Rick Weiss schrieb: > RMAN> allocate channel for maintenance device type disk; Why do you allocate a channel for maintenance? > using target database control file instead of recovery catalog > allocated channel: ORA_MAINT_DISK_1 > channel ORA_MAINT_DISK_1: sid=409 devtype=DISK > > RMAN> restore database; > > Starting restore at 03-MAY-07 > allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1 > channel ORA_DISK_1: sid=408 devtype=DISK > released channel: ORA_DISK_1 Auto allocation of the default device type? But the backups RMAN is looking for are not there. > RMAN-00571: > =========================================================== > RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS > =============== > RMAN-00571: > =========================================================== > RMAN-03002: failure of restore command at 05/03/2007 12:29:55 > ORA-19554: error allocating device, device type: SBT_TAPE, device > name: > ORA-27211: Failed to load Media Management Library Looks like the MML Module for your backup software is not configured. Where are the backups stored and how did you make them? 'list backup summary' should tell you. Regards, uwe -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l