RMAN backup to remote disk in Windows

Question

Hi,
I'm running Oracle 9.2.0.1 with Windows Server 2003 in both Server A and Server B. My prime DB is stored in Server A meanwhile my RMAN Catalog is in Server B. I’m running RMAN to do backup of the DB in Server A which is running out of space. So, I have decided to store my backupsets to Server B since I do have few hundred Gs there. Overall, I will push the backup script from RMAN Catalog in Server B and will store the backupsets back to Server B.
My problem is whenever I run the script, no matter either from Server A or Server B, I’m getting the following error. Attached together is the RMAN configuration parameters.
Error:
RMAN> backup database;
Starting backup at 20-AUG-09
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: sid=13 devtype=DISK
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_2
channel ORA_DISK_2: sid=9 devtype=DISK
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_3
channel ORA_DISK_3: sid=14 devtype=DISK
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backupset
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
input datafile fno=00012 name=F:\ORADATA\DRDB\DATA\DATA01.DBF
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 20-AUG-09
channel ORA_DISK_2: starting full datafile backupset
channel ORA_DISK_2: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
input datafile fno=00002 name=F:\ORADATA\DRDB\DATA\DATA07.DBF
channel ORA_DISK_2: starting piece 1 at 20-AUG-09
channel ORA_DISK_3: starting full datafile backupset
channel ORA_DISK_3: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
input datafile fno=00006 name=E:\ORADATA\DRDB\INDEX\INDX01.DBF
channel ORA_DISK_3: starting piece 1 at 20-AUG-09
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03009: failure of backup command on ORA_DISK_1 channel at 08/20/2009 17:06:
56
ORA-19504: failed to create file "\\ServerB\f$\drdb\backupset\BackupDRDB_DB_39k
n665g_105_1"
ORA-27040: skgfrcre: create error, unable to create file
OSD-04002: unable to open file
O/S-Error: (OS 5) Access is denied.
RMAN> show all;
RMAN configuration parameters are:
CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO REDUNDANCY 10;
CONFIGURE BACKUP OPTIMIZATION OFF; # default
CONFIGURE DEFAULT DEVICE TYPE TO DISK; # default
CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP ON;
CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP FORMAT FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO '\\ServerB\f$\d
rdb\controlfile\Backup%d_CTL_%F';
CONFIGURE DEVICE TYPE DISK PARALLELISM 3;
CONFIGURE DATAFILE BACKUP COPIES FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO 1; # default
CONFIGURE ARCHIVELOG BACKUP COPIES FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO 1; # default
CONFIGURE CHANNEL DEVICE TYPE DISK FORMAT '\\ServerB\f$\drdb\backupset\Backup
%d_DB_%u_%s_%p';
CONFIGURE MAXSETSIZE TO UNLIMITED; # default
CONFIGURE SNAPSHOT CONTROLFILE NAME TO '\\ServerB\f$\drdb\controlfile\SNCFDRDB.
CTL';
My Login ID exists in Administrator and ORA_DBA group in both Server A and Server B. I can manually run the path '\\ServerB\f$\drdb\backupset\’ from Server A and able to create/modify/delete a file inside this folder. But I don’t understand why getting the ‘Access denied’ error? Anyway, is this a correct way to do backup into remote disk? I’m quite new to Oracle and just attended RMAN course with OU. I have Google-ed this problem but none can assist me. Please do help me or share your knowledge to resolve this problem.
Thanks & regards,
Nesan

Answer 1

Hi Andre,
Yes you're correct, it's because of the Oracle service which run under Local System Account. I have went to it's properties and changed the logon details to my own Login ID which is Administrator for both Server A and B. Now my remote backup is working great...
But does this changes will affect other apps/jobs/results in Oracle?
Guys,
If you have any better idea to solve this issue please drop into this thread or let me know if you find anything wrong on my solution.
Thanks a lot for Andre.... You have solved my 2 weeks problem.
Regards,
Nesan