Online Database Backup Error

Question

Hi,
While trying to take the Online database backup , i get the following error
BR0278E Command output of 'LANG=C cd /oracle/CPD/sapdata1/sr3_1 && echo sr3.data1 | LANG=C cpio -ovB > /dev/rmt0.1':
<sr3.data1> ?
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2007-09-14 15.42.29
BR0279E Return code from 'LANG=C cd /oracle/CPD/sapdata1/sr3_1 && echo sr3.data1 | LANG=C cpio -ovB > /dev/rmt0.1': 255
BR0222E Copying /oracle/CPD/sapdata1/sr3_1/sr3.data1 to/from /dev/rmt0.1 failed due to previous errors
Is there anything related with the expiration period as i had made changes withthat too.
Kindly suggest what needs to be done?
Regards,
Radeesh V

Answer 1

Hi Radeesh,
Pls check the following
1)The file to be backed up cannot be read. this can be due to hardware problems on the disk on which the file is stored.
2)The file to be backed up cannot be written to the volume. this can be due to hardware problems with the volume or the backup device.
3)The backup device is not responding, for example if no volume (tape) was inserted in the backup device.
4) The input or output file cannot be opened. The operating system user is experiencing authorization problems.
5) The physical end of the tape was reached. However, since a parallel backup is performed or the option -c force was used, cpio cannot request a cpio continuation volume. The tape size (parameter tape_size) must be reduced.
Hope this is useful
Regards
Umesh