Category Archives: RMAN Database Error Messages

RMAN-06441: cannot upgrade catalog – catalog is already newer than this RMAN

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RMAN-06441: cannot upgrade catalog - catalog is already newer than this RMAN
Cause: The recovery catalog is already at a version level that is greater than this version of the Recovery Manager. The UPGRADE CATALOG command is not needed.
Action: Either upgrade to a more recent Recovery Manager, or continue to use the current version. Message 6191 will be issued if the recovery catalog is too new to work with this version of Recovery Manager.

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RMAN-06439: RMAN must be upgraded to version string to work with this package

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RMAN-06439: RMAN must be upgraded to version string to work with this package
Cause: This message indicates the minimum version of Recovery Manager required to use the package which was specified in message 6191.
Action: A newer version of RMAN must be used with this package.

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RMAN-06438: error executing package DBMS_RCVMAN in string database

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RMAN-06438: error executing package DBMS_RCVMAN in string database
Cause: Recovery Manager requires the DBMS_RCVMAN package in the SYS schema of the indicated database. Normally this package is installed during database creation.
Action: To re-create the package, run the files DBMSRMAN.SQL and PRVTRMNS.PLB.

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RMAN-06437: cannot drop catalog – catalog is newer than this RMAN

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RMAN-06437: cannot drop catalog - catalog is newer than this RMAN
Cause: The DROP CATALOG command was entered, but the recovery catalog was created by a newer version of the Recovery Manager (RMAN). This version of RMAN may not be able to drop the entire recovery catalog.
Action: Use the version of RMAN which most recently created or upgraded the recovery catalog.

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RMAN-06436: enter DROP CATALOG command again to confirm catalog removal

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RMAN-06436: enter DROP CATALOG command again to confirm catalog removal
Cause: The DROP CATALOG command deletes the recovery catalog, rendering all database backups unusable, and should be used with care. The command must be entered twice to ensure that this is really what you want to do.
Action: If you really want to remove the recovery catalog, then enter the DROP CATALOG command again.

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RMAN-06435: recovery catalog owner is string

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RMAN-06435: recovery catalog owner is string
Cause: This is an informational message issued by the UPGRADE CATALOG and DROP CATALOG commands.
Action: No action required.

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RMAN-06434: some errors occurred while removing recovery catalog

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RMAN-06434: some errors occurred while removing recovery catalog
Cause: Some errors were received from the recovery catalog database while removing the recovery catalog.
Action: Correct the error(s) and retry the command. Note that the Recovery Manager intercepts and ignores common errors, such as 'object not found', which can happen while removing a partially installed recovery catalog. Only serious errors will be displayed while removing the recovery catalog.

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RMAN-06433: error installing recovery catalog

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RMAN-06433: error installing recovery catalog
Cause: An error was received from the recovery catalog database while it was being installed. Another error message shows the error message from the server.
Action: The most common reasons for failure to install the recovery catalog are: Lack of space in the recovery catalog database: allocate more space, use the DROP CATALOG command to remove any partially installed recovery catalog, and retry the command. Object already exists: This is caused by a partial recovery catalog installation. Use the DROP CATALOG command to remove the partially installed recovery catalog and retry the command.

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RMAN-06432: recovery catalog dropped

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RMAN-06432: recovery catalog dropped
Cause: This is an informational message issued by the DROP CATALOG command.
Action: No action required.

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RMAN-06431: recovery catalog created

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RMAN-06431: recovery catalog created
Cause: This is an informational message issued by the CREATE CATALOG command.
Action: No action required.

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