Re: Question: RMAN 8i syntax clarification

BD schrieb:
> Hey, all.
>
> I'm just getting my feet wet with RMAN under 8.1.7.4 (on AIX 5.2).
>
> I've connected to the catalog and the target, and am trying to work out
> the syntax for backing up tablespaces.
>
> I tried to create a channel, using the syntax which I see in the Oracle
> dox and cited in the groups: "allocate channel d1 type disk" or
> variants of same.
>
> I keep getting syntax errors when I try this, and am not being given a
> whole lot of leeway in terms of what rman will accept as input here.
>
> Here's an abbreviated session log of me thrashing about.
>
> RMAN> allocate channel d1 type disk;
> RMAN-01005: syntax error: found "identifier": expecting one of: "for"
> RMAN-01008: the bad identifier was: d1
>
> RMAN> allocate channel for;
> RMAN-01005: syntax error: found ";": expecting one of: "delete,
> maintenance"
>
> RMAN> allocate channel for maintenance;
> RMAN-01005: syntax error: found ";": expecting one of: "name, type"
>
> RMAN> allocate channel for maintenance name;
> RMAN-01005: syntax error: found ";": expecting one of:
> "double-quoted-string, equal, single-quoted-string"
>
> RMAN> allocate channel for maintenance name "d1" type disk;
> RMAN-01005: syntax error: found "type": expecting one of: "connect,
> debug, format, parms, ;, trace"
>
> I feel I'm off-track here. Can someone give me a quick nudge in the
> right direction? Ie why the heck isn't it accepting the allocate string
> in the syntax that I see in the groups and in the product dox??
>
> Thanks. I feel like such a noob.
>
> Wait - I AM a noob! I guess I feel better now. ;-)
>
> BD
>

<quote>
Requirements

• Execute allocate only within the braces of a run command. </quote>

See
http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/A87860_01/doc/server.817/a76990/rmansyn2.htm#7683

Best regards

Maxim Received on Wed Jul 27 2005 - 17:03:28 CDT