Backups using DPM

Hello-
I'm using DPM "System Center 2012" to backup my Exchange CAS Hub, I'm getting the following error:
I've tried running a consistency check and adding more disk space the volume and I'm not sure how to correct this error, can
someone give some insight on how to correct this issue ?
Thanks

Hi,
The original screenshot is for an alert - the information I want is in the details of the actual consistency check job that failed. You can create a custom filter and just view failed jobs for that one data source, or run a new consistency job
and wait for the failure then provide the error details.
However, judging from the alert, we are skipping files that cannot be backed up, so you may want to run a chkdsk /f against the effected volume on the protected server and also the volume shown in the alert if that is the replica volume and see if that fixes
any problems.
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What is the best way of creating a one-time backup using DPM 2012R2?

Hello,
Due to some severe tape issues, we have lost a lot of our long-term storage data.
I schedule a recovery point on our servers every Friday, once a week. We retain this data for the 64 weeks (the maximum amount of versions DPM allows.)
Management needs me to put one recovery point from each month to tape (preferably from the beginning of each month.)
From the DPM console, I have been manually searching each server and running a recovery job from each "short term" recovery point we still have in the system.   I am recovering this data to a large disk array that I'm using as a staging
area. My intention is to take this data and put it onto tape using DPM and leave it there forever (20 years.)
Since the space on the array is limited, I can only recover a few months at a time before having to delete the recoevered data to make way for the next group.
The way DPM works it seems you must have a protection group for every backup job you run; so if I have to repeat this process 8 times, I'll end up with 8 different protection groups all assigned to the host running the staging array. NOTE:
the host running the staging array will be wiped in the near future.
What would be the best method to carry this task out ?
This forum post is similar, but doesn't address all these additional groups created:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/f379740c-4507-4a82-b275-c95e3e968b57/dpm-2012-r2-perform-one-time-backup?forum=dataprotectionmanager
Any assistance would be welcome!
Matthew J. Fazio

Hi,
What you can do is protect the staging server by using a single share - lets call it STAGING for simplicity.
Perform your first set a restores and restore to the staging share, you can create meaningful subdirectories one for each data source you are restoring.
Now protect the STAGING share using DPM - protect using long term to tape only, Frequency yearly, and set retention policy for 20 years.
Perform an ad-hoc backup (right-click the data source and create recovery point to tape)
When that completes, delete the sub-directories under the staging share and then repeat the process of restoring more data then backing up the same share.  When you are all done, you can remove the protection group, but maintain the tape backups
so they will be available for restores.
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Use DPM to backup Exchange DAG can not see the database

Hi，
I want to use DPM to backup Exchange DAG, but when I create the protection group, I can't open the dag to choose the database.
If somebody can tell me what's wrong with it? How to troubleshoot this problem?
The version of DPM is 2012 sp1,and the version of Exchange is 2013.
I'm sorry that I could just provide a picture in Chinese.
I received this event on the DPM Server：
Log Name:      System
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-DistributedCOM
Event ID:      10016
Description:
The application-specific permission settings do not grant Remote Launch permission for the COM Server application with CLSID {CC7D8A18-C386-48D5-9906-4FFC77A39788} to the user DOMAIN\DC$ SID (S-1-5-21-3005733532-2211877466-3700573520-15394).
This security permission can be modified using the Component Services administrative tool.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-DistributedCOM" Guid="{1B562E86-B7AA-4131-BADC-B6F3A001407E}" EventSourceName="DCOM" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="0">10016</EventID>
    <Version>0</Version>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>0</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x8080000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2014-04-08T08:25:20.222501400Z" />
    <EventRecordID>2715</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation />
    <Execution ProcessID="856" ThreadID="2380" />
    <Channel>System</Channel>
    <Computer>DPMSERVER.domain.local</Computer>
    <Security UserID="S-1-5-21-3005733532-2211877466-3700573520-15394" />
</System>
<EventData>
    <Data Name="param1">application-specific</Data>
    <Data Name="param2">Remote</Data>
    <Data Name="param3">Launch</Data>
    <Data Name="param4">{CC7D8A18-C386-48D5-9906-4FFC77A39788}</Data>
    <Data Name="param5">{A3B9D3F4-2477-4F95-B2D1-F75B0FDF2A0E}</Data>
    <Data Name="param6">DOMAIN</Data>
    <Data Name="param7">DC$</Data>
    <Data Name="param8">S-1-5-21-3005733532-2211877466-3700573520-15394</Data>
    <Data Name="param9">172.16.103.3</Data>
    <Data Name="param10">Unavailable</Data>
    <Data Name="param11">Unavailable</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
Kindly clarify me, Thanks in advance.
thorne

Hi,
please take a look at this:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/0d876796-cef4-4ec4-a76e-dcda8c0bcea8/dpm-2012-sp1-protecting-exchange-2010-and-exchange-2013-at-the-same-time?forum=dpmexchbackup
regards
/bkpfast
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Backup fails for a Hyper-V guest with VSS Writer failures using DPM 2012 R2 - Hyper-V guest has Oracle application installed,

I am trying to backup a VM which before it had Oracle installed backed up with no problems. It is a Windows 2008 R2 server which sites on an 8 node Hyper-V 2012 R2 cluster (with CSVs). I am using DPM 2012 R2 to run the backups which have been
successful for the last few weeks but then Oracle was installed and the backups have failed since then.
The job fails and a large number of VSS writers go into a 'Failed' state with the 'Last Error' showing as 'Timed out'. I then get 4 popups appear each referring to a 'temporary' drive which appears briefly in Disk Management with a RAW file system.
These pops say "You need to format the disk in drive X: before you can use it. Do you want to format it?" (where
X: is replaced by the drive letter assigned to each 'temporary' drive).
The System event log is populated with a large number of warnings with Event 51, Disk, stating "An error was detected on device \Device\Harddisk<number>\DR<number> during a paging operation". There are also a
few warnings for Ntfs (eventid 57) stating that "The system failed to flush data to the transaction log. Corruption may occur."
Prior to these warnings there are 5 other warnings for partmgr (eventid 58) stating "The disk signature of disk
<number x> is equal to the disk signatuire of disk <number y>" and 4 errors (eventid 1, VDS Basic Provider), "Unexpected failure. Error code: 490@01010004".
There is a script which is run to stop the Oracle application on the server and if this is run then the backups will complete successfully. We have been troubleshooting this by running a certain amount of the script and seeing which part affects the
backup and it seems that if the Weblogic (wls_reports) service is stopped then the backup will succeed but if it is running then the backup will fail and the above symptoms occur.
Another point which may help is that there is a pre-production server which resides on a Windows 2008 R2 Hyper-V standalone server, has the same scripts and installation of Oracle but backs up without any issues.
I have experienced VSS writer failures before with VM backups but I have not seen this before. It is not intermittent and I can find no work around to alleviate the problem of having no backup (except stopping this service or shutting the server down,
but as it is a production server this is not practical).
If anyone has experienced this before or have any suggestions / advice it would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Chris

Hi Chris
I have exactly the same issue.
2008 R2 Server running Oracle
6 node 2012 R2 Hyper-V Cluster with CSV
Exact same errors and popup "format disk" message.
DPM2012 R2
I also have some other VM's on the same cluster which do back up through DPM
The only difference I can see is the server which has the issue has a legacy network adapter.
Production server so cannot make any changes until later but will add new adapter and report back.
Interesting about the Weblogic service, may test this also.
Cheers
Kev.

What's the best way to backup DFS using DPM 2010?

We setup DFS on two Windows 2012 R2 and they are hosting files. What’s the best way to backup DFS using DPM 2010?
1. When doing data backup, do we backup both dfs01 and dfs02? Or just backup one of them?
2. Beside the data, what do we need to backup?
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Protecting Data in DFS Namespaces
Backup files and BRM of dfs01 and dfs2 for minimaze traffic.
If dfs01 and dfs02 have good channel width that use DPM to only protect a single “copy” of the data located on a server-specific local path.
Data Protection Manager 2010 Protection Best Practices
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Not getting option to Backup Using Child Partition Snapshot DPM 2012 R2

I am running DPM 2012 R2 fully patched.
I am trying to use Backup Using Child Partition Snapshot of a Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Cluster using CSV.
I get no option to use Backup Using Child Partition Snapshot, just online backup.
I have gone through the steps in the Microsoft document "Configure CSV Backups"
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh758027.aspx (Some steps did not apply due to my not using Windows 2008 R2)
Has "Backup Using Child Partiton Snapshot" been replaced by "\Online\VMName" ?
What am I missing?

Hi,
Yes, Windows server 2012 R2 has changed the caption from "Backup Using Child Partiton Snapshot" to "\Online\VMName" - DPM is displaying the new caption when protecting Windows Server 2012 R2 guests.
MORE INFORMATION
To list Windows 2012 R2 hyper-V writer captions for guests to see if online or offline state backups will be done:
From an administrative command prompt on the Hyper-V server:
a. Type: copy con script.txt and press enter
b. Type: list writers and press enter
c. Press CTRL + Z + enter (to save)
d. Type: diskshadow /s script.txt | find /i "caption: O"
Output will be displayed for each guest as follows.
C:\temp>diskshadow /s script.txt | find /i "caption: O"
- Caption: Online\SQLSERVER
- Caption: Offline\WSS-V14
The Windows 2012 R2 Hyper-V writer adds the VM in the following format:
For offline backups: Offline\<VMName>
For online backups: Online\<VMName>
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Is it possible to export a backup from DPM?

Hello,
I need to export a backup from DPM to use it in a test enviroment. I have a SQL database backup and I need to give that version of the database to the DBA. He will use that version of the database in the test envioroment.
So, I need to know how could I export the backup to use the database in a different SQL enviroment.
Melvintt
MCTS, Windows Server 2008 R2: Network Infrastructure
MCTS, Windows Server 2008 R2: Active Directory, Configuring

Hi,
Simply start a recovery for the SQL database and select the option to recover to a network folder. You can browse to any server that has a DPM agent installed for this DPM Server.
If the SQL server in the test environment has a DPM agent installed, you can restore directly to that test server by selecting the option to "Recover to any instance of SQL Server".
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Hello Mike Jacquet,
Thanks for your fast reply.
When I start a recovery the option "Copy to a network folder" is not available. I had to look for other method and I found a powershell script.
Import-Module dataprotectionmanager
$global:pg = Get-ProtectionGroup -DPMServerName DPMserver | ? {$_.friendlyname -eq "protection_group"}
$global:ds = Get-Datasource $pg | where {($_.productionservername -eq "SQL Server name ") -and ($_.name -eq "data_base")}
$global:rpl = Get-RecoveryPoint $ds | sort -Property RepresentedPointInTIme -Descending
$global:rpl = $global:rpl[0]
$rop = New-RecoveryOption -SQL -TargetServer "DPMserver" -RecoveryLocation CopyToFolder -RecoveryType Restore -TargetLocation "C:\Folder"
Recover-RecoverableItem -RecoverableItem $rpl -RecoveryOption $rop
This script copy the last version of the database backup to "C:\Folder"... there is just one problem: it takes too much time!
Melvintt
MCTS, Windows Server 2008 R2: Network Infrastructure
MCTS, Windows Server 2008 R2: Active Directory, Configuring

How are you using DPM 2012?

Hello:-) Is anyone using DPM as their only SQL backup system in a large environment? If not, how are you using it?
Thanks, Tim

Hi Tim,
I'm not a user so I can only share some information to you.
Mike Jacquet wrote an article about backup SQL database with DPM. Please see if it could help. Also Mike will sometimes reply threads in this forum so if there is anything unclear you can also post your question in reply :)
How to protect your Data Protection Manager SQL database
http://blogs.technet.com/b/dpm/archive/2014/09/08/how-to-protect-your-data-protection-manager-sql-database.aspx
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Backup using backint fails for maxdb

Hi All, I have configured backint for backup of maxdb for content server 640. I configured it as per the documents available, created the configuration fiale and the parameter file. Created the backup medium in dbmgui. Now when i try to run the backup using the pipe am getting the above mentioned error. Please find below the dbm.ebp log for the same...
more dbm.ebp 2009-10-22 02:06:08 Setting environment variable 'TEMP' for the directory for temporary files and pi pes to default ''. Setting environment variable 'TMP' for the directory for temporary files and pip es to default ''. Using connection to Backint for MaxDB Interface. 2009-10-22 02:06:08 Checking existence and configuration of Backint for MaxDB. Using configuration variable 'BSI_ENV' = '/sapdb/CFC/lcbackup/apoatlas.env' as path of the configuration file of Backint for MaxDB. Setting environment variable 'BSI_ENV' for the path of the configuration fil e of Backint for MaxDB to configuration value '/sapdb/CFC/lcbackup/apoatlas.env' . Reading the Backint for MaxDB configuration file '/sapdb/CFC/lcbackup/apoatl as.env'. Found keyword 'BACKINT' with value '/sapdb/CFC/db/bin/backint'. Found keyword 'INPUT' with value '/tmp/backint4sapdbCFC.in'. Found keyword 'OUTPUT' with value '/tmp/backint4sapdbCFC.out'. Found keyword 'ERROROUTPUT' with value '/tmp/backint4sapdbCFC.err'. Found keyword 'PARAMETERFILE' with value '/sapdb/CFC/lcbackup/param.cfg' . Found keyword 'TIMEOUT_SUCCESS' with value '1800'. Found keyword 'TIMEOUT_FAILURE' with value '1800'. Finished reading of the Backint for MaxDB configuration file. Using '/sapdb/CFC/db/bin/backint' as Backint for MaxDB program. Using '/tmp/backint4sapdbCFC.in' as input file for Backint for MaxDB. Using '/tmp/backint4sapdbCFC.out' as output file for Backint for MaxDB. Using '/tmp/backint4sapdbCFC.err' as error output file for Backint for MaxDB . Using '/sapdb/CFC/lcbackup/param.cfg' as parameter file for Backint for MaxD B. Using '1800' seconds as timeout for Backint for MaxDB in the case of success . Using '1800' seconds as timeout for Backint for MaxDB in the case of failure . Using '/sapdb/data/wrk/CFC/dbm.knl' as backup history of a database to migra te. Using '/sapdb/data/wrk/CFC/dbm.ebf' as external backup history of a database to migrate. Checking availability of backups using backint's inquire function. Check passed successful. 2009-10-22 02:06:08 Checking medium. Check passed successfully. 2009-10-22 02:06:08 Preparing backup. Setting environment variable 'BI_CALLER' to value 'DBMSRV'. Setting environment variable 'BI_REQUEST' to value 'NEW'. Setting environment variable 'BI_BACKUP' to value 'FULL'. Constructed Backint for MaxDB call '/sapdb/CFC/db/bin/backint -u CFC -f back up -t file -p /sapdb/CFC/lcbackup/param.cfg -i /tmp/backint4sapdbCFC.in -c'. Created temporary file '/tmp/backint4sapdbCFC.out' as output for Backint for MaxDB. Created temporary file '/tmp/backint4sapdbCFC.err' as error output for Backi nt for MaxDB. Writing '/sapdb/CFC/lcbackup/pipe1 #PIPE' to the input file. Writing '/sapdb/CFC/lcbackup/pipe2 #PIPE' to the input file. Prepare passed successfully. 2009-10-22 02:06:08 Creating pipes for data transfer. Creating pipe '/sapdb/CFC/lcbackup/pipe1' ... Done. Creating pipe '/sapdb/CFC/lcbackup/pipe2' ... Done. All data transfer pipes have been created. 2009-10-22 02:06:08 Starting database action for the backup. Requesting 'SAVE DATA QUICK TO '/sapdb/CFC/lcbackup/pipe1' PIPE,'/sapdb/CFC/ lcbackup/pipe2' PIPE BLOCKSIZE 8 NO CHECKPOINT MEDIANAME 'BACKINT_ONLINE1'' from db-kernel. The database is working on the request. 2009-10-22 02:06:09 Waiting until database has prepared the backup. Asking for state of database. 2009-10-22 02:06:09 Database is still preparing the backup. Waiting 1 second ... Done. Asking for state of database. 2009-10-22 02:06:10 Database is still preparing the backup. Waiting 2 seconds ... Done. Asking for state of database. 2009-10-22 02:06:12 Database has finished preparation of the backup. The database has prepared the backup successfully. 2009-10-22 02:06:12 Starting Backint for MaxDB. Starting Backint for MaxDB process '/sapdb/CFC/db/bin/backint -u CFC -f back up -t file -p /sapdb/CFC/lcbackup/param.cfg -i /tmp/backint4sapdbCFC.in -c >>/tm p/backint4sapdbCFC.out 2>>/tmp/backint4sapdbCFC.err'. Process was started successfully. Backint for MaxDB has been started successfully. 2009-10-22 02:06:12 Waiting for end of the backup operation. 2009-10-22 02:06:12 The backup tool is running. 2009-10-22 02:06:12 The database is working on the request. 2009-10-22 02:06:14 The backup tool process has finished work with return co de 2. 2009-10-22 02:06:17 The database is working on the request. 2009-10-22 02:06:27 The database is working on the request. 2009-10-22 02:06:42 The database is working on the request. 2009-10-22 02:07:02 The database is working on the request. 2009-10-22 02:07:15 Canceling Utility-task after a timeout of 60 seconds ela psed ... OK. 2009-10-22 02:07:17 The database has finished work on the request. Receiving a reply from the database kernel. Got the following reply from db-kernel: SQL-Code :-903 The backup operation has ended. 2009-10-22 02:07:17 Filling reply buffer. Have encountered error -24920: The backup tool failed with 2 as sum of exit codes. The database request was canceled and ended with error -903. Constructed the following reply: ERR -24920,ERR_BACKUPOP: backup operation was unsuccessful The backup tool failed with 2 as sum of exit codes. The database request was canceled and ended with error -903. Reply buffer filled. 2009-10-22 02:07:17 Cleaning up. Removing data transfer pipes. Removing data transfer pipe /sapdb/CFC/lcbackup/pipe2 ... Done. Removing data transfer pipe /sapdb/CFC/lcbackup/pipe1 ... Done. Removed data transfer pipes successfully. Copying output of Backint for MaxDB to this file. -
Begin of output of Backint for MaxDB (/tmp/backint4sapdbCFC.out)- -
Data Protection for mySAP(R) Interface between BR*Tools and Tivoli Storage Manager - Version 5, Release 4, Modification 0.0 for Linux x86_64 - Build: 303 compiled on Nov 16 2006 (c) Copyright IBM Corporation, 1996, 2006, All Rights Reserved. BKI0008E: The environment variable BI_CALLER is not set correctely. The current value is "DBMSRV" usage: backint -p [-u ] [-f ] [-t ] [-i ] [-o ] [-c] where: backint utility user backup | restore | inquire | password | delete file | file_online parameter file for backup utility name of a text file that defines the objects default: STDIN Pool for processing messages and the results of the executed function. default: STOUT BKI0020I: End of program at: Thu 22 Oct 2009 02:06:14 AM EDT . BKI0021I: Elapsed time: 01 sec . BKI0024I: Return code is: 2. -
End of output of Backint for MaxDB (/tmp/backint4sapdbCFC.out)- - Removed Backint for MaxDB's temporary output file '/tmp/backint4sapdbCFC.out '. Copying error output of Backint for MaxDB to this file. - Begin of error output of Backint for MaxDB (/tmp/backint4sapdbCFC .err) - End of error output of Backint for MaxDB (/tmp/backint4sapdbCFC.e rr)--
Removed Backint for MaxDB's temporary error output file '/tmp/backint4sapdbC FC.err'. Removed the Backint for MaxDB input file '/tmp/backint4sapdbCFC.in'. Have finished clean up successfully.
Also, is there any specification about the user permissions and about how the backup should be run?

Hi Lars,
I understand that its a clumpsy over here, but i already have raised an OSS message and SAP said, that they cannot support this issue with backint. If you can provide me with an email id, i can send you the log files which would be easy to read.
My issue is that am not able run backup for maxdb of content server 640 using the backint tool.
I have created the configuration file and the parameter file as per the specifications from http://maxdb.sap.com/doc/7_7/a9/8a1ef21e4b402bb76ff75bb559a98a/content.htm and http://maxdb.sap.com/doc/7_7/50/075205962843f69b9ec41f34427be7/content.htm.
THe server is registered to the TSM server. Now when i run the wizard to take the backup using the backint tool, it gives the error "Begin of output of Backint for MaxDB (/tmp/backint4sapdbCFC.out)- -
Data Protection for mySAP(R) Interface between BR*Tools and Tivoli Storage Manager - Version 5, Release 4, Modification 0.0 for Linux x86_64 - Build: 303 compiled on Nov 16 2006 (c) Copyright IBM Corporation, 1996, 2006, All Rights Reserved. BKI0008E: The environment variable BI_CALLER is not set correctely. The current value is "DBMSRV" usage: backint -p [-u ] [-f ] [-t ] [-i ] [-o ] [-c] where: backint utility user backup | restore | inquire | password | delete file | file_online parameter file for backup utility name of a text file that defines the objects default: STDIN Pool for processing messages and the results of the executed function. default: STOUT BKI0020I: End of program at: Thu 22 Oct 2009 02:06:14 AM EDT . BKI0021I: Elapsed time: 01 sec . BKI0024I: Return code is: 2. -
End of output of Backint for MaxDB (/tmp/backint4sapdbCFC.out)- - Removed Backint for MaxDB's temporary output file '/tmp/backint4sapdbCFC.out '. Copying error output of Backint for MaxDB to this file. - Begin of error output of Backint for MaxDB (/tmp/backint4sapdbCFC .err) - End of error output of Backint for MaxDB (/tmp/backint4sapdbCFC.e rr)--
Removed Backint for MaxDB's temporary error output file '/tmp/backint4sapdbC FC.err'. Removed the Backint for MaxDB input file '/tmp/backint4sapdbCFC.in'. Have finished clean up successfully."
I think this should be fine to read...
Krishna KK

How to Restore Full Offiline Backup using BRTOOLS from a Tape

Dear all,
I want to recover PRD Full Offline Backup using BRTOOLS from a tape in a new machine.
I have Install SAP in the new machine.
Now I want to restore the PRD Full Offiline Backup taken through BRTOOLs in tape in the new machine.
1. I have shutdown the SAP.
2. I have shutdown the database Oracle 10g.
3. I have inserted the backup tape
4. Through user ORASID I have executed BRTOOLS
I got the following options: -
BRTools main menu
1 = Instance management
2 - Space management
3 - Segment management
4 - Backup and database copy
5 - Restore and recovery
6 - Check and verification
7 - Database statistics
8 - Additional functions
9 - Exit program
I selected Option 5 Restore and recovery
And got the Following Options
Restore and recovery
1 = Complete database recovery
2 - Database point-in-time recovery
3 - Tablespace point-in-time recovery
4 - Whole database reset
5 - Restore of individual backup files
6 - Restore and application of archivelog files
7 - Disaster recovery
8 - Reset program status
1. Now which option do I need to select and then what all other options do I need to select.
2. Whether the database should be a mount state or shutdown ?
Kindly help.

Dear Mark,
Thanks.
As suggested I tried both the options however face some difficulties please suggest
brrestore -u / -c -b <backup_log.ext> -p init<SID>.sap -m full
hinrnddev:oradev 1> brrestore -u / -c -b bedflluv.fft -p initDEV.sap -m full
BR0401I BRRESTORE 7.00 (32)
BR0405I Start of file restore: redhafeh.rsb 2010-05-22 11.55.55
BR0484I BRRESTORE log file: /oracle/DEV/sapbackup/redhafeh.rsb
BR0252E Function fopen() failed for '/oracle/DEV/sapbackup/bedflluv.fft' at location BrbLogRead-1
BR0253E errno 2: No such file or directory
BR0121E Processing of log file /oracle/DEV/sapbackup/bedflluv.fft failed
BR0406I End of file restore: redhafeh.rsb 2010-05-22 11.55.55
BR0280I BRRESTORE time stamp: 2010-05-22 11.55.55
BR0404I BRRESTORE terminated with errors
When I used the brrestore command I got the above error message.
Then I tried the next option Complete database recover
BRRECOVER options for restore and recovery
1 * Recovery type (type) ............. [complete]
2 - BRRECOVER profile (profile) ...... [initDEV.sap]
3 ~ BACKINT/Mount profile (parfile) .. []
4 - Database user/password (user) .... [/]
5 - Recovery interval (interval) ..... [30]
6 - Confirmation mode (confirm) ...... [yes]
7 - Scrolling line count (scroll) .... [20]
8 - Message language (language) ...... [E]
9 - BRRECOVER command line (command) . [-p initDEV.sap -t complete -i 30 -s 20 -l E]
Standard keys: c - cont, b - back, s - stop, r - refr, h - help
BR0662I Enter your choice:
C
Complete database recovery main menu
1 = Check the status of database files
2 * Select database backup
3 * Restore data files
4 * Restore and apply incremental backup
5 * Restore and apply archivelog files
6 * Open database and post-processing
7 * Exit program
8 - Reset program status
Standard keys: c - cont, b - back, s - stop, r - refr, h - help
BR0662I Enter your choice:
C
Complete database recovery main menu
1 + Check the status of database files
2 # Select database backup
3 # Restore data files
4 # Restore and apply incremental backup
5 # Restore and apply archivelog files
6 + Open database and post-processing
7 = Exit program
8 - Reset program status
Standard keys: c - cont, b - back, s - stop, r - refr, h - help
BR0662I Enter your choice:
the + sign got changed to +
and the * got changed to #
then it is getting in loop please suggest what do I do now.

Date-wise backup using expdp

Dear Friends ,
I am using Oracle database 10g . Every week I take full export backup using 'expdp' . Beetween the days of the week, I dont take any backup . Now I need backup of two days ago . In this moment , is it possible to take backup using datapump (expdp) before two days ago ?
i.e., Is there any facility in oracle 10g datapump to take export backup using date-wise ?
My another question ,
Is there any incremental backup procedure available in oracle 10g datapump ?
Waiting for kind reply ... ...

Hi,
Dear Friends ,
I am using Oracle database 10g . Every week I take full export backup using 'expdp' . Beetween the days of the week, I dont take any backup . Now I need backup of two days ago . In this moment , is it possible to take backup using datapump (expdp) before two days ago ?
i.e., Is there any facility in oracle 10g datapump to take export backup using date-wise ?
My another question ,
Is there any incremental backup procedure available in oracle 10g datapump ?
Waiting for kind reply ... ...You must not use or treat Expdp or logical backup as the Backup which can be used for future purpose. Please search forums their are so many links you lan find out and so many people told many time.. even ORACLE suggest that.
Go for Custom backups and RMAn backups.
- Pavan Kumar N
- Pavan Kumar N

Copy Time machine backup using a different Mac

A friend has a Time Machine backup from an iMac that he sold some time ago. He's concerned that the drive might fail so wants to make a copy of the backup, but doesn't have a Mac at the moment. So he'd like to use my MacBook to copy his backup drive. The backup is about 400GB, my HD is 256GB and he'd like to copy it to a new 1TB drive.
All the answers that I can find to similar questions assume that the Time Machine backup belongs to the Mac making the copy, in this case it doesn't. So is there a way to copy a Time Machine backup using a Mac that wasn't used to create the backup?

Hi ozRob,
If you would like to copy an existing Time Machine backup from one drive to another, you may find the following article helpful:
Time Machine: How to transfer backups from the current backup drive to a new backup drive
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5096
Regards,
- Brenden

I recently upgraded my Macbook pro with a new Hard Drive. I then transferred the data using Time Machine. Now when I want to backup using Time Machine again, it won't do it as it did before to the same external HD. How can I get it to reconnect?

Purchased a new, larger solid state drive to replace my old drive. I installed OSX then I had Time Machine do it's magic.
Now when I want to do a backup using Time Machine, it tells me that the external HD is full. When I did so prior to upgrade, it would erase old backups and then do a new backup.
Please help. I am worried about losing files, and am tired of seeing the "Time Machine hasn't backed up in xxx days" Error Message.
Thanks.

it thinks yours is a new machine so it doesn't want to start deleting another machine's backups
see the bottom of this page
http://pondini.org/TM/19.html

Can I restore a time machine osx lion backup using snow leopard install DVD?

Hi.
I've been using osx lion but my hard drive died. Fortunately I have been making time machine backups. Since I downloaded lion from the app store I only have the snow leopard install disks.
I know there is an option to restore from a time machine backup using the snow leopard disk, but since the time machine backup is of a later operating system (lion) will that time machine restore work?
If it won't, can you recommend how to restore from my time machine backup?
Thanks.

Once the replacement hard drive is installed, boot from your original Snow Leopard Installation Disk. From there format the harddrive and install Snow Leopard and then download and install its Updates. Next, navigate to the Mac App Store and login using the Exact same Apple User ID that you did the first time you downloaded Lion. You will now be able to download and install the Lion OS for Free. Download and install the Lion Updates. Lastly, using Migration Assistant, migrate your Apps and Data from the Time Machine external hard drive to your internal Lion harddrive. This method should give you a very stable version of Lion on your internal harddrive complete with all your previous settings, Apps and Data.
Hope this helps

Is it possible to browse a Snow Leopard back-up on a Time Capsule shared with a Lion backup using the Lion-only machine?

My 2006 Macbook died but was backed up to my Time Capusle. This machine was running the most uptodate version of Snow Leopard at the time.
I've read that I should be able to access this backup using a different Mac but I can't see it when I CTRL-click the Time Machine icon (in the dock), when using my Macbook running Lion 10.7.1. It only shows me the current backup for this machine.
I know the old backup must be there somewhere as the Time Capsule is almost completely full (700 gb of the 1tb was dedicated to the old MA

If you control-click on the Time Machine icon and select "Browse Other Time Machine Disks" but don't see the other backups, try this: Look in the "sidebar" of a Finder window for your Time Capsule. If you see it, select it, then look for the Time Capsule's disk (probably called "Data" if you didn't rename it). Double-click that to mount it. Now try again to control-click on the Time Machine Dock icon.

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