SOLUTION for rman error: RMAN-06429: RCVCAT database is not compatible with this version of RMAN

$ rman target / catalog rman/********@CATDB

Recovery Manager: Release 11.2.0.3.0 - Production on Sat Feb 14 18:05:00 2015

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connected to target database:XXX (DBID=607******5)
connected to recovery catalog database
recovery catalog is partially upgraded to 11.02.00.03

RMAN> crosscheck archivelog all;

ORACLE error from recovery catalog database: ORA-06550: line 1, column 41:
PLS-00201: identifier 'DBMS_RCVMAN.GETPACKAGEVERSION' must be declared
ORA-06550: line 1, column 34:
PL/SQL: Statement ignored

recovery catalog is partially upgraded to 11.02.00.03
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of crosscheck command at 02/14/2015 18:05:11
RMAN-12010: automatic channel allocation initialization failed
RMAN-06429: RCVCAT database is not compatible with this version of RMAN

This issue may appear from tape library backup log and also when connected to target and catalog to perform activities like take a backup or crosscheck archivelog...etc

The solution is simple.
While connected to both target and catalog on one of the database, run the below command and it will solve the issue:

$ rman target / catalog rman/*******@CATDB

Recovery Manager: Release 11.2.0.3.0 - Production on Sat Feb 14 18:59:43 2015

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connected to target database: XXX (DBID=*********)
connected to recovery catalog database
recovery catalog is partially upgraded to 11.02.00.03

RMAN> UPGRADE CATALOG;

recovery catalog owner is RMAN
enter UPGRADE CATALOG command again to confirm catalog upgrade

RMAN> UPGRADE CATALOG;

recovery catalog upgraded to version 11.02.00.03
DBMS_RCVMAN package upgraded to version 11.02.00.03
DBMS_RCVCAT package upgraded to version 11.02.00.03

RMAN>

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