How to fix the Oracle error RMAN-08117: channel string: the AUTOBACKUP does not contain an SPFILE?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorRMAN-08117: channel string: the AUTOBACKUP does not contain an SPFILE with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

RMAN-08117: channel string: the AUTOBACKUP does not contain an SPFILE

Reason for the Error RMAN-08117: channel string: the AUTOBACKUP does not contain an SPFILE

The requested AUTOBACKUP does not contain a SPFILE. This is because the instance was not started with a SPFILE when the AUTOBACKUP was created.

How to fix the Error RMAN-08117: channel string: the AUTOBACKUP does not contain an SPFILE ?

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

No action is required. RMAN will try three older AUTOBACKUPS before signaling ORA-19687.