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RMAN-06091: no channel allocated for maintenance (of an appropriate type)


When i go to delete obsolete backup, Facing below error in RMAN prompt.

RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of delete command at 08/17/2015 13:54:28
RMAN-06091: no channel allocated for maintenance (of an appropriate type)

Reason: Disk channel was not allocated to delete obsolete backup on disk.

Solution:

1)  Allocate Maintenance channel

RMAN> allocate channel for maintenance type disk;
released channel: ORA_DISK_1
allocated channel: ORA_MAINT_DISK_1
channel ORA_MAINT_DISK_1: SID=683 device type=DISK
RMAN>

2) Delete obsolete backup

RMAN> delete obsolete device type disk;


Issue get resolved by performing above step.