Help with tape backup

Question

Hello,
I am trying to configure my database to use a tape backup device. I have Veritas Backup Exec running a Dell tape backup, when trying to test from Enterprise Manager I get the following error:
RMAN>
connected to target database: OHIO (DBID=1527591012)
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
RMAN>
echo set on
RMAN> run {
2> allocate channel oem_sbt_backup type 'sbt_tape' format '%U';
3> backup as BACKUPSET current controlfile tag '07062006093228';
4> restore controlfile validate from tag '07062006093228';
5> release channel oem_sbt_backup;
6> }
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03009: failure of allocate command on oem_sbt_backup channel at 07/06/2006 09:32:33
ORA-19554: error allocating device, device type: SBT_TAPE, device name:
ORA-27211: Failed to load Media Management Library
RMAN> allocate channel for maintenance type 'sbt_tape' ;
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03009: failure of allocate command on ORA_MAINT_SBT_TAPE_1 channel at 07/06/2006 09:32:33
ORA-19554: error allocating device, device type: SBT_TAPE, device name:
ORA-27211: Failed to load Media Management Library
RMAN> delete noprompt backuppiece tag '07062006093228';
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of delete command at 07/06/2006 09:32:33
ORA-19554: error allocating device, device type: SBT_TAPE, device name:
ORA-27211: Failed to load Media Management Library
RMAN> exit;
I'm guessing I missed some kind of configuration step somewhere, but I am unsure what. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Jordan

Answer 1

I would say OSB is really good product and performance wise also it is great. Though they haven't launched OSB for all of the platforms yet like AIX, 64bit Linux but all these are suppose to come by the end of Sep. I have been participated in beta testing of this product, it was great and now we are waiting for AIX and 64-bit linux releases so that we can start using them as primary backup tool.
It can take the file system backup too without any problem.
Daljit Singh