How to fix the Oracle error PRVF-10209: VIPs “{0}” are active before Clusterware installation?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorPRVF-10209: VIPs “{0}” are active before Clusterware installation with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

PRVF-10209: VIPs “{0}” are active before Clusterware installation

Reason for the Error PRVF-10209: VIPs “{0}” are active before Clusterware installation

Cause: Node VIPs were found to be active on the network before Clusterware installation.

How to fix the Error PRVF-10209: VIPs “{0}” are active before Clusterware installation ?

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

Action: If you are upgrading an older release of Clusterware this is not an error. In case of new installation, make sure that the IP addresses to be configured as VIPs are currently unused.