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RMAN - DELETE BACKUPSET generates RMAN-06207 and RMAN-06208 errors (Doc ID 275826.1)

Last updated on JUNE 28, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 9.2.0.1 and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

When attempting to perform delete operations on some backupsets, the following errors are
encountered:

RMAN-06207: WARNING: 1 objects could not be deleted for SBT_TAPE channel(s) due
RMAN-06208: to mismatched status. Use CROSSCHECK command to fix status

Cause

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