Oracle Error ORA-01222: MAXINSTANCES of string requires MAXLOGFILES be at least string, not string

Oracle Error Message

ORA-01222: MAXINSTANCES of string requires MAXLOGFILES be at least string, not string

Reason for the Error

Attemping to create a database or control file that does not have room for at least two logs per thread of redo. A thread of redo must have two online logs in order to be enabled. It does not make sense to allow more redo threads than can be supported by the logs.

Solution

Either reduce the MAXINSTANCES argument or increase MAXLOGFILES.