Redo log backup failing

[Former Member]

Hi everyone,

When I'm scheduling Archive log backup through DB13 the backup are failing.

Here is the logfile of the failed Redo log backup file.

2008-09-03 14:45:05 Job started

2008-09-03 14:45:05 Step 001 started (program RSDBAJOB, variant &0000000000014, user ID ROHANKU)

2008-09-03 14:45:05 Execute logical command BRARCHIVE On host ncsdev12

2008-09-03 14:45:05 Parameters:-u / -jid LOG__20080903144505 -c force -p initRD1.sap -cds

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0002I BRARCHIVE 7.00 (24)

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0006I Start of offline redo log processing: adystlhx.cds 2008-09-03 14.45.05

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0484I BRARCHIVE log file: /hcs/oracle/RD1/saparch/adystlhx.cds

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0477I Oracle pfile /hcs/oracle/RD1/102_64/dbs/initRD1.ora created from spfile /lms/oracle/RD1/102_64/dbs/spfileRD1.ora

2008-09-03 14:45:53

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0280I BRARCHIVE time stamp: 2008-09-03 14.45.07

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0008I Offline redo log processing for database instance: RD1

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0009I BRARCHIVE action ID: adystlhx

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0010I BRARCHIVE function ID: cds

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0048I Archive function: copy_delete_save

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0011I 1 offline redo log file found for processing, size 41.846 MB

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0130I Backup device type: util_file

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0109I Files will be saved by backup utility

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0134I Unattended mode with 'force' active - no operator confirmation allowed

2008-09-03 14:45:53

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0280I BRARCHIVE time stamp: 2008-09-03 14.45.07

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0229I Calling backup utility with function 'backup'...

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0278I Command output of '/usr/sap/RD1/SYS/exe/run/backint -u RD1 -f backup -i /lms/oracle/RD1/saparch/.adystlhx.lst -t file -p

2008-09-03 14:45:53 ERROR - Failed to get the policy method type: LNSDQP10-SAP

2008-09-03 14:45:53 ERROR: incorrect format or option in .utl file (-p)

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0280I BRARCHIVE time stamp: 2008-09-03 14.45.52

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0279E Return code from '/usr/sap/RD1/SYS/exe/run/backint -u RD1 -f backup -i /lms/oracle/RD1/saparch/.adystlhx.lst -t file -p

2008-09-03 14:45:53

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0232E 0 of 1 file saved by backup utility

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0280I BRARCHIVE time stamp: 2008-09-03 14.45.52

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0231E Backup utility call failed

2008-09-03 14:45:53

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0016I 0 offline redo log files processed, totalsize 0.000 MB

2008-09-03 14:45:53

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0007I End of offline redo log processing: adystlhx.cds 2008-09-03 14.45.53

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0280I BRARCHIVE time stamp: 2008-09-03 14.45.53

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0005I BRARCHIVE terminated with errors

2008-09-03 14:45:53 External program terminated with exit code 5

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BRARCHIVE returned error status E

2008-09-03 14:45:53 Job finished

Can you please help me out.

Thanks in Advance.

Regards,

Rohan

[Former Member]

Hi,

This error is caused by an 'external' program outside of SAP environment. The BRTOOL calls this backint utility which fails to return successfully. For further explanation please refer to the Note

17163 BRARCHIVE/BRBACKUP messages and codes

As the backint is a third party tool, please contact your third party vendor for support in solving this problem.

Best regards,

Warren

[Former Member]

Hi Rohan,

Are you using any backup software to manage SAP Backups? Has anything changed? Any upgrades done to backup software?

2008-09-03 14:45:53 BR0278I Command output of '/usr/sap/RD1/SYS/exe/run/backint -u RD1 -f backup -i /lms/oracle/RD1/saparch/.adystlhx.lst -t file -p

2008-09-03 14:45:53 ERROR - Failed to get the policy method type: LNSDQP10-SAP

2008-09-03 14:45:53 ERROR: incorrect format or option in .utl file (-p)

Cheers,

Nisch

[Former Member]

Hello Nisch,

We are not using any 3rd party tools for scheduling the background jobs.

We are doing it manually through DB13.

This is a new system, we haven't done any upgrade.

Thanks,

Rohan

Edited by: Rohan Kumar on Sep 7, 2008 7:42 PM