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RMAN-06169: could not read file header for datafile XX error reason 5 (Doc ID 2868000.1)

Last updated on JULY 20, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 12.1.0.2 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

RMAN Incremental backup is failing due to missing datafiles and reported following errors:

Database is up and running but  incremental backups are failing due to missing datafiles, These missing datafiles are available at different location.
What are the steps to move missing datafile to it's original location ?

 

Changes

 Datafiles were moved from original location to different location. 

Cause

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