Sounds like netbackup isn't fully configured yet. Look in the Netbackup for Oracle System Administrators Guide for unix. There are several steps you need to perform on the db host such as linking to the netbackup libraries. Dave --- dba1 mcc <mccdba1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel and more fun for the weekend. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/weekend.html -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l