SAP Backup on Virtual Tape Library.

[Former Member]

Hello all,

I am now working on a system where back is taken on virtual tape library. I need to setup SAP backup via DB13 to VTL. My system details are below:

OS windows 2012 (VM)

DB Oracle 11G

EMC Networker VTL

in device manager i can see VTL is configured with server but I dont know how to set parameter in initSID file. Please help me.

Thanks in advance.

[Former Member]

This ins't an SAP question.
For configuration details read your EMC Networker manual.

Just a few things I remember from an EMC Networker project:
You will need an additional program, called backint, and provided by EMC.
And in your initSID.sap file you will need an entry util_par_file, pointing to another file, containing networker specific configuration.

hope this helps

[Former Member]

One more tip:
You will need an additional license from EMC, for using Networker along with Oracle and/or SAP.

As a workaround you might consider to use brbackup for writing your SAP backups to disk, and in a second step save those backup files to EMC Networker, making use of your EMC license for taking file system backups.

Pro: Less license fees for EMC.
Con: More costs for more disk space.

regards

[Former Member]

LOG IS ATTACHED WITH ERROR FOR HELP PLEASE...

Step 001 started (program RSDBAJOB, variant &0000000000145, user ID SH_KHURRAM)

Execute logical command BRBACKUP On host PPLKHIHOV15

Parameters:-jid PRTON20140127102625 -u / -c force -t online -p inittsv.sap -m SYSAUX

BR0051I BRBACKUP 7.20 (27)

BR0055I Start of database backup: benbmrao.pnt 2014-01-27 10.26.26

BR0484I BRBACKUP log file: D:\oracle\TSV\sapbackup\benbmrao.pnt

BR0477I Oracle pfile D:\Oracle\TSV\1120\database\initTSV.ora created from spfile D:\Oracle\TSV\1120\database\spfileTSV.ora

BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2014-01-27 10.26.31

BR0319I Control file copy created: D:\oracle\TSV\sapbackup\CNTRLTSV.DBF 16793600

BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2014-01-27 10.26.33

BR0057I Backup of database: TSV

BR0058I BRBACKUP action ID: benbmrao

BR0059I BRBACKUP function ID: pnt

BR0110I Backup mode: PARTIAL

BR0060I Tablespace for backup: SYSAUX

BR0077I Database file for backup: D:\oracle\TSV\sapbackup\CNTRLTSV.DBF

BR0061I 2 files found for backup, total size 656.023 MB

BR0143I Backup type: online

BR0112I Files will not be compressed

BR0130I Backup device type: tape

BR0102I Following backup device will be used: /dev/nmt0

BR0103I Following backup volume will be used: TSVB01

BR0134I Unattended mode with 'force' active - no operator confirmation allowed

BR0208I Volume with name TSVB01 required in device /dev/nmt0

BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2014-01-27 10.26.33

BR0226I Rewinding tape volume in device /dev/mt0 ...

BR0278E Command output of 'E:\usr\sap\TSV\SYS\exe\uc\NTAMD64\brtools.exe -f mtrew /dev/mt0 && E:\usr\sap\TSV\SYS\exe\uc\NTAMD64\

BR0252E Function SetTapePosition() failed for '/dev/mt0' at location BrTapeControl-2

BR0253E errno 1112: No media in drive.

BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2014-01-27 10.26.33

BR0279E Return code from 'E:\usr\sap\TSV\SYS\exe\uc\NTAMD64\brtools.exe -f mtrew /dev/mt0 && E:\usr\sap\TSV\SYS\exe\uc\NTAMD64\b

BR0213E Winding tape volume in device /dev/nmt0 failed

BR0056I End of database backup: benbmrao.pnt 2014-01-27 10.26.33

BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2014-01-27 10.26.33

BR0054I BRBACKUP terminated with errors

External program terminated with exit code 5

BRBACKUP returned error status E

Job finished