Backup error

[Former Member]

Hi Gurus,

I am unable to intialize the tape in db13, I am getting an error and also am unable to perform an online backup. Please help me out as this is a production server.

ECC6.0

Oracle 10.2

Win 2003

The log is:

BR0477I Oracle pfile F:\oracle\MVP\102\database\initMVP.ora created from spfile F:\oracle\MVP\102\database\spfileMVP.ora

BR0205I Backup volume initialization

BR0058I BRBACKUP action ID: bdykpewa

BR0059I BRBACKUP function ID: tib

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

BR0131I All volumes get the name SCRATCH

BR0129I Force option set - no label checking during initialization

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

BR0207I Volume in device: /dev/nmt0 will be initialized with name: SCRATCH

BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2008-07-22 20.00.29

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

BR0278E Command output of 'mt -f /dev/mt0 rewind mt -f /dev/mt0 rewind mt -f /dev/mt0 rewind':

mt: unable to initialize ASPI manager

mt: using NT tape support

mt: opening '/dev/mt0': The system cannot find the file specified.

mt: unable to initialize ASPI manager

mt: using NT tape support

mt: opening '/dev/mt0': The system cannot find the file specified.

mt: unable to initialize ASPI manager

mt: using NT tape support

mt: opening '/dev/mt0': The system cannot find the file specified.

BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2008-07-22 20.00.29

BR0279E Return code from 'mt -f /dev/mt0 rewind mt -f /dev/mt0 rewind mt -f /dev/mt0 rewind': 1

BR0213E Winding tape volume in device /dev/nmt0 failed

BR0219E Initialization of volume SCRATCH in device /dev/nmt0 failed

BR0206I End of backup volume initialization

Regards,

Balakrishnan

[Former Member]

Hi all,

Thanks for your valuable inputs. The issue has been fixed. It was caused as there was a driver problem in the backup device. Upon reinstalling the driver, the issue got fixed.

Regards,

Balakrishnan

[lbreddemann]

Hi there,

please check note Note 104719: NT: Problems with MT.EXE (BRBackup error: mt: ...)

Is your tape drive really available on "/dev/mt0" ?

regards,

Lars

[Former Member]

Hi,

have you tried to initialize the tap from the OS level

i mean using BRTOOLS, please try it and let me know the result.

thanks

Sherif

Edited by: Sherif Eid on Jul 23, 2008 12:53 PM