Cause
The initialization parameter INSTANCE_NUMBER specified a number that was out of range.
The initialization parameter INSTANCE_NUMBER specified a number that was out of range.
Change INSTANCE_NUMBER to a valid range and restart the instance. The minimum value is one and the maximum value is the lower of the operating system-specific maximum or the MAXINSTANCES option specified in the CREATE DATABASE statement. See also your operating system-specific Oracle documentation.
Try the following links for this error:
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E16655_01/server.121/e26079/e0.htm
https://community.oracle.com/message/9316784
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