Fbackup Error

[Nobody's Hero]

We dump all our Oracle export files to disk and then back them up to tape. The error below:

fbackup(2002): WARNING: reader 0: unable to open file /DLT/HP3/fscnv8/exp/032105fscnv8_exp1_sysadm_1.dmp.gz

Does this mean that the file was in use, like maybe the export was still running when the backup kicked off?

[Devender Khatana]

Hi,

Yes, it seems that the file was in use when the backup was fired. What happened later when you retried backup of the same file?

HTH,
Devender

[Nobody's Hero]

I'll try to back it up again...

[Patrick Wallek · Accepted solution]

Actually you should check you tape and see if that file got backed up later.

If you notice that is only a WARNING message. Typically fbackup will retry a file multiple times if it can't open the file the first time.

If you just got that WARNING message once, then chances are the file did get backed up.