Instance number '2' is used by host 'hostname' perl adclonectx.pl \

Error while running perl adclonectx.pl \  on second node during cloning RAC db tier for oracle apps


Error message while entering the Instance number 

Eg: Enter Instance number : 2

Instance number '2' is used by host 'hostname'


Action:

Run FND_NODES Cleanup process manually


On Primary node of the Target

1. Run the following

SQL> exec FND_CONC_CLONE.SETUP_CLEAN
2.Run AutoConfig

$ cd $ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/scripts/$CONTEXT_NAME
$ ./adautocfg.sh
On Secondary node

3. Retry adclonectx.pl  on secondary node of the target.