How to fix the Oracle error RMAN-06489: no configuration found to allocate clone channel number for device type string?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorRMAN-06489: no configuration found to allocate clone channel number for device type string with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

RMAN-06489: no configuration found to allocate clone channel number for device type string

Reason for the Error RMAN-06489: no configuration found to allocate clone channel number for device type string

Target channel configuration could not be used for clone channel as it contains CONNECT option.

How to fix the Error RMAN-06489: no configuration found to allocate clone channel number for device type string ?

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

Setup clone channel configuration using CONFIGURE CLONE command for required number and type of channels.