How to fix the Oracle error RMAN-06481: WARNING: backup piece ‘string’ cannot be found on the storage medium?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorRMAN-06481: WARNING: backup piece ‘string’ cannot be found on the storage medium with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

RMAN-06481: WARNING: backup piece ‘string’ cannot be found on the storage medium

Reason for the Error RMAN-06481: WARNING: backup piece ‘string’ cannot be found on the storage medium

The CHANGE BACKUPPIECE AVAILABLE command was used, but the backup piece cannot be found on the storage medium.

How to fix the Error RMAN-06481: WARNING: backup piece ‘string’ cannot be found on the storage medium ?

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

If the storage containing the backup piece has been removed from the host, restore it and retry the command. If the backup piece is permanently gone, then issue the CHANGE BACKUPPIECE DELETE command for this backup piece.