How to fix the Oracle error PRVF-05216: The following GNS resolved IP addresses for “{0}” are not reachable: “{1}”?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorPRVF-05216: The following GNS resolved IP addresses for “{0}” are not reachable: “{1}” with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

PRVF-05216: The following GNS resolved IP addresses for “{0}” are not reachable: “{1}”

Reason for the Error PRVF-05216: The following GNS resolved IP addresses for “{0}” are not reachable: “{1}”

Cause: The listed IP addresses for the fully domain qualified name (FDQN) listed in the message and resolved by GNS were not reachable.

How to fix the Error PRVF-05216: The following GNS resolved IP addresses for “{0}” are not reachable: “{1}” ?

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

Action: Make sure that the configuration of GNS resource is proper using ‘srvctl config gns’ command. If GNS is configured correctly make sure that the network administrator has provided a set of IP addresses for the subdomain of the cluster and Domain Name Server (DNS) is forwarding requests for these to the GNS.