Message Oracle ORA-38852 - cannot mark the current instance (redo thread) as disabled

ERRORcannot mark the current instance (redo thread) as disabled
CAUSEThe open resetlogs or standby activation operation failed because it must use a different instance (redo thread) than the current instance (redo thread) to open the database.
ACTIONShut down this instance and start up using a different instance name or redo thread number and retry.