Oracle Error Message
ORA-29704: cannot specify ACTIVE_INSTANCE_COUNT in 8.1.5 or earlier release
Reason for the Error
The ACTIVE_INSTANCE_COUNT parameter was specified when one of the instances in the cluster was running Oracle 8.1.5 or an earlier release.
Solution
Restart the instance without specifying the ACTIVE_INSTANCE_COUNT parameter. Or, upgrade all instances to Oracle 8.1.6 or later release and then specify the parameter.