Re: VT-2018 error - what is so important about this intelligent agent?

Thanks for the quick answer. It seems that I have some problems with the start of OracleOracle92TNSListeneragent, OracleOracle92TNSListenerdbsnmp services.

B. Erbil KONUK

sybrandb wrote:
> On Nov 17, 10:53 am, "erbilkonuk" <erbilko..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > I am trying to take a backup of the database but the OMS prompts me
> > VT-2018 error. The reason of unwillingness of the OMS to take the
> > backup is that it wont start without discovering the nodes
> > automatically with the wizard. To discover the nodes automatically, an
> > intelligent agent should be run on the node.
> >
> > I have a problem with the starting of the intelligent agent.
> >
> > I tried to start the agent with
> > C:\agentctl start
> > it returned me that the service can not be started.
> > I tried to run the batch file dbsnmpwd.bat - (that was a recommendation
> > from another forum history.)
> > nothing as a message appeared. The service again not started.
> >
> > I tried to start the service from the service tool on Windows 2K. It
> > appears that the agent service is not dependent to any other service.
> >
> > Well, taking a backup is impossible, I guess, without an intelligent
> > agent running on the node.
> >
> > Is there a way to take a backup without an intelligent agent running?
> > What may be the problem that I can not start the intelligent agent? Do
> > I need a re-installation or is there a way to get it run?
> >
> > Thanks for your future advice :)
> >
> > B. Erbil KONUK
>
> Is there a way to take a backup without Intelligent Agent?
> Yes of course, just fire up a DOS session on the server
> and issue
> rman nocatalog
> rman> connect target /
> rman> backup database plus archivelog format '<whatever filename you
> want>'
>
> assuming you are using 9i.
>
> To troubleshoot the Agent failure
> - Read the documentation
> - Search Google
> Look in %ORACLE_HOME%/network/log/nmiconf.log
> for error messages
> To restart the agent
> delete all files in %ORACLE_HOME%\network\agent except ANYTHING
> starting with svpp
> make sure the first line in %ORACLE_HOME%\network\admin\snmp_ro.ora
> reads
> snmp.visible_services=() or snmp.visible_services=(none)
> and restart the service
> Dbnsmpwd.bat is only part of Agent.
> And yes: you do need the Agent to run jobs in OEM. It is one of it's
> main functions.
>
> --
> Sybrand Bakker
> Senior Oracle DBA
Received on Fri Nov 17 2006 - 07:41:57 CST