How to fix the Oracle error RMAN-06437: cannot drop catalog – catalog is newer than this RMAN?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorRMAN-06437: cannot drop catalog – catalog is newer than this RMAN with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

RMAN-06437: cannot drop catalog – catalog is newer than this RMAN

Reason for the Error RMAN-06437: cannot drop catalog – catalog is newer than this RMAN

The DROP CATALOG command was entered, but the recovery catalog was created by a newer version of the Recovery Manager (RMAN). This version of RMAN may not be able to drop the entire recovery catalog.

How to fix the Error RMAN-06437: cannot drop catalog – catalog is newer than this RMAN ?

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

Use the version of RMAN which most recently created or upgraded the recovery catalog.