Error while taking Oracle RMAN backup on Tape Drive.

[Darshan Mungekar]

Hi,
I have Installed Oracle 10g on HP-UX11.11.
I am trying to take a backup on Tape drive
through RMAN.

RMAN> run
2> {allocate channel c1 type sbt;
3> backup archivelog all delete input;
4> }

but the system gives me following error

using target database control file instead of recovery catalog

RMAN-00571: ============
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===============================================RMAN-03009: failure of allocate command on c1 channel at 12/05/2005 09:20:30
ORA-19554: error allocating device, device type: SBT_TAPE, device name:
ORA-27211: Failed to load Media Management Library

Regards,

Darshan

[Steve Steel]

Hi

Try

http://www.oracle.com/technology/oramag/oracle/02-nov/o62support.html

Understand the RMAN Error Stack

If you encounter errors while using RMAN, you will be presented with the RMAN error stack. When you're using an environment with multiple layers, it may not always be apparent where the problem is. For instance, the error may come from the operating system, the media management software, or RMAN itself. By understanding how to read the RMAN error stack, you can debug problems when they occur and limit your downtime. Below is an example of an Oracle9i Database Release 2 error stack and an explanation of what the stack says:


http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/availability/pdf/rman_mm_troubleshoot.pdf

http://www.orafaq.com/forum/?t=msg&th=49189/0/

You are trying to backup directly to tape using RMAN.
You need MML API for that.
Is that installed? What kind of vendor are you using? veritas/tivoli/legato or what?



Steve Steel

[Darshan Mungekar]

Hi,

We do have OmniBack. Can I use this software
to take the backup through RMAN on Tape Drive??

Regards,

Darshan

[Mikael Sandström_1]

Make sure DP is properly linked with Oracle. I havent used DP in a while so I dont remember where the DP lib files are (/opt/omni/lib.. maybe). You should have a file called libobk_something_.sl that should be linked to $ORACLE_HOME/lib/libobk.sl. Also make sure that your
"'sbt_tape'parms 'ENV=OB2BARTYPE=..." confguration is correct.

hth
/M

[Steve Steel]

Hi


See

http://www.orafaq.com/faqdbabr.htm


Steve Steel