Re: Oracle Backup problem

On 2 May 2006 05:30:12 -0700, "pintoo" <parthpintoo_at_gmail.com> wrote:

>Hello ALL
>
>When I try to take backup of oracle 10g database using HP OpenView Data
>protector - 5.5 (xomni) we get following error :
>
>05/02/06 16:37:24 OB2BAR_Oracle8.3337.0 ["integ/oracle2/common.c
>/main/dp55/13"
>:165] A.05.50 b330
>[sbtinit] Exiting with (-1), msg: Can't invoke session: OB2_Init()
>failed, ob2er
>ror=0: Marked error: 0
> Error in util_oracle8.exe @ configOra8App:212 !!!
> Oracle is not running or target database is not registered
>RMAN output:
>
>Recovery Manager: Release 10.1.0.4.0 - 64bit Production
>
>Copyright (c) 1995, 2004, Oracle. All rights reserved.
>
>RMAN>
>connected to target database: DBVAT (DBID=3335516691)
>RMAN-06900: WARNING: unable to generate V$RMAN_STATUS or V$RMAN_OUTPUT
>row
>RMAN-06901: WARNING: disabling update of the V$RMAN_STATUS and
>V$RMAN_OUTPUT row
>s
>
>using target database controlfile instead of recovery catalog
>
>RMAN> 2> 3> 4>
>RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
>RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
>RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
>RMAN-03009: failure of allocate command on dummy channel at 05/02/2006
>16:37:24
>ORA-19554: error allocating device, device type: SBT_TAPE, device name:
>ORA-27000: skgfqsbi: failed to initialize storage subsystem (SBT) layer
>HP-UX Error: 8324: Unknown system 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)
>
>RMAN>
>
>I have read all the documents provided by DP but i could not find any
>help regarding oracle10g, can any one help in this issue.
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Regards,
>Pintoo

If I read the above output, I think you need to verify whether DataProtector supports 10g at all.
There are strange inconsistencies

>ror=0: Marked error: 0

------->>>>>>>>>> > Error in util_oracle8.exe @ configOra8App:212 !!!
------>>>L>> Oracle is not running or target database is not registered

Apparently DP expects a database to be registered in a catalog database
>RMAN output:
>
>Recovery Manager: Release 10.1.0.4.0 - 64bit Production
>
>Copyright (c) 1995, 2004, Oracle. All rights reserved.
>
>RMAN>
>connected to target database: DBVAT (DBID=3335516691)
>RMAN-06900: WARNING: unable to generate V$RMAN_STATUS or V$RMAN_OUTPUT
>row
>RMAN-06901: WARNING: disabling update of the V$RMAN_STATUS and
>V$RMAN_OUTPUT row
>s
>

However

>using target database controlfile instead of recovery catalog
>

Your rman session isn't using one.

You also can't connect to the tape library. Did you set an appropiate channel up? You are pretty short on providing the commands you actually issued.

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Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA