Check for the symbolic link under OH/lib: $ ls -l libobk.so lrwxrwxrwx 1 oracle dba 36 Dec 21 16:27 libobk.so -> /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/libobk.so.1 Verify the environment: export NB_ORA_SERV=<backup_server> export NB_ORA_CLASS=<nb_class> Then you can run from the rman's prompt: connect target run { set command id to 'bck_full_<db_name>; allocate channel t1 type 'SBT_TAPE'; sql 'alter system checkpoint global'; backup full filesperset 4 tag bck_full_<db_name> format 'dbase_%d_%s_%t' (database); release channel t1; } HTH Dimitre Radoulov ETNØTEAM ----- Original Message ----- From: "dba1 mcc" <mccdba1@xxxxxxxxx> To: <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 11:38 PM Subject: [Q] RMAN backup use Veritas Netbackup problem? > Our LINUX server have ORACLE agent of Veritas > Netbackup installed. > > I tried to backup file to tape failed. Anyone know > why? > > RMAN> backup device type sbt datafile 3; > > Starting backup at 07-JUN-05 > RMAN-00571: > =========================================================== > RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK > FOLLOWS =============== > RMAN-00571: > =========================================================== > RMAN-03002: failure of backup command at 06/07/2005 > 17:30:43 > RMAN-06471: no configuration found to allocate > channels for SBT_TAPE > > RMAN> run { > 2> allocate channel ora_sbt_tape1 device type sbt; > 3> backup datafile 3; > 4> } > > RMAN-00571: > =========================================================== > RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK > FOLLOWS =============== > RMAN-00571: > =========================================================== > RMAN-03002: failure of allocate command at 06/07/2005 > 17:32:33 > RMAN-06472: channel id ora_sbt_tape1 is automatically > allocated > > > Thanks. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l