Category Archives: RMAN Database Error Messages

RMAN-05013: unable to generate a temporary file

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RMAN-05013: unable to generate a temporary file
Cause: Creation of a temporary file failed. It could be that the system does not have enough resources (disk space, memory, or similar).
Action: Verify and free some system resources memory and try again.

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RMAN-05012: trying to start the Oracle instance without parameter files …

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RMAN-05012: trying to start the Oracle instance without parameter files ...
Cause: The instance could not be started because no default parameter file (either PFILE or SPFILE) could be found. The instance will 421// be started in restricted mode with default parameters.
Action: No action required. This is an informational message.

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RMAN-05011: auxiliary instance must be in nomount state for TSPITR

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RMAN-05011: auxiliary instance must be in nomount state for TSPITR 
Cause: The Auxiliary instance was not in nomount state.
Action: Open the auxiliary instance in nomount state.

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RMAN-05010: target database must be opened in READ WRITE mode for TSPITR

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RMAN-05010: target database must be opened in READ WRITE mode for TSPITR
Cause: The target database was not opened in read write mode.
Action: Open the database in read write mode.

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RMAN-05009: Block Media Recovery requires Enterprise Edition

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RMAN-05009: Block Media Recovery requires Enterprise Edition
Cause: The BLOCKRECOVER command was specified.
Action: Remove the BLOCKRECOVER command.

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RMAN-05008: SET NEWNAME TO NEW not allowed (datafile string)

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RMAN-05008: SET NEWNAME TO NEW not allowed (datafile string)
Cause: SET NEWNAME ... TO NEW is not allowed with TSPITR.
Action: Set the new name to a specific file name and retry.

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RMAN-05007: no channel allocated

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RMAN-05007: no channel allocated
Cause: A command was entered that requires a channel, and no channel is allocated.
Action: Use ALLOCATE CHANNEL before using the command.

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RMAN-05006: cannot recover clone standby single tablespaces

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RMAN-05006: cannot recover clone standby single tablespaces
Cause: Standby recover can only be performed for the whole database.
Action: Change the tablespace list to a database specification.

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RMAN-05005: point-in-time recovery is not allowed for re-created tablespace string

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RMAN-05005: point-in-time recovery is not allowed for re-created tablespace string
Cause: The requested tablespace has been re-created and is not allowed in point-in-time recovery.
Action: Remove the indicated tablespace from the recovery set and retry the operation.

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RMAN-05004: target database log mode is NOARCHIVELOG

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RMAN-05004: target database log mode is NOARCHIVELOG
Cause: An attempt was made to apply TSPITR to a database that is in NOARCHIVELOG mode.
Action: If all required archive log files are available to TSPITR, alter the target database log mode to ARCHIVELOG and retry the TSPITR operation. Otherwise, TSPITR cannot be applied to this database.

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