How to fix the Oracle error RMAN-08138: WARNING: archived log not deleted – must create more backups?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorRMAN-08138: WARNING: archived log not deleted – must create more backups with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

RMAN-08138: WARNING: archived log not deleted – must create more backups

Reason for the Error RMAN-08138: WARNING: archived log not deleted – must create more backups

An archived log that should have been deleted was not as it it did not meet the user specified archive log deletion policy of number of backups required before deleting the logs.

How to fix the Error RMAN-08138: WARNING: archived log not deleted – must create more backups ?

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

This is an informational message. The archived log can be deleted after more backups are created to satify archivelog deletion policy.