Oracle RAC - RMAN + Netbackup

Question

Hi,
I have this problem with Oracle Linux, Oracle RAC and Netbackup:
RMAN> run {
2> allocate channel t1 type 'sbt_tape' parms "ENV=(NB_ORA_POLICY=PROTECT_ORACLE_1,NB_ORA_SERV=NBBK12)";
3> backup current controlfile tag TEST1;
4> release channel t1;
5> }
allocated channel: t1
channel t1: SID=239 instance=ORACX_1 device type=SBT_TAPE
channel t1: Veritas NetBackup for Oracle - Release 6.5 (2010042404)
Starting backup at 30-MAR-12
channel t1: starting full datafile backup set
channel t1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
including current control file in backup set
channel t1: starting piece 1 at 30-MAR-12
released channel: t1
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03009: failure of backup command on t1 channel at 03/30/2012 12:56:13
ORA-19513: failed to identify sequential file
ORA-27206: requested file not found in media management catalog
# ls -al /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/user_ops/
total 20
drwxrwxrwx 5 root bin 4096 Apr 2 14:23 .
drwxrwxrwx 10 root bin 4096 Apr 2 12:38 ..
drwxrwxrwx 4 oracle oinstall 4096 Apr 2 14:06 dbext
drwxr-xr-x 3 oracle oinstall 4096 Apr 2 14:23 dbtemplates
drwxrwxrwx 2 root bin 4096 Mar 29 16:04 nbjlogs
On bp.conf I have same name's client of mater server policy.
Can you help me?
Thanks

Answer 1

try to disk first
RMAN > backup current controlfile tag TEST1;
then try spfile to tape
RMAN> run {
allocate channel t1 type 'sbt_tape' parms "ENV=(NB_ORA_POLICY=PROTECT_ORACLE_1,NB_ORA_SERV=NBBK12)";
backup spfile;
release channel t1;
dont think you need nb_ora_serv unless the NBU software didnt know where to send the backups but it should.
in netbackup admin console, look at the job activity and watch and see does a connection come in from the NBU client, the client being the server where the database resides
have you ever succesfully backed anything else from RAC to NBU? Took me ages first time to get it right.