Re: HP Data Protector, RMAN and clone across hosts

bsllas_at_yahoo.com wrote:

> However, when I attempt to clone from one instance to another on
> DIFFERENT HOSTS, it failes. I've been working with both Oracle support
> and HP support, with no success yet. Clones are pretty common, so
> someone must know how to do a clone across hosts with DP in the middle!
>

[snip]
> ORA-19554: error allocating device, device type: SBT_TAPE, device name:
> ORA-27000: skgfqsbi: failed to initialize storage subsystem (SBT) layer
> SVR4 Error: 8324: Unknown error
> Additional information: 7110
> ORA-19511: Error received from media manager layer, error text:
> SBT error = 7110, errno = 8324, sbtinit: internal error - invalid
> argument(s)
> Recovery Manager complete.
> Mon Apr 10 14:26:38 CDT 2006 ----------------End of

All I know about cloning to other hosts, is that the remote host must have the same resources available for backups as the original.

That would mean for you, that the tape device must be able to write to the remote site!

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Frank van Bortel

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