A. The backup set has exceeded the retention criteria set in RMAN and is eligible for removal. 
B. The backup set has one or more invalid blocks in it and is not usable for recovery.
C. The backup set contains one or more tablespaces no longer in the database.
D. The backup set contains one or more missing backup set pieces.
E. The backup set is from a previous version of RMAN and was not upgraded.

A. To remove missing backup set pieces physically from disk
B. To remove metadata related to backup set pieces in the control file and the recovery catalog
C. To mark as deleted records in the control file and the recovery catalog associated with obsolete backup sets
D. To delete backup set pieces associated with backups that are no longer needed due to retention criteria
E. To remove old versions of RMAN backups