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ORA-19554: error allocating device, device type: SBT_TAPE [message #615342] Mon, 02 June 2014 12:54 Go to next message
pandee
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I'm not a core DBA. The daily netbackup for a database is failing with the below error :

ERROR CODE [18:106]: RMAN Script execution failed with error [ORA-19554: error allocating device, device type: SBT_TAPE, device name: ]. Please check the Logs for more details.
Source: proddb01, Process: ClOraAgent


Can someone please help me figure out the issue? The RMAN script is given below. please let me know if any changes need to be made.

******DATA/CONTROL FILE/SPFILE BACKUP SCRIPT******
run {
allocate channel ch1 type 'sbt_tape'
PARMS="BLKSIZE=262144,SBT_UNSETENV=0,ENV=(CV_mmsApiVsn=2,CV_channelPar=ch1)"
TRACE 0;
allocate channel ch2 type 'sbt_tape'
PARMS="BLKSIZE=262144,SBT_UNSETENV=0,ENV=(CV_mmsApiVsn=2,CV_channelPar=ch2)"
TRACE 0;
setlimit channel ch1 maxopenfiles 8;
setlimit channel ch2 maxopenfiles 8;
backup
incremental level = 1 
filesperset = 32 
format='f7686_<CVJOBID>_%d_%U'
database 
include current controlfile ;
}
exit;


******LOGS BACKUP SCRIPT******
run {
allocate channel ch1 type 'sbt_tape'
PARMS="BLKSIZE=262144,SBT_UNSETENV=0,ENV=(CV_mmsApiVsn=2,CV_channelPar=ch1)"
TRACE 0;
allocate channel ch2 type 'sbt_tape'
PARMS="BLKSIZE=262144,SBT_UNSETENV=0,ENV=(CV_mmsApiVsn=2,CV_channelPar=ch2)"
TRACE 0;
setlimit channel ch1 maxopenfiles 8;
setlimit channel ch2 maxopenfiles 8;
sql "alter system archive log current";
backup 
filesperset = 32 
format='f7686_<CVJOBID>_%d_%U'
(archivelog all delete input );

backup format='f7686_<CVJOBID>_%d_%U'
current controlfile ; 
}
exit;




Re: ORA-19554: error allocating device, device type: SBT_TAPE [message #615344 is a reply to message #615342] Mon, 02 June 2014 12:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Michel Cadot
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ORA-19554: error allocating device, device type: %s, device name: %s
 *Cause:  The specified device could not be allocated.
 *Action: One or more other messages should be displayed to help pinpoint
          the cause of the error.  Correct the error and retry the
          allocation.
Re: ORA-19554: error allocating device, device type: SBT_TAPE [message #615345 is a reply to message #615344] Mon, 02 June 2014 13:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
pandee
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Thanks Michel, for the quick response.

I've attached the RMAN log herewith, if it can provide any additional information...
  • Attachment: RMAN Logs.txt
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Re: ORA-19554: error allocating device, device type: SBT_TAPE [message #615347 is a reply to message #615345] Mon, 02 June 2014 13:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Michel Cadot
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Yes can you provide RMAN log file not OS trace file, it will contain the other messages associated to the one you posted.

Re: ORA-19554: error allocating device, device type: SBT_TAPE [message #615424 is a reply to message #615347] Tue, 03 June 2014 14:02 Go to previous message
babuknb
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Can you try http://www.orafaq.com/forum/t/159158/

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