In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorRMAN-08550: AUTOBACKUP search with format “string” not attempted because DBID was not set with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.
Oracle Error Description
RMAN-08550: AUTOBACKUP search with format “string” not attempted because DBID was not set
Reason for the Error RMAN-08550: AUTOBACKUP search with format “string” not attempted because DBID was not set
Restore of a control file AUTOBACKUP was attempted without DBID being set.
How to fix the Error RMAN-08550: AUTOBACKUP search with format “string” not attempted because DBID was not set ?
You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps
If you want to search for AUTOBACKUP with the indicated format, then specify the DBID of the database using SET DBID and retry the command.