Re: RMAN recovery from tape with automatic channels

On 3/20/07, Jared Still <jkstill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:



Whilst trying to simplify our restore procedures by using automatic
channels
to configure RMAN for tape, I have run into the following problem.




I have found the problem.

This command works:

configure channel device type 'sbt'
parms="BLKSIZE=1048576,ENV=(NB_ORA_CLIENT=ordevdb01,NB_ORA_POLICY=ORA_test_ts03,NB_ORA_SERV=rsysnbu,NB_ORA_SCHED=OracleBackup)";

This command does not work:

configure channel device type 'sbt'
parms="BLKSIZE=1048576,env=(NB_ORA_CLIENT=ordevdb01,NB_ORA_POLICY=ORA_test_ts03,NB_ORA_SERV=rsysnbu,NB_ORA_SCHED=OracleBackup)";

Actually both commands execute properly.  The problem occurs when trying to
make a backup.

If the 2nd configure command is used, any attempt to backup with the
automatic channel
will result in an ORA-27209.

Do you see the difference in the 2 commands?

The one that works has ENV in uppercase, while it is 'env' in the
non-working one.

This must be an issue with the Veritas MML, as this problem does not occur
when
using the dummy tape interface.

Only took me a month to figure it out.  :(

--
Jared Still
Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist

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