Rman backup to data protector

We recently migrated from Tivoli to HP Data Protector. All the RMAN scripts are stored in DP.
Currently we don't have any control to stop or start the backup. Every time we need to talk to storage team to get the things done (during maintenance activity)
Is this the way it is operated where DP is used ?
Is there any other way we can control the rman backup script execution ? Is there any drawback if we run it directly from the shell/cron ?
I was told that DP maintains its own recovery policy, due to which it has to be run from the DP.

Not an Oracle error so you need to take this up with your other vendors.
Vendor specific error: OB2_WriteObjData() failed! ERR(-2) <----------------
ORA-19502: write error on file "srmdtscl_sbldb_ora_full<sbldb_4593:765762443:1>.dbf", blockno 885712641 (blocksize=1024)
ORA-27030: skgfwrt: sbtwrite2 returned error
ORA-19511: Error received from media manager layer, error text: <----------------

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Backup with Data Protector is not working

Hello,
[US]We have an Oracle DB which is saved by HP Data Protector
[FR]Nous avons une BDD Oracle qui est sauvegardée via HP DataProtector.
[US]During our last backup, the Data Protector Server has crashed which has stopped the backup during the process.
[FR]Lors de la dernière sauvegarde, le serveur de backup a planté, arrêtant de ce fait la sauvegarde en cours de la BDD Oracle.
[US]Now, when we are trying to relaunch the backup, it doesn't work at all.
The Data Protector agent is starting, it sends the RMAN command to the DB and then stop.
[FR]Maintenant, lorsque nous voulons relancer la sauvegarde, elle ne fonctionne plus.
L'agent démarre bien, il envoie bien la commande à RMAN qui démarre puis s'arrête.
[US] Of we launch the backup manually thru RMAN, it works
[FR]Lorsqu'on lance cette même sauvegarde manuellement via RMAN, elle fonctionne !
[US]Lors are not really explicit !
[FR]Les logs ne sont pas très parlant:
LOGS of DATA PROTECTOR (in french but I've translated (in bold) which I think, is important)
Citation:
[Normal] De : [email protected] "Base10G_DBName_1_Archivelogs_rman_delete" Heure : 26/02/2013 12:10:31
La session de sauvegarde 2013/02/26-31 a démarré.
[Normal] De : [email protected] "Base10G_DBName_1_Archivelogs_rman_delete" Heure : 26/02/2013 12:10:33
Lancement de l'application OB2BAR sur "clientxxx.domain.com" réalisé avec succès.
[Normal] De : [email protected] "DBNameq" Heure : 26/02/2013 12:10:34
D?marrage de la sauvegarde de la base de donn?es cible.
Nom du service r?seau : DBNameq.
Etat de l'instance : OPEN.
Nom d'instance : DBNameq.
DBID de la base de donn?es = 3864252955.
Type de fichier de contr?le de BDD : CURRENT.
Mode journalisation BDD : ARCHIVELOG.
Logging mode: ARCHIVELOG.
[Normal] De : [email protected] "DBNameq" Heure : 26/02/2013 12:10:35
D?marrage de Oracle Recovery Manager.
Recovery Manager: Release 10.2.0.4.0 - Production on Mar. F?vr. 26 12:10:35 2013
Copyright (c) 1982, 2007, Oracle. All rights reserved.
RMAN> CONNECT TARGET *
2> CONNECT CATALOG *
3> HOST 'exit';
4> run {
5> allocate channel 'dev_0' type 'sbt_tape'
6> parms 'SBT_LIBRARY=C:/PROGRA~1/OmniBack/bin/orasbt.dll,ENV=(OB2BARTYPE=Oracle8,OB2APPNAME=DBNameq,OB2BARLIST=Base10G_DBName_1_Archivelogs_rman_delete)'
7> ;
8> allocate channel 'dev_1' type 'sbt_tape'
9> parms 'SBT_LIBRARY=C:/PROGRA~1/OmniBack/bin/orasbt.dll,ENV=(OB2BARTYPE=Oracle8,OB2APPNAME=DBNameq,OB2BARLIST=Base10G_DBName_1_Archivelogs_rman_delete)'
10> ;
11> allocate channel 'dev_2' type 'sbt_tape'
12> parms 'SBT_LIBRARY=C:/PROGRA~1/OmniBack/bin/orasbt.dll,ENV=(OB2BARTYPE=Oracle8,OB2APPNAME=DBNameq,OB2BARLIST=Base10G_DBName_1_Archivelogs_rman_delete)'
13> ;
14> allocate channel 'dev_3' type 'sbt_tape'
15> parms 'SBT_LIBRARY=C:/PROGRA~1/OmniBack/bin/orasbt.dll,ENV=(OB2BARTYPE=Oracle8,OB2APPNAME=DBNameq,OB2BARLIST=Base10G_DBName_1_Archivelogs_rman_delete)'
16> ;
17> allocate channel 'dev_4' type 'sbt_tape'
18> parms 'SBT_LIBRARY=C:/PROGRA~1/OmniBack/bin/orasbt.dll,ENV=(OB2BARTYPE=Oracle8,OB2APPNAME=DBNameq,OB2BARLIST=Base10G_DBName_1_Archivelogs_rman_delete)'
19> ;
20> allocate channel 'dev_5' type 'sbt_tape'
21> parms 'SBT_LIBRARY=C:/PROGRA~1/OmniBack/bin/orasbt.dll,ENV=(OB2BARTYPE=Oracle8,OB2APPNAME=DBNameq,OB2BARLIST=Base10G_DBName_1_Archivelogs_rman_delete)'
22> ;
23>
24> send device type 'sbt_tape' 'OB2BARHOSTNAME=clientxxx.domain.com';
25> sql 'alter system archive log current';
26> backup
27> format 'Base10G_DBName_1_Archivelogs_rman_delete<DBNameq_%s:%t:%p>.dbf'
28> archivelog all
29> delete input;
30> backup
31> format 'Base10G_DBName_1_Archivelogs_rman_delete<DBNameq_%s:%t:%p>.dbf'
32> current controlfile;
33> }
34> EXIT
RMAN-06005: connect? ? la base de donn?es cible : DBNameQ (DBID=3864252955)
RMAN-06005: connected to targeted database : DBNameQ (DBID=3864252955)
RMAN-06008: connect? ? la base de donn?es du catalogue de r?cup?ration
RMAN-06008: connected to recovery database
RMAN-08030: canal affect? : dev_0
RMAN-08030: allocated chanel : dev_0
RMAN-08500: canal dev_0 : sid=422 typedev=SBT_TAPE
RMAN-08500: dev_0 channel : sid=422 typedev=SBT_TAPE
RMAN-08526: canal dev_0 : Data Protector A.06.20/DPWIN_00536(b621)
RMAN-08526: dev_0 channel : Data Protector A.06.20/DPWIN_00536(b621)
RMAN-08030: canal affect? : dev_1
RMAN-08500: canal dev_1 : sid=888 typedev=SBT_TAPE
RMAN-08526: canal dev_1 : Data Protector A.06.20/DPWIN_00536(b621)
RMAN-08500: canal dev_2 : sid=681 typedev=SBT_TAPE
RMAN-08526: canal dev_2 : Data Protector A.06.20/DPWIN_00536(b621)
RMAN-08030: canal affect? : dev_3
RMAN-08500: canal dev_3 : sid=717 typedev=SBT_TAPE
RMAN-08526: canal dev_3 : Data Protector A.06.20/DPWIN_00536(b621)
RMAN-08030: canal affect? : dev_4
RMAN-08500: canal dev_4 : sid=223 typedev=SBT_TAPE
RMAN-08526: canal dev_4 : Data Protector A.06.20/DPWIN_00536(b621)
RMAN-08030: canal affect? : dev_5
RMAN-08500: canal dev_5 : sid=212 typedev=SBT_TAPE
RMAN-08526: canal dev_5 : Data Protector A.06.20/DPWIN_00536(b621)
RMAN-06421: commande envoy?e au canal : dev_0
RMAN-06421: command send to channel : dev_0
RMAN-06421: commande envoy?e au canal : dev_1
RMAN-06421: commande envoy?e au canal : dev_2
RMAN-06421: commande envoy?e au canal : dev_3
RMAN-06421: commande envoy?e au canal : dev_4
RMAN-06421: commande envoy?e au canal : dev_5
RMAN-06162: instruction SQL : alter system archive log current
RMAN-06162: SQL query : alter system archive log current
RMAN-03090: D?marrage de backup dans 26/02/13
RMAN-03090: BAckup is starting in 26/02/13
RMAN-08031: canal lib?r? : dev_0
RMAN-08031: released channel : dev_0
RMAN-08031: canal lib?r? : dev_1
RMAN-08031: canal lib?r? : dev_2
RMAN-08031: canal lib?r? : dev_3
RMAN-08031: canal lib?r? : dev_4
RMAN-08031: canal lib?r? : dev_5
[Normal] De : [email protected] "Base10G_DBName_1_Archivelogs_rman_delete" Heure : 26/02/2013 12:10:46
Application OB2BAR sur "clientxxx.domain.com" déconnectée.
Application OB2BAR on"xxx" disconnected.
[Critique] De : [email protected] "Base10G_DBName_1_Archivelogs_rman_delete" Heure : 26/02/2013 12:10:46
Aucun Agent de disque ne s'est effectué correctement.
La session a échoué.
None of the Disk Agents completed successfully.
Session has failed.
[Normal] De : [email protected] "Base10G_DBName_1_Archivelogs_rman_delete" Heure : 26/02/2013 12:10:46
Statistiques de la sauvegarde :
Temps de file d'attente de la session (en heures) 0,00
Agents de disque terminés ........ 0
Agents de disque ayant échoué ........... 0
Agents de disque abandonnés .......... 0
Total des Agents de disque ........... 0
========================================
Agents de support terminés ....... 0
Agents de support ayant échoué .......... 0
Abandon des Agents de support ......... 0
Total des Agents de support .......... 0
===========================================
Total Méga-octets ................. 0 Mo
Total des supports utilisés ............. 0
Total d'erreurs d'Agent de disque ...... 0

Hello,
No disconnection at all.
It doesn't work since a crash of the DP server during the DB backup.
When we move the catalog on the same server as the DB, the backup works but if we set the catalog to an other server (like the original setting) it doesn't work and we don't know why.
It seems that when a backup is launched thru Data Protector, RMAN can't find the DB catalog. But if we run (manually) the RMAN command that DP used to do a backup, it works...

MaxDB backup problem through Data protector

When I start the Online MaxDB database backup through Data Protector GUI the backup fails with error as below,
Normal] From: BSM@ttcsap10 "MAXDB_Online" Time: 6/17/10 4:30:49 AM
OB2BAR application on "ttcmaxdr" successfully started.
[Normal] From: OB2BAR_SAPDBBAR@ttcmaxdr "MAX" Time: 06/17/10 04:30:50
Executing the dbmcli command: `user_logon'.
[Normal] From: OB2BAR_SAPDBBAR@ttcmaxdr "MAX" Time: 06/17/10 04:30:50
Executing the dbmcli command: `dbm_configset -raw set_variable_1 OB2OPTS=""'.
[Normal] From: OB2BAR_SAPDBBAR@ttcmaxdr "MAX" Time: 06/17/10 04:30:50
Executing the dbmcli command: `dbm_configset -raw set_variable_2 OB2APPNAME=MAX'.
[Normal] From: OB2BAR_SAPDBBAR@ttcmaxdr "MAX" Time: 06/17/10 04:30:50
Executing the dbmcli command: `dbm_configset -raw set_variable_3 OB2BARHOSTNAME=ttcmaxdr'.
[Normal] From: OB2BAR_SAPDBBAR@ttcmaxdr "MAX" Time: 06/17/10 04:30:50
Executing the dbmcli command: `dbm_configset -raw set_variable_4 TimeoutWaitFiles=30'.
[Normal] From: OB2BAR_SAPDBBAR@ttcmaxdr "MAX" Time: 06/17/10 04:30:51
Executing the dbmcli command: `dbm_configset -raw BSI_ENV /var/opt/omni/tmp/MAX.bsi_env'.
[Normal] From: OB2BAR_SAPDBBAR@ttcmaxdr "MAX" Time: 06/17/10 04:30:51
Executing the dbmcli command: `medium_put BACKDP-Data[2]/1 /var/opt/omni/tmp/MAX.BACKDP-Data[2].1 PIPE DATA 0 8'.
[Normal] From: OB2BAR_SAPDBBAR@ttcmaxdr "MAX" Time: 06/17/10 04:30:51
Executing the dbmcli command: `medium_put BACKDP-Data[2]/2 /var/opt/omni/tmp/MAX.BACKDP-Data[2].2 PIPE DATA 0 8'.
[Normal] From: OB2BAR_SAPDBBAR@ttcmaxdr "MAX" Time: 06/17/10 04:30:51
Executing the dbmcli command: `util_connect'.
[Normal] From: OB2BAR_SAPDBBAR@ttcmaxdr "MAX" Time: 06/17/10 04:30:51
Executing the dbmcli command: `backup_start BACKDP-Data[2] DATA'.
[Critical] From: OB2BAR_SAPDBBAR@ttcmaxdr "MAX" Time: 06/17/10 04:31:45
Error: SAPDB responded with:
-24988,ERR_SQL: SQL error
-903,Host file I/O error
3,Data backup failed
17,Servertask Info: because Error in backup task occured
10,Job 2 (Backup / Restore Medium Task) [executing] WaitingT170 Result=3700
6,Error in backup task occured, Error code 3700 "hostfile_error"
1,Backupmedium #1 (/var/opt/omni/tmp/MAX.BACKDP-Data[2].1) Wrong file type
6,Backup error occured, Error code 3700 "hostfile_error"
17,Servertask Info: because Error in backup task occured
10,Job 1 (Backup / Restore Medium Task) [executing] WaitingT170 Result=3700
6,Error in backup task occured, Error code 3700 "hostfile_error"
[Normal] From: OB2BAR_SAPDBBAR@ttcmaxdr "MAX" Time: 06/17/10 04:31:45
Executing the dbmcli command: `exit'.
[Normal] From: BSM@ttcsap10 "MAXDB_Online" Time: 6/17/10 4:31:46 AM
OB2BAR application on "ttcmaxdr" disconnected.
[Critical] From: BSM@ttcsap10 "MAXDB_Online" Time: 6/17/10 4:31:46 AM
None of the Disk Agents completed successfully.
Session has failed.
[Normal] From: BSM@ttcsap10 "MAXDB_Online" Time: 6/17/10 4:31:46 AM
Backup Statistics:
Session Queuing Time (hours) 0.00
Completed Disk Agents ........ 0
Failed Disk Agents ........... 0
Aborted Disk Agents .......... 0
Disk Agents Total ........... 0
========================================
Completed Media Agents ....... 0
Failed Media Agents .......... 0
Aborted Media Agents ......... 0
Media Agents Total .......... 0
========================================
Mbytes Total ................. 0 MB
Used Media Total ............. 0
Disk Agent Errors Total ...... 0
But I have noticed the error is because of this line as below,
Executing the dbmcli command: `medium_put BACKDP-Data[2]/1 /var/opt/omni/tmp/MAX.BACKDP-Data[2].1 PIPE DATA 0 8'.
Actually it should execute the dbmcli command as
medium_put BACKDP-Data[2]/1 /var/opt/omni/tmp/MAX.BACKDP-Data[2].1 PIPE DATA 0 8 NO NO \" \" "BACK"
But I donu2019t know where to make changes so that when I start the backup through DP GUI it should use backup tool as u201CBACKu201D
But same DP backup specification is working through MaxDB Database Manager GUI.
Any solution appreciatedu2026
Thanks,
Subba

Hi Natalia,
Thanks for the reply...Please find the answer as below,
-> What is the version of Data Protector?
Data Protector 5.5
-> What is the version of the database?
SAP MaxDB 7.6
-> According your information you could use the DBMGUI to create the medium of u201CBACKu201D type and create the databackup using this medium. Correct?
Yes
The problems are with Data Protector GUI, not with MAXDB or DBMGUI. Correct?
Yes
Please let me know where to make any changes or any enviornment settings to be done in Data Protector GUI so that it will use the medium "BACK" as backup tool while i start the backup through Data Protector GUI.
Thanks,
Subba

Unable to take online backup including logs with HP Data Protector - DB2 9.7 fixpack 8

Dear All,
Infrastructure : -
Database - IBM DB2 LUW 9.7 fixpack 8
OS - HP-UX 11.31
Backup solution - Data protector v7
OEM of tape library i.e. HP asked me to make changes in DB parameters with values as
--> LOGRETAIN to RECOVERY
--> USEREXIT to ON
--> LOGARCHMETH1 to USEREXIT
These parameters are used for activating online backup of Database (DB2 LUW 9.7 fixpack 8).
when backup is initiated from DP, backup happen successfully with option of excluding archive logs where as when we execute backup from DP(Data protector) with option including archive logs. Backup terminates with error.
SQL2428N The BACKUP did not complete because one or more of the requested log files could not be retrieved
Dear all need your expect help.
Thanks in advance.
Neeraj

Hi Deepak,
Thanks for your quicky reply and i have check the directory log_dir and log_archive are having enough space available.
Please find the db2diag.log file.
       Database Configuration for Database
Database configuration release level                    = 0x0d00
Database release level                                  = 0x0d00
Database territory                                      = en_US
Database code page                                      = 1208
Database code set                                       = UTF-8
Database country/region code                            = 1
Database collating sequence                             = IDENTITY_16BIT
Alternate collating sequence              (ALT_COLLATE) =
Number compatibility                                    = OFF
Varchar2 compatibility                                  = OFF
Date compatibility                                      = OFF
Database page size                                      = 16384
Dynamic SQL Query management           (DYN_QUERY_MGMT) = DISABLE
Statement concentrator                      (STMT_CONC) = OFF
Discovery support for this database       (DISCOVER_DB) = ENABLE
Restrict access                                         = NO
Default query optimization class         (DFT_QUERYOPT) = 5
Degree of parallelism                      (DFT_DEGREE) = 1
Continue upon arithmetic exceptions   (DFT_SQLMATHWARN) = NO
Default refresh age                   (DFT_REFRESH_AGE) = 0
Default maintained table types for opt (DFT_MTTB_TYPES) = SYSTEM
Number of frequent values retained     (NUM_FREQVALUES) = 10
Number of quantiles retained            (NUM_QUANTILES) = 20
Decimal floating point rounding mode (DECFLT_ROUNDING) = ROUND_HALF_EVEN
Backup pending                                          = NO
All committed transactions have been written to disk    = NO
Rollforward pending                                     = NO
Restore pending                                         = NO
Multi-page file allocation enabled                      = YES
Log retain for recovery status                          = RECOVERY
User exit for logging status                            = YES
Self tuning memory                    (SELF_TUNING_MEM) = ON
Size of database shared memory (4KB) (DATABASE_MEMORY) = AUTOMATIC(3455670)
Database memory threshold               (DB_MEM_THRESH) = 10
Max storage for lock list (4KB)              (LOCKLIST) = AUTOMATIC(20000)
Percent. of lock lists per application       (MAXLOCKS) = AUTOMATIC(90)
Package cache size (4KB)                   (PCKCACHESZ) = AUTOMATIC(161633)
Sort heap thres for shared sorts (4KB) (SHEAPTHRES_SHR) = AUTOMATIC(480362)
Sort list heap (4KB)                         (SORTHEAP) = AUTOMATIC(50000)
Database heap (4KB)                            (DBHEAP) = AUTOMATIC(3102)
Catalog cache size (4KB)              (CATALOGCACHE_SZ) = 2560
Log buffer size (4KB)                        (LOGBUFSZ) = 1024
Utilities heap size (4KB)                (UTIL_HEAP_SZ) = 10000
Buffer pool size (pages)                     (BUFFPAGE) = 10000
SQL statement heap (4KB)                     (STMTHEAP) = AUTOMATIC(8192)
Default application heap (4KB)             (APPLHEAPSZ) = AUTOMATIC(256)
Application Memory Size (4KB)             (APPL_MEMORY) = AUTOMATIC(40000)
Statistics heap size (4KB)               (STAT_HEAP_SZ) = AUTOMATIC(4384)
Interval for checking deadlock (ms)         (DLCHKTIME) = 10000
Lock timeout (sec)                        (LOCKTIMEOUT) = 3600
Changed pages threshold                (CHNGPGS_THRESH) = 20
Number of asynchronous page cleaners   (NUM_IOCLEANERS) = AUTOMATIC(2)
Number of I/O servers                   (NUM_IOSERVERS) = AUTOMATIC(5)
Index sort flag                             (INDEXSORT) = YES
Sequential detect flag                      (SEQDETECT) = YES
Default prefetch size (pages)         (DFT_PREFETCH_SZ) = AUTOMATIC
Track modified pages                         (TRACKMOD) = YES
Default number of containers                            = 1
Default tablespace extentsize (pages)   (DFT_EXTENT_SZ) = 2
Max number of active applications            (MAXAPPLS) = AUTOMATIC(125)
Average number of active applications       (AVG_APPLS) = AUTOMATIC(3)
Max DB files open per application            (MAXFILOP) = 61440
Log file size (4KB)                         (LOGFILSIZ) = 16380
Number of primary log files                (LOGPRIMARY) = 60
Number of secondary log files               (LOGSECOND) = 0
Changed path to log files                  (NEWLOGPATH) =
Path to log files                                       = /db2/ECP/log_dir/NODE                                                                                        0000/
Overflow log path                     (OVERFLOWLOGPATH) =
Mirror log path                         (MIRRORLOGPATH) =
First active log file                                   = S0000187.LOG
Block log on disk full                (BLK_LOG_DSK_FUL) = YES
Block non logged operations            (BLOCKNONLOGGED) = NO
Percent max primary log space by transaction (MAX_LOG) = 0
Num. of active log files for 1 active UOW(NUM_LOG_SPAN) = 0
Group commit count                          (MINCOMMIT) = 1
Percent log file reclaimed before soft chckpt (SOFTMAX) = 300
Log retain for recovery enabled             (LOGRETAIN) = RECOVERY
User exit for logging enabled                (USEREXIT) = ON
HADR database role                                      = STANDARD
HADR local host name                  (HADR_LOCAL_HOST) =
HADR local service name                (HADR_LOCAL_SVC) =
HADR remote host name                (HADR_REMOTE_HOST) =
HADR remote service name              (HADR_REMOTE_SVC) =
HADR instance name of remote server (HADR_REMOTE_INST) =
HADR timeout value                       (HADR_TIMEOUT) = 120
HADR log write synchronization mode     (HADR_SYNCMODE) = NEARSYNC
HADR peer window duration (seconds) (HADR_PEER_WINDOW) = 0
First log archive method                 (LOGARCHMETH1) = USEREXIT
Options for logarchmeth1                  (LOGARCHOPT1) =
Second log archive method                (LOGARCHMETH2) = OFF
Options for logarchmeth2                  (LOGARCHOPT2) =
Failover log archive path                (FAILARCHPATH) =
Number of log archive retries on error   (NUMARCHRETRY) = 5
Log archive retry Delay (secs)         (ARCHRETRYDELAY) = 20
Vendor options                              (VENDOROPT) =
Auto restart enabled                      (AUTORESTART) = ON
Index re-creation time and redo index build (INDEXREC) = SYSTEM (RESTART)
Log pages during index build            (LOGINDEXBUILD) = OFF
Default number of loadrec sessions    (DFT_LOADREC_SES) = 1
Number of database backups to retain   (NUM_DB_BACKUPS) = 12
Recovery history retention (days)     (REC_HIS_RETENTN) = 60
Auto deletion of recovery objects    (AUTO_DEL_REC_OBJ) = OFF
TSM management class                    (TSM_MGMTCLASS) =
TSM node name                            (TSM_NODENAME) =
TSM owner                                   (TSM_OWNER) =
TSM password                             (TSM_PASSWORD) =
Automatic maintenance                      (AUTO_MAINT) = ON
   Automatic database backup            (AUTO_DB_BACKUP) = OFF
   Automatic table maintenance          (AUTO_TBL_MAINT) = ON
     Automatic runstats                  (AUTO_RUNSTATS) = ON
       Automatic statement statistics (AUTO_STMT_STATS) = ON
     Automatic statistics profiling    (AUTO_STATS_PROF) = ON
       Automatic profile updates         (AUTO_PROF_UPD) = ON
     Automatic reorganization               (AUTO_REORG) = ON
Auto-Revalidation                          (AUTO_REVAL) = DEFERRED
Currently Committed                        (CUR_COMMIT) = DISABLED
CHAR output with DECIMAL input        (DEC_TO_CHAR_FMT) = NEW
Enable XML Character operations        (ENABLE_XMLCHAR) = YES
WLM Collection Interval (minutes)     (WLM_COLLECT_INT) = 0
Monitor Collect Settings
Request metrics                       (MON_REQ_METRICS) = BASE
Activity metrics                      (MON_ACT_METRICS) = BASE
Object metrics                        (MON_OBJ_METRICS) = BASE
Unit of work events                      (MON_UOW_DATA) = NONE
Lock timeout events                   (MON_LOCKTIMEOUT) = WITHOUT_HIST
Deadlock events                          (MON_DEADLOCK) = WITHOUT_HIST
Lock wait events                         (MON_LOCKWAIT) = NONE
Lock wait event threshold               (MON_LW_THRESH) = 5000000
Number of package list entries         (MON_PKGLIST_SZ) = 32
Lock event notification level         (MON_LCK_MSG_LVL) = 1
SMTP Server                               (SMTP_SERVER) =
SQL conditional compilation flags         (SQL_CCFLAGS) =
Section actuals setting               (SECTION_ACTUALS) = NONE
Connect procedure                        (CONNECT_PROC) =
Regards
Neeraj

HP Data Protector interface for RMAN

Hello,
I would appreciate if someone can share the experience of using HP Data Protector (... earlier it was called OmniBack) with RMAN for backup and recovery
I want to know the benefits of using the data protector interface. The cost implications are really high and I am of the opinion to use RMAN to backup on a disk and using normal filesystem backup of HP Data protector to take the backups on tape
This kind of arrangement would essentially require the dba to go to RMAN to find out which all files are required to be restored, then use data protector to find out the tape that needs recall. Restore required files using DP and use RMAN for recovery
Would the interface really make some difference? And would it be a good decision to spend so much on the Dataprotector interface for RMAN?
Regards
Sudhanshu Bhandari
Oracle 9i OCP DBA
PerotSystems TSI (UK) Ltd.

Hi,
I got here a setup that's like: HP DataProtector, PROD-DB, STANDBY-DB
Roughly, the PROD-DB is 350Gb.
I backup this via a standard HPDP filesystem backup (+-1hour to run) applied to the standby (Data Guard) database (shutdown at backup time).
I'm glad I got HPDP when I have to restore PROD-DB on TEST-DB.. 2 clicks and it's done.
Note that I don't use RMAN for that, it is somewhat not needed in this setup. What if some day i decide to use RMAN? I think that I'll use something kind of like what you propose. It allows you to:
. manage what/when to backup. For example, cron a TS1 backup at day 1, cron a TS2 backup at day 2, ... every day: filesystem backup/purge via HPDP.
. easily restore your DB provided your DBA knows some stuff about HPUX admin... (what if this is a HDD failure? how to fix EVAs? is this in a HP Cluster? ...?)
Anyway, to get back to your main question:
Would the interface really make some difference? Yes, of course. Nowadays lots of people don't like command line *sigh* and would be more attracted if it looks simpler (though it offers less possibilities). With an interface you'll certainly feel safe than via shell scripting.
And would it be a good decision to spend so much on the Dataprotector interface for RMAN?As for me, no. In the setup I explained at the beginning, I got many advantages over a RMAN backup, backed up via HPDP. First, it's simpler to manager: I just have to check my morning mail to see if the backup went OK. Then, I'm sure if I loose the main DB, I can switch to standby quickly (can't afford much downtime). This means that if all of this fails (uh oooh) I'll have to restore the tapes, and this will be the last thing I'd want to do because it'll take ages (+-3h for the whole thing).
In each of these steps I use a single tool.. reducing chair-computer interface error chances. Look how many different layers you'll get in your setup (4+).
This was my 2cents,
HTH
Yoann.
Of course, via RMAN, you don't backup empty space (compress), the recovery granularity is way better (blockrecover), etc. But the main question is: do you really need RMAN? If the answer is yes, then go on with the DP RMAN interface to easy your admin's life. If no, then just drop the idea.

HP Data Protector to backup Unity

Does anyone have any experience using HP Data Protector to backup the exchange and sqlserver data to a central backup server. Are these done with the databases/application running or is it best to shutdown and backup
Thanks

I have been trying to do the same thing for a few days now. It seems there is no documentation anywhere that explains how to restore to a new machine. In my case I want to take my production DB and move it in its entirety to a test DB. The Oracle DB versions are exactly the same yet I cannot find out how to get this done.
Were you able to finally get this accomplished? I also use data protector 6 to take my RMAN backups. Any help would be appreciated.
Even if I had to take a new backup to disk instead of to tape that would be fine. I just cant seem to find the steps for restoring an RMAN backup to a new machine.
TIA
Scott

Backup MaxDB 7.6 mit HP Data Protector; Wrong file type

Hallo.
Wir versuchen, eine MaxDB-Datenbank (Rel. 7.6) auf SUSE-LINUX unter Verwendung von HP Data Protector zu sichern. Der Versuch, das Backup durchzuführen, schlägt fehl, da auf dem MaxDB-Server anscheinend die Pipe nicht angelegt werden kann. Folgende Meldung wird ausgegeben:
From: BSM-hph3000.thebis.de "Content_sdb_sdba" Time: 26.04.2008 10:19:16
      OB2BAR application on "dell2950.thebis.de" successfully started.
From: OB2BAR_SAPDBBAR-dell2950.thebis.de "SDB" Time: 04/26/08 10:16:22
      Executing the dbmcli command: `user_logon'.
From: OB2BAR_SAPDBBAR-dell2950.thebis.de "SDB" Time: 04/26/08 10:16:22
      Executing the dbmcli command: `dbm_configset -raw set_variable_1 OB2OPTS="(null)"'.
From: OB2BAR_SAPDBBAR-dell2950.thebis.de "SDB" Time: 04/26/08 10:16:22
      Executing the dbmcli command: `dbm_configset -raw set_variable_2 OB2APPNAME=SDB'.
From: OB2BAR_SAPDBBAR-dell2950.thebis.de "SDB" Time: 04/26/08 10:16:22
      Executing the dbmcli command: `dbm_configset -raw set_variable_3 OB2BARHOSTNAME=dell2950.thebis.de'.
From: OB2BAR_SAPDBBAR-dell2950.thebis.de "SDB" Time: 04/26/08 10:16:22
      Executing the dbmcli command: `dbm_configset -raw set_variable_4 TimeoutWaitFiles=30'.
From: OB2BAR_SAPDBBAR-dell2950.thebis.de "SDB" Time: 04/26/08 10:16:22
      Executing the dbmcli command: `dbm_configset -raw BSI_ENV /usr/omni/tmp/SDB.bsi_env'.
From: OB2BAR_SAPDBBAR-dell2950.thebis.de "SDB" Time: 04/26/08 10:16:22
      Executing the dbmcli command: `medium_put BACKDP-Data[1]/1 /usr/omni/tmp/SDB.BACKDP-Data[1].1 PIPE DATA 0 8'.
From: OB2BAR_SAPDBBAR-dell2950.thebis.de "SDB" Time: 04/26/08 10:16:22
      Executing the dbmcli command: `util_connect'.
From: OB2BAR_SAPDBBAR-dell2950.thebis.de "SDB" Time: 04/26/08 10:16:22
      Executing the dbmcli command: `backup_start BACKDP-Data[1] DATA'.
From: OB2BAR_SAPDBBAR-dell2950.thebis.de "SDB" Time: 04/26/08 10:16:23
      Error: SAPDB responded with:
      -24988,ERR_SQL: SQL error
      -903,Host file I/O error
      3,Data backup failed
      1,Backupmedium #1 (/usr/omni/tmp/SDB.BACKDP-Data[1].1) Wrong file type
      6,Backup error occured, Errorcode 3700 "hostfile_error"
      17,Servertask Info: because Error in backup task occured
      10,Job 1 (Backup / Restore Medium Task) WaitingT131 Result=3700
      6,Error in backup task occured, Errorcode 3700 "hostfile_error"
From: OB2BAR_SAPDBBAR-dell2950.thebis.de "SDB" Time: 04/26/08 10:16:23
      Executing the dbmcli command: `exit'.
From: BSM-hph3000.thebis.de "Content_sdb_sdba" Time: 26.04.2008 10:19:18
      OB2BAR application on "dell2950.thebis.de" disconnected.
From: BSM-hph3000.thebis.de "Content_sdb_sdba" Time: 26.04.2008 10:19:18
      None of the Disk Agents completed successfully.
      Session has failed.
Ein Versuch, die Pipe /usr/omni/tmp/SDB.BACKDP-Data[1].1 manuell auf dem MaxDB-Server anzulegen, schlug ebenso fehl. Eine Pipe /usr/omni/tmp/SDB.BACKDP-Data kann angelegt werden.
Frage 1) Hat jemand ein ähnliches Problem und dazu eine Lösung?
Frage 2) Wo ist hinterlegt, welchen Medium-Name der Data Protector beim command "medium_put" verwenden soll?
Danke für Eure Hilfe!
Gruß
Gerhard Krauß
Heidelberg

Hi Marcus,
we use the version 5.5.
The pipe name is generated by the Data Protector. When I want to create manually a pipe with this name I got the message "No hit found".
Do you know a possibilty where we can configure (at Data Protector or MaxDB) which medium name should be used for creating the pipe?
Thanks a lot!
Gerhard

Can't Restore Exchange 2010 Mailbox DB from HP Data Protector backup

I'm trying to implement Exchange 2010, but I won't feel comfortable moving many users to it until I've successfully restored a mail database from tape backup. So far, this hasn't worked out so well. I'm using HP Data Protector for my backup solution.
Here's what I've done:
1. In DP's "Restore" GUI, navigated down to the MS Volume Shadow Copy Writers entry, then selected both "Files" and "Logs" from the DB's entry under Microsoft Information Store. I'm not restoring any of the other Writers. So that I don't have to take down Exchange, I'm restoring them to a temporary restore location.
2. After the restore completes, I go to the temporary restore location on the server and run eseutil /mh on the database, which returns a "Dirty Shutdown" db status.
3. Since I have the log files, I attempt to repair using eseutil /r E01 in the log files' path. This generates "Operation terminated with error -1216 (JET_errAttachedDatabaseMismatch, An outstanding database attachment has been detected at the start or end of recovery, but database is missing or does not match attachment info) after 10.608 seconds."
Can anyone suggest what I'm doing wrong with this recovery? If my steps are incorrect I'd love to know, as HP's documentation for restoring Exchange 2010 is very young and not terribly useful. My ultimate goal is to be able to restore a database from DP's tapes and bring it back online on the Exchange 2010 server.
Thanks!
Thanks!

Hi Ben,
We backup our primary database (Ex Writer) and always with full backup (DB+LOGS). When we restore we restore to alternate location, then manualy copy db file and everything from restored log directory to one folder (for example: d:\restore_DB1). At this
stage DB is in dirty shutdown state. Then we run (in folder where we copied db file and log files)
Eseutil.exe /R E00 /D
it takes a couple of seconds (160GB file) and the db is in clean shutdown state. Then we do:
New-MailboxDatabase -Name “Restored DB” -Server MBOX1 -EDBFilePath “D:\Restore_DB1\DB1.edb”
-Logfolderpath “D:\Restore_DB1” -Recovery
and
Mount-Database “Restored DB”
now we can restore single mailbox or even single item from mailbox with:
1: whole mailbox with overite the destination
Restore-Mailbox –Identity “USERNAME” –RecoveryDatabase “Restored DB”
2. whole mailbox to alternate location (new folder in another mailbox)
Restore-Mailbox –Identity “EXISTING MAILBOX TO RESOTRE TO” –RecoveryDatabase “Restored DB” –RecoveryMailbox “MAILBOX DO BE RESTORED
FROM BACKUP” –TargetFolder “NEW FOLDER IN EXISTING MAILBOX”
3. the same as 2 but single item with MEETING in email subject
Restore-Mailbox –Identity “EXISTING MAILBOX TO RESOTRE TO” –RecoveryDatabase “Restored DB” –RecoveryMailbox “MAILBOX DO BE RESTORED
FROM BACKUP” -SubjectKeywords "MEETING" –TargetFolder “NEW FOLDER IN EXISTING MAILBOX”
Best Regards,
Alex

Data Protector backup integration fails after upgrade to Oracle 11.2.0.2

After upgrading a system from Oracle 10.2.0.2 to 11.2.0.2, the Data Protector backup integration fails with error
[Normal] From: BSM@<dp_cell_server>.<domain> "<sap_host>_<SID>_Online" Time: 28.04.2011 09:10:21
     Backup session 2011/04/28-74 started.
[Normal] From: BSM@<dp_cell_server>.<domain> "<sap_host>_<SID>_Online" Time: 28.04.2011 09:10:21
     OB2BAR application on "<sap_host>.<domain>" successfully started.
/usr/sap/<SID>/SYS/exe/run/brbackup: error while loading shared libraries: libclntsh.so.10.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[Major] From: OB2BAR_OMNISAP@pervs<SID>.<domain> "OMNISAP" Time: 04/28/11 09:10:21
     BRBACKUP /usr/sap/<SID>/SYS/exe/run/brbackup -t online -d util_file_online -c -m all -u system/******** returned 127
/usr/sap/<SID>/SYS/exe/run/brarchive: error while loading shared libraries: libclntsh.so.10.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[Major] From: OB2BAR_OMNISAP@pervs<SID>.<domain> "OMNISAP" Time: 04/28/11 09:10:21
     BRARCHIVE /usr/sap/<SID>/SYS/exe/run/brarchive -d util_file -s -c -u system/******** returned 127
[Normal] From: BSM@<dp_cell_server>.<domain> "<sap_host>_<SID>_Online" Time: 28.04.2011 09:10:22
     OB2BAR application on "<sap_host>.<domain>" disconnected.
[Critical] From: BSM@<dp_cell_server>.<domain> "<sap_host>_<SID>_Online" Time: 28.04.2011 09:10:22
     None of the Disk Agents completed successfully.
     Session has failed.
We checked the configuration, tried linking /oracle/client/11x_64 to 10x_64, removing the link and renewing the 10x_64 oracle client, but still Data Protector can't find the library libclntsh.so.10.1. A new system which was installed with Oracle 11.2.0.2 doesn't have any problems with online backups.
Any help is appreciated!

Hi,
did you create the other link according to the upgrade guide (point 5.5) ?
You need to create this link so that BR*Tools
(which is linked to the Oracle 10.2 client)
can use the newer Oracle 11.2 clients.
After the software installation has finished,
create a symbolic link in $ORACLE_HOME/lib as follows:
cd $ORACLE_HOME/lib
ln u2013s libnnz11.so libnnz10.so
or (HP-UX)
ln u2013s libnnz11.sl libnnz10.sl
Volker
Second part: For the DP job, there can be set different environment settings inside the DP job.
Did you check if there are still relicts from the previous release ?
You could integrate a small pre-exec script into the job and let it plot the output of
id
env
set
to a logfile, just to see which values the backup is using.
Edited by: Volker Borowski on Apr 29, 2011 10:12 AM

Data protector online backup not running after system copy

Dear guru's,
My online backup is not running.The integration of oracle user sapsr3 with data protector 6.0 failed.the error message that came out is;
Oracle Output: ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
SP2-0640: Not connected
sqlcode 1031
Please advise.
Thanks

can you have a look Note 834917 - Oracle Database 10g: New database role SAPCONN
Note 400241 - Problems with ops$ or sapr3 connect to Oracle
cheers,
-Sunil

Create Data Guard Using ASM Managed RMAN backup

we have an oracle database 11.1.0.7 working on Windows server 2003 (64bit). The storage in ASM managed (same 11.1.0.7). Our total database size is 4TB.
I will have to create a physical standby database (Data Guard) of this instance. Now I am having issues on how to transport my RMAN backup pieces (which is also ASM managed).
I cannot do an over the network RMAN backup because it will take months to complete.
We have external 4 hard disks (2 TB each). But my RMAN backup pieces are ASM in format.
Any ideas on how to easily create a data guard in this set up.

TheAlchemist wrote:
can you provide us any clear steps....Hope you asked for Restoring from backups.
1) Prepare PFILE and put in nomount status.
2) Restore standby controlfile
RMAN> restore standby controlfile from '+DG/...'
3) Mount controlfile
SQL> alter database mount standby database;
4) Restore database.
If you are restoring into another diskgroups, then use as below.
RUN {
SET NEWNAME FOR DATAFILE 1 TO '+Dg1/....';
SET NEWNAME FOR DATAFILE 2 TO "+Dg1/...';
RESTORE DATABASE
If same diskgroup you want to use then, just give RMAN> restore database;
After successful restore
5) Start MRP
SQL> alter database recover managed standby database disconnect from session;

Backup Schedule missed in Data protector [HPDP]

Hello,
When checked backup status for some groups, the schedule was not started.
So the backup was not running for a long time. I have refreshed the backup specification eventhough the issue persist.
How to fix this issue ?
Note:the schedules are not disabled too.
Thanks for your support in Advance.

Hi Lars,
I am using the Data Protector TRANS Option.
See the the cutoff of a Logfile from yesterday.
Data Protector finds the Stage files and wirtes them over a pipe to the LTO Tape Drive.
Greets
Peter
Determining stage files in directory 'E:\sapdb_logsicherung'.
        Found directory entry '.'. It is not a stage file.
        Found directory entry '..'. It is not a stage file.
        Found directory entry 'R3P_LOG.265'. It could be a stage file.
        Found directory entry 'R3P_LOG.266'. It could be a stage file.
        Found directory entry 'R3P_LOG.267'. It could be a stage file.
        Found directory entry 'R3P_LOG.268'. It could be a stage file.
        Stage file E:\sapdb_logsicherung\R3P_LOG.265 has label LOG_000000265 and the backup started at 2008-12-01 08:41:16.
        Stage file E:\sapdb_logsicherung\R3P_LOG.266 has label LOG_000000266 and the backup started at 2008-12-02 21:15:07.
        Stage file E:\sapdb_logsicherung\R3P_LOG.267 has label LOG_000000267 and the backup started at 2008-12-05 10:25:54.
        Stage file E:\sapdb_logsicherung\R3P_LOG.268 has label LOG_000000268 and the backup started at 2008-12-09 13:10:46.
        Found 4 stage files.
2008-12-10 23:05:20
Filling reply buffer.
    Constructed the following reply:
        OK
        Processed Stage Files     4
        Bytes processed          8389394432
        Deleted Stage Files      0
        Remaining Stage Files     4
Reply buffer filled.
DBA Action ends:
Timestamp: 20081210230520   State:    Success

Date of execution of rMAN BACKUP

Hi,
can you explaine me please :
I launched a RMAN backup job from OEM (9.2.0). When I verify the output I see date of 2005 :
RMAN>
connected to target database: OEADP (DBID=24391298)
RMAN>
connected to recovery catalog database
RMAN>
RMAN> run {
2> allocate channel Channel1 type disk format 'e:\oracle\rman\oeadb\bck_OEADB_LV0_%u_%p_%c';
3> backup incremental level 0
4> ( database include current controlfile );
5>
6> backup ( archivelog all delete input );
7>
8> }
allocated channel: Channel1
channel Channel1: sid=14 devtype=DISK
Starting backup at DEC 18 2005 00:00:02
channel Channel1: starting incremental level 0 datafile backupset
channel Channel1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
I'm astonnished. On OMS server and target machine system date is 12/14/2006.
Any way the backup is not done and the job is failed but in output every thing is OK unless date :
input datafile fno=00005 name=E:\ORADATA\OEADB\TOOLS01.DBF
channel Channel1: starting piece 1 at DEC 18 2005 00:00:03
channel Channel1: finished piece 1 at DEC 18 2005 00:08:08
piece handle=E:\ORACLE\RMAN\OEADB\BCK_OEADB_LV0_1FH6IHO3_1_1 comment=NONE
channel Channel1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:08:05
Finished backup at DEC 18 2005 00:08:08
Starting backup at DEC 18 2005 00:08:09
current log archived
Many thanks.

thank you. I have already checked. It is OK. I rediscovered the noad again. Now when I submit a job there is no output.
Regards.

RMAN Backup Clone

Hi All,
Oracle 10gR2. Usual RMAN backups are taken to tapes using HP Data Protector.
Want to create a RMAN secondary backup (daily full backups) on the same SAN storage.
So that we can restore very fast.
What options do I have to take the backups.

Hi,
With backup as copy feature;
in a case of failure, you can benefit the following example cases:
RMAN> SWITCH DATABASE TO COPY;
RMAN> sql 'alter tablespace users offline';
RMAN> switch datafile 4 to copy;
RMAN> recover datafile 4;
RMAN> sql 'alter tablespace users online';
What i understood is you have a production database which you backup to tape with HP data protector now.
And i offer you forget direct backup to tape and, backup it to disk (FRA) first , then from FRA to tape.
But you mention about primary database in your second post, do ypu backup from standby or something else?

RMAN backup from remote pc !

Dear Friends ,
In my database Linux server I have no enough space to take RMAN backup since my database size around 90 GB .
So in this moment I want to take the rman backup form remote machine(From windows or Linux), where all the datafile backup of my Linux database server also goes to the remote machine . is it possible to do ?
Or is there any way to take RMAN backup(datafile,controlfile,spfile backup from server to client) from remote machine without increasing the HDD space of the Local server ?
Waiting for your kind reply ... ...

In my database Linux server I have no enough space to take RMAN backup since my database size around 90 GB .
So in this moment I want to take the rman backup form remote machine(From windows or Linux), where all the datafile backup of my Linux database server also goes to the remote machine . is it possible to do ?
Or is there any way to take RMAN backup(datafile,controlfile,spfile backup from server to client) from remote machine without increasing the HDD space of the Local server ?You can't make RMAN backup remotely.
Use third party tools like data-protector or use Oracle secure backup to make backups other than local server.

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