RMAN “Catalog start with” returns “no files found to be unknown to the database”

Error:

While using “CATALOG START WITH” command in RMAN I received “no files found to be unknown to the database”. Although I was having all backups under /orabackup folder, RMAN didn’t find anything.

RMAN> catalog start with ‘/orabackup’;

searching for all files that match the pattern /orabackup

no files found to be unknown to the database

Solution:

Create a folder under the /orabackup folder, moved all files in it and then run “CATALOG START WITH” command again.

[oracle@funebs122 ~]$ cd /orabackup/

[oracle@funebs122 orabackup]$ mkdir pices

[oracle@funebs122 orabackup]$ mv *.bkp pices/

RMAN> catalog start with ‘/orabackup/pices’;

searching for all files that match the pattern /orabackup/pices

List of Files Unknown to the Database

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File Name: /orabackup/pices/bee_database_ftqqatr2_1_1.bkp

File Name: /orabackup/pices/bee_database_fsqqakoq_1_1.bkp

File Name: /orabackup/pices/bee_arch_fuqqatrp_1_1.bkp

File Name: /orabackup/pices/bee_contolfile_fvqqatsc_1_1.bkp

File Name: /orabackup/pices/bee_spfile_c0qqatsk_1_1.bkp

Do you really want to catalog the above files (enter YES or NO)? YES

cataloging files…

cataloging done

List of Cataloged Files

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