How to fix the Oracle error RMAN-00577: PIPE requires that TARGET be specified on the command line?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorRMAN-00577: PIPE requires that TARGET be specified on the command line with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

RMAN-00577: PIPE requires that TARGET be specified on the command line

Reason for the Error RMAN-00577: PIPE requires that TARGET be specified on the command line

The PIPE option obtains its input from, and writes its output to, an Oracle database pipe in the target database. Therefore, the target database connection must be specified on the command line, so that RMAN can connect to the target database to receive its input from the pipe.

How to fix the Error RMAN-00577: PIPE requires that TARGET be specified on the command line ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Specify the TARGET option on the RMAN command line.