How to fix the Oracle error RMAN-06012: channel: string not allocated?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorRMAN-06012: channel: string not allocated with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

RMAN-06012: channel: string not allocated

Reason for the Error RMAN-06012: channel: string not allocated

A RELEASE command was found for a channel identifier that was not yet allocated.

How to fix the Error RMAN-06012: channel: string not allocated ?

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

Correct the channel identifier, or add an ALLOCATE CHANNEL command.