How to fix the Oracle error RMAN-06096: SWITCH required for newname of datafile string to take effect?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorRMAN-06096: SWITCH required for newname of datafile string to take effect with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

RMAN-06096: SWITCH required for newname of datafile string to take effect

Reason for the Error RMAN-06096: SWITCH required for newname of datafile string to take effect

A SET NEWNAME was issued for this datafile, but no SWITCH command was issued before the RECOVER command.

How to fix the Error RMAN-06096: SWITCH required for newname of datafile string to take effect ?

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

Issue a SWITCH command to make the newname take effect before doing RECOVER.