RMAN backup fails with error: "ORA-: block number is corrupt in archived log"

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Issue

  • RMAN backup fails with error: ORA-: block number is corrupt in archived log.
  • RMAN backup fails with below error:
RMAN-XXXX: failure of backup command on chXX channel at <date>
ORA-XXXX: block number XXXX is corrupt in archived log <Archive log>

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux(RHEL) 7.3.
    • RMAN backup.
    • Oracle backup.
    • ext4 filesystem.

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