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

Action: Run the Oracle clusterware deconfiguration utility to completely cleanup the configuration. The Clusterware deconfiguration tool is available in Oracle clusterware home and also on Oracle OTN (Technology Network) page.