Regarding SAP backup

[Former Member]

Dear All,

We have faceing issue in backup, we have take daily backup of PRDN server it will completed but showning warrniing mssage:0001 Success with warnings

DB13 Log showing bellow massage:

BR0235W:Recommended Number of usages of volume P01B02 exceeded

What can i do for resolveing this issue?

Pls. guide us to resolve this issue.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Madhus

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Madhus,

Have look at SAP Note : 17163 with search term BR0235W. As it says

Explanation: The recommended number of overwrites for the specified volume (as defined in tape_use_count) has been exceeded.

User action: Do not use this volume for any more backups.

So you may change existing tapes with fresh ones and the try.

Rgds,

Durga.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Dear Durga,

Thanks for reply

i have read note and it will very help full for find out the cause of backup failure.

I can you explain me procedure "how can i use fresh backup tape?" need to intialize and need to define ?

Pls can u tell me procedure.

We have useing os as solaries and DB oracle 10.

Regards,

Madhus.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Madhus,

Just you need to initialize all new tapes everyday for next day backup. If you don't initialize them then backups fails with mismatch of volume lable.

Rgds,

Durga.

[sunny_pahuja2 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You need to use new tape for the backup. As message suggest that tape_use_Count has been exceeded so you should not use that tape.

Thanks

Sunny

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Dear Durga,

you mean to just initialize tape by Using cmd brbackup -p initP01.sap -i -l E -v P01B08 only?

Thanks lot ..

Regards,

Madhus

[sunny_pahuja2 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You should not use this volume for any more backup.

Thanks

Sunny

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Madhus,

Why from command prompt?, there might me chance of typo issues. You can initialize from DB13 itself. After initialization volume lable will be assigned like SCRATCH name.

Rgds,

Durga

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Dear Durga,

Thanks very much..

My problem has resolve as per your guideline. i am doing some trial and error on our SANDbox . can u tell me file name for bellow task to cantinue:--

> brbackup -p initS01.sap -i -l E -v S01B02

BR0051I BRBACKUP 7.00 (32)

BR0055I Start of database backup: behgqpsp.tib 2011-11-21 14.37.11

BR0484I BRBACKUP log file: /oracle/S01/sapbackup/behgqpsp.tib

BR0205I Backup volume initialization

BR0058I BRBACKUP action ID: behgqpsp

BR0059I BRBACKUP function ID: tib

BR0102I Following backup device will be used: /dev/rmt/0mn

BR0144I Following backup volume name will be used: S01B02

BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2011-11-21 14.37.11

BR0256I Enter 'c[ont]' to continue, 's[top]' to cancel BRBACKUP:

c

BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2011-11-21 14.37.15

BR0257I Your reply: 'c'

BR0259I Program execution will be continued...

BR0207I Volume in device: /dev/rmt/0mn will be initialized with name: S01B02

BR0210I Please mount BRBACKUP volume, if you have not already done so

BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2011-11-21 14.37.15

BR0256I Enter 'c[ont]' to continue, 's[top]' to cancel BRBACKUP:

c

BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2011-11-21 14.37.23

BR0257I Your reply: 'c'

BR0259I Program execution will be continued...

BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2011-11-21 14.37.23

BR0226I Rewinding tape volume in device /dev/rmt/0m ...

BR0351I Restoring /oracle/S01/sapbackup/.tape.hdr0

BR0355I from /dev/rmt/0mn ...

BR0278W Command output of 'LANG=C cd /oracle/S01/sapbackup && LANG=C cpio -iuvB .tape.hdr0 < /dev/rmt/0mn':

End of medium on "input".

To continue, type device/file name when ready.

pls. guide me.

Regards,

Madhus.