How to fix the Oracle error RMAN-06441: cannot upgrade catalog – catalog is already newer than this RMAN?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorRMAN-06441: cannot upgrade catalog – catalog is already newer than this RMAN with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

RMAN-06441: cannot upgrade catalog – catalog is already newer than this RMAN

Reason for the Error RMAN-06441: cannot upgrade catalog – catalog is already newer than this RMAN

The recovery catalog is already at a version level that is greater than this version of the Recovery Manager. The UPGRADE CATALOG command is not needed.

How to fix the Error RMAN-06441: cannot upgrade catalog – catalog is already newer than this RMAN ?

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

Either upgrade to a more recent Recovery Manager, or continue to use the current version. Message 6191 will be issued if the recovery catalog is too new to work with this version of Recovery Manager.