Dear experts,

we want to switch to BRBACKUP backups using RMAN. The backups will be saved on disk.

How can I please set the retention of the backups, so that backups (and archivelogs), let's say

older than 30 days will be automatically purged ?

Using normal BRBACKUP, I have managed this by setting cleanup_disk_backup = 30 and

cleanup_disk_archive = 30 and scheduling the Cleanup Logs job in DB13.

Now after switching to RMAN, old backups are not being purged.

I know that in RMAN it is possible to configure a recovery window (of let's say 30 days) and all the

backups, which are older, are being declared as expired. But even after that it is necessary to schedule

a "delete obsolete" job in oracle.

So, is that the correct way to go, or it is possible to make it with the Cleanup Logs job ? Or

using some other BRTOOLS trick ?

Many thanks!

hi Experts,

                 Pls clarify what is the private mode and how we it can relate with Heap Memory?

Thanks in advance.

Hi, Everybody!

During the online backup, I got the following error:

BR0051I BRBACKUP 7.20 (20)

BR0055I Start of database backup: bepflgbo.and 2014-11-19 06.00.56

BR0484I BRBACKUP log file: /oracle/<SID>/sapbackup/bepflgbo.and

BR0477I Oracle pfile /oracle/<SID>/112_64/dbs/init<SID>.ora created from spfile /oracle/<SID>/112_64/dbs/spfile<SID>.or a

BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2014-11-19 06.01.17

BR0301E SQL error -1580 at location BrCtlCopy-1, SQL statement:

'/* BRBACKUP */ ALTER DATABASE BACKUP CONTROLFILE TO '/oracle/<SID>/sapbackup/cntrl<SID>.dbf' '

ORA-01580: error creating control backup file /oracle/<SID>/sapbackup/cntrl<SID>.dbf

ORA-27086: unable to lock file - already in use

Linux-x86_64 Error: 5: Input/output error

Additional information: 9

Additional information: 5

BR0320E Copying of control file to /oracle/<SID>/sapbackup/cntrl<SID>.dbf failed

BR0314E Collection of information on database files failed

BR0056I End of database backup: bepflgbo.and 2014-11-19 06.01.17

BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2014-11-19 06.01.17

BR0054I BRBACKUP terminated with errors

BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2014-11-19 06.01.17

BR0291I BRARCHIVE will be started with options '+bepflgbo.and -U -jid ALLOG20130703060000 -c force -p init<SID>.sap -sd'

BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2014-11-19 06.07.27

BR0292I Execution of BRARCHIVE finished with return code 0

All that I found on this issue did not help me. Has anyone faced a similar error?

Hello Expert!

I just recently deployed the ECC6 of EHP6 with Selected of Oracle Database on windows platform.

I am able to stop and start the database and able to tnsping <hostname or ipaddress). but whenever run the sqlplus and provide the username and password. the sqlplus not able to connect and error occured "ORA-12543: TNS: destination host unreachable".

I have set master password during the installation and did not set any other password or overwrite.

Please advise how to resolve error!

Regards

Hi ,

I am getting below Error in update optimizer statistics in DB13. However i am able to run stats update with help of Brtools.

this error comes after oracle upgrade from 10.0.2.4 to 11.2.0.2.0.  if anyone faced this error , please share resolution.

Step 001 started (program RSDBAJOB, variant &0000000000195, user ID )

Execute logical command BRCONNECT On host

Parameters: -u / -jid STATS20111219225543 -c -f stats -t ALL

BR0801I BRCONNECT 7.00 (51)

BR0301E SQL error -2133 at location BrOraThrEnable-1, SQL statement:

'ENABLE THREADS'

BR0806I End of BRCONNECT processing: cehmarhv.sta2011-12-19 22.55.43

BR0280I BRCONNECT time stamp: 2011-12-19 22.55.43

BR0804I BRCONNECT terminated with errors

External program terminated with exit code 3

BRCONNECT returned error status E

Job finished

Br

Hello SAP,

I have install the SAP Netweaver 7.0 in Linux but in step 7of 29 tell me install the database.

When execute the RUNINSTALLER in this path:

machine:orasid 85> pwd

/oracle/stage/112_64/database/SAP

I have this error,

Starting Oracle Universal Installer...

Checking Temp space: must be greater than 120 MB.   Actual 9416 MB    Passed

Checking swap space: must be greater than 150 MB.   Actual 16383 MB    Passed

Checking monitor: must be configured to display at least 256 colors.    Actual 65536    Passed

Preparing to launch Oracle Universal Installer from /oracle/PGD/.11ginstall_11203.tmp/OraInstall2014-12-19_10-47-36AM. Please wait ...

Invalid source path '../stage/Components/oracle.jdk/1.5.0.30.03/1/DataFiles' specified for unzip. Unzip command failed. Please check oraparam.ini and specify a valid source path.

: No such file or directory

Can you help me?

Thanks.

Dear Experts,

I am facing problem while taking Backup using DB13 error: BR0152E Environment variable SAPDATA_HOME is not set........

Environment i am using:

SAP Application Server CI: Windows 2008 R2

SAP Database Instance: Linux

Database: Oracle 11g

//sapmnt is mounted on Linux

what are SAP recommendations on this.. and how to take backup and restore?

Thanks

Hi ,

We are trying to take a backup of a database on a 2-node Oracle RAC cluster using brtools .The oracle version is 11.2.0.3

The command that we are trying for taking the backup is

brbackup -u / -c force -t online_cons -d disk -k no -m all -p initDBSID.sap -a -c force -d disk -k no -p initDBSID.sap -sd

However, we get the below error when we try .

BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2014-12-22 00:23:04

BR0063I 5 of 5 files processed - 6730.039 of 6730.039 MB done

BR0204I Percentage done: 100.00%, estimated end time: 0:23

BR0001I **************************************************

BR0117I ARCHIVE LOG LIST after backup for database instance DBSID1

Parameter                      Value

Database log mode              Archive Mode

Automatic archival             Enabled

Archive destination            +ARCH/DBSID/oraarch

Archive format                 %t_%s_%r.dbf

Oldest online log sequence     56

Next log sequence to archive   59

Current log sequence           59               SCN: 2920564

Database block size            8192             Thread: 1

Current system change number   2921339          ResetId: 866347150

BR0117I ARCHIVE LOG LIST after backup for database instance DBSID2

Parameter                      Value

Database log mode              Archive Mode

Automatic archival             Enabled

Archive destination            +ARCH/DBSID/oraarch

Archive format                 %t_%s_%r.dbf

Oldest online log sequence     14

Next log sequence to archive   17

Current log sequence           17               SCN: 2920570

Database block size            8192             Thread: 2

Current system change number   2921370          ResetId: 866347150

BR0146I Offline redolog files

File                                                                    Size    Number       Device  Thread

BR0085I 0 offline redolog files found for backup, total size 0.000 MB

BR0100E Internal error for 'file_select' at location sync_backup-2

BR0056I End of database backup: beplryhq.and 2014-12-22 00:24:01

BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2014-12-22 00:24:01

BR0054I BRBACKUP terminated with errors

We noticed that the brbackup does manage to take a backup of all the relevant files however it terminates with error.

When we increase the trace level to 15 ,the error message looks like the below

BR0085I 0 offline redolog files found for backup, total size 0.000 MB

BR0249I BR_TRACE: level 1, function arch_dbf_build exit with 0

BR0248I BR_TRACE: level 1, function arch_log_dist entry with '+DBSID_DATA/DBSID/datafile/psapsr3db.261.866366467'

BR0248I BR_TRACE: level 2, function BrDiskStatGet entry with '/oracle/DBSID/sapbackup/backupDBSIDDR/beplsrrw'

BR0250I BR_TRACE: level 2, function BrDiskStatGet exit with '105477611520 67434635264 72792645632 67368781128'

BR0249I BR_TRACE: level 1, function arch_log_dist exit with 0

BR0248I BR_TRACE: level 1, function BrDbDisconnect entry with 'void'

BR0248I BR_TRACE: level 2, function BrOraSigPatch entry with 'FALSE 1'

BR0248I BR_TRACE: level 3, function BrZombieKill entry with 'void'

BR0250I BR_TRACE: level 3, function BrZombieKill exit with 'void'

BR0249I BR_TRACE: level 2, function BrOraSigPatch exit with 0

BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2014-12-22 04:02:42

BR0644I BR_TRACE: location BrDbDisconnect-1, SQL statement:

'COMMIT RELEASE'

BR0300I BR_TRACE: SQL code: 0, number of processed rows: 0

BR0248I BR_TRACE: level 2, function BrZombieKill entry with 'void'

BR0250I BR_TRACE: level 2, function BrZombieKill exit with 'void'

BR0249I BR_TRACE: level 1, function BrDbDisconnect exit with 0

BR0248I BR_TRACE: level 1, function sync_backup entry with '+DBSID_DATA/DBSID/datafile/psapsr3db.261.866366467'

BR0100E Internal error for 'file_select' at location sync_backup-2

BR0249I BR_TRACE: level 1, function sync_backup exit with -1

BR0248I BR_TRACE: level 1, function BrCleanup entry with 5

BR0248I BR_TRACE: level 2, function BrFileDelete entry with '/oracle/DBSID/sapbackup/cntrlDBSID1.dbf'

BR0249I BR_TRACE: level 2, function BrFileDelete exit with 0

BR0248I BR_TRACE: level 2, function BrArchNameGet entry with '59 DBSID1'

BR0250I BR_TRACE: level 2, function BrArchNameGet exit with '+ARCH/DBSID/oraarch/1_59_866347150.dbf'

BR0248I BR_TRACE: level 2, function BrNameBuild entry with '48 +ARCH/DBSID/oraarch/1_59_866347150.dbf NULL'

BR0250I BR_TRACE: level 2, function BrNameBuild exit with '/oracle/DBSID/saparch/..1_59_866347150.dbf'

BR0248I BR_TRACE: level 2, function BrArchNameGet entry with '17 DBSID2'

BR0250I BR_TRACE: level 2, function BrArchNameGet exit with '+ARCH/DBSID/oraarch/2_17_866347150.dbf'

BR0248I BR_TRACE: level 2, function BrNameBuild entry with '48 +ARCH/DBSID/oraarch/2_17_866347150.dbf NULL'

the process goes ahead and completes the brarchive with RC1 .

The initSID.sap file looks like the below .

backup_mode = all

restore_mode = all

backup_type = offline

backup_dev_type = disk

compress = no

compress_cmd = "compress -c $ > $"

uncompress_cmd = "uncompress -c $ > $"

archive_function = save

disk_copy_cmd = rman

stage_copy_cmd = rcp

pipe_copy_cmd = rsh

cpio_flags = -ovB

cpio_in_flags = -iuvB

cpio_disk_flags = -pdcu

exec_parallel = 0

parallel_instances = (DBSID1:/oracle/DBSID/112@DBSID1, DBSID2:/oracle/DBSID/112@DBSID2)

db_services = no

asm_ora_sid = (DBSID1:+ASM1, DBSID2:+ASM2)

asm_ora_home = (DBSID1:/oracle/GRID/11203, DBSID2:/oracle/GRID/11203)

asm_root_dir = ASM

The other parameters like backup directory and archive directory are also maintained correctly in the initSID.sap file .

What could be the probable cause for brbackup to be reporting errors

Hello,

DB16 is warning me that my Oracle DB (version 10.2.0.4.0) has the following parameter set:

OPTIMIZER_FEATURES_ENABLE

Which, according to SAP note 830576 ("Parameter recommendations for Oracle 10g), shouldn't be set.

However, it has the value "10.2.0.1".

I've searched and found this thread, here at SCN:

Changing or Deleting Oracle DB Parameter Using BRTOOLS

This thread has the following instructions:

SQL> create pfile from spfile;

Edit the pfile according to your needs

and after this:

sql> shutdown immediate

sql> create spfile from pfile;

sql> startup

Also, there will be many parameter which will take default value if you do not set it.

Since I'm an Oracle newbie, I'm wondering:

1st) Where will the pfile be created?

2nd) How can I be sure that I don't have any problems related to the last sentence: "Also, there will be many parameter which will take default value if you do not set it."

thanks

Antonio

Dear All,

I wanted to make client copy on the same system between two clients from 420 to 410. The copy is running since 20 hours and not finish yet and it showed at the begginng error in two table DDIC but it continues and till now it didn't finish. I have checked sm50 and it's running and in scc3 it's processing and it's showing that it's processing one table. Is this normal? And can we open the source client to some users? What if it took more and more time shall we terminated and what is the effect of cancellation?

Thanks in advance

hello everyone,

fora solutioninmy companyI want to use"SmartData Access" as thereplicationtoolofOracleDBtables inSAPHANADB.I havereadthat "Smart DataAccess forHANA"supportstheOracle 12c version.However,I am usingOracle11g version,cansomeoneplease confirmthat "Smart Data Access" also supports the OracleDB 11g version.

Thank you

Hi,

I administer a SAP GRC system, running on Linux x86_64 with Oracle 11.2.0.2.0.
Sincer November 2012, we have the following problem:

The database connections get dried up. Meaning that the number of OS processes with LOCAL=NO is increasing until in reaches the maximum allowed connections and as the connections are not closed, the system hangs. At this point we restart the system and all the connections get released.

This issue occured at first once every two weeks. But for more than a month now, once the system is restarted, the number of connections increases immediately without being released and we need to restart the system again and again every 2 or 3 days in order to release connections and get a functional system at least for a while.

At first, we increased the parameter "processes" from 150 to 300. And Max Connections also to 300. Even though we increase the number of processes and sessions, they still get dried up after a while; so it just delays a bit the inevitable.

We opened a sap call at GRC category, and so far, it does not seem to be a problem related to the GRC application side. They haven't figured anything wrong.

From the database perspective we tried switching from dedicated server processes to shared server processes. But this resulted in a similar issue. Even though there are no more LOCAL=NO processes, after a while, the system gives a timeout when we try to log in and a restart is again needed.

Have you ever encountered a similiar issue, or do you have any suggestions what else to try?

Thank you,
Delia

Hello gurus,

I have 2 datafiles with similar names in DB, so in backup processing I get an error message BR0069E File name %file% not unique - backup/verification not possible.

I have tried recommendation from note 17163 - BRARCHIVE/BRBACKUP messages and codes,

BR0069E File name %s not unique - backup/verification impossible.

BR0069E Dateiname %s nicht eindeutig - Sicherung/Verifikation unmoeglich.

Explanation:  Because the file name is not unique, files in the backup directory could be overwritten (during a backup to disk).

Program reaction:  The BRBACKUP run is terminated.

User action:  Stop the database. Rename the file at operating system level. Use the SYRMGR commands to rename the file on the database.

connect internal

shutdown immediate

startup mount

alter database rename file '<file name>' to '<file name>';

alter database open;

Then restart BRBACKUP.

but when SAP started I got non-consistency data.

How can I solve this problem?

Perhaps I need to use "alter database rename datafile '<file name>' to '<file name>';"?

Thank you in advance,

Max

Hi,

I am trying to set up a SAP ERP 6.0 EHP7 environment on my local VMWare.

• Windows Server 2008 R2
• Oracle Database 11g Release 2
• SOFTWARE PROVISIONING MGR 1.0
• 51049350_10_SAP Kernel 742_SAP NETWEAVER 7.4 SR2
• 51048312_1_EHP7 FOR SAP ERP 6.0_IDES
• 51048312_2_EHP7 FOR SAP ERP 6.0_IDES
• 
  

Oracle Instant Clients are used in SAP installations certified with Oracle database releases 10.2 or 11.2.

So, The problem is that, during the SAPinst installation, RDBMS Client Oracle 11.2 is mandatory to load. However I found that recently SAP download center doesn’t provide any Oracle software packages any longer. Now I get stuck there, where I can download it? or is there any way I can skip this step?

I tried to download the client directly from Oracle, but that client doesn’t contain the identification file LABEL.ASC.

May I know where to get the RDBMS Client Oracle 11.2

Hi Experts,

I have an error testing R3trans -d

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  Substitution of aliases T_nn (n=0...9) in SQL hints enabled.              60  0.017741

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  DIR_CLIENT_ORAHOME is not set as profile nor env. parameter.             160  0.017901

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  Register application info.                                                61  0.017962

4 ETW000  [dbsloci.c   ,00000]  *** ERROR => Couldn't initialize Oracle client, please check installation!

4 ETW000                                                                                                 274  0.018236

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]     DbSlConnect(con=-1) -> orc=0, rc=18=DBSL_ERR_CONNECT                   24  0.018260

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  -->DbSlControl(con=-1,cmd=41=DBSL_CMD_RELINFO_GET)                        23  0.018283

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  -->DbSlControl(con=-1,cmd=14=DBSL_CMD_VERSION_GET)                        18  0.018301

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  -->DbSlControl(con=-1,cmd=50=DBSL_CMD_GET_PATCH_INFO)                     18  0.018319

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  -->DbSlControl(con=-1,cmd=13=DBSL_CMD_VENDOR_NAME_GET)                    25  0.018344

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  -->DbSlControl(con=-1,cmd=52=DBSL_CMD_GET_DBLIB_VERSION)                  19  0.018363

4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]                 -> 'OCI_11201_SHARE, '                                     18  0.018381

2EETW169 no connect possible: "DBMS = ORACLE                           --- dbs_ora_tnsname = 'ERP'"

Notwithstanding ERP System is up and working properly.

OS SAP: Windows

OS ORACLE: LINUX

Any clue?

Regards

Hi,

I cannot login to SAP system after changing and reverting parameter COMPATIBLE.

History of events:

1. I checked DB16 and the COMPATIBLE parameter was on error:

Value: 10.2.0.3.0 (<> 10.2.0) # Database compatibility mode

2. I tried to change the parameter to the recommended value on SAP note 830576:

ALTER SYSTEM SET COMPATIBLE = '10.2.0' SCOPE=SPFILE;

3. When trying to restart the database I had an error message

so I reverted the parameter to the previous setting with:

ALTER SYSTEM SET COMPATIBLE = '10.2.0.3.0' SCOPE=SPFILE;

4. SAP was started and everything is green:

5. But, when trying to logon, I get an error message when trying to open the logon screen

Please let me know how to solve this.

thanks

Antonio

Hi Basis Gurus,

Today we completed oracle patch upgrade from 9.2.0.7 to 9.2.0.8 on our BW 3.5 Quality system.

But after completing the oracle patch upgrde when we tried starting DB from sqlplus it is giving an error

ORA-03113: end-of-file on communication channel

But listener is running fine

Plese let me know how to fix this error.

Our system details are as follows

BW 3.5

Solaris OS

Oracle 9i DB

Regards,

Anil.

Hi Friends,

As per SAP note 1949250 - Oracle 11.2.0: Patches / Patch collections for 11.2.0.4 below are the required Bundel and Generic patches.

But on service market place I see below patches one patch extra (P18304304GEN11204P_1-20010784.ZIP  Patch 18304304 for Windows 64-bit)

P13724904GEN11204P_1-20010784.ZIP  Patch 13724904 for Windows   1

P17259786GEN11204P_1-20010784.ZIP  Patch 17259786 for Windows   1

P17511071GEN11204P_1-20010784.ZIP  Patch 17511071 for Windows   1

P18304304GEN11204P_1-20010784.ZIP  Patch 18304304 for Windows 64-bit

P9584028GEN11204P_1-20010784.ZIP  Patch 9584028 for Windows   1

P9656644GEN11204P_1-20010784.ZIP  Patch 9656644 for Windows   1

PATCHBUNDLE11204P_10-20010784.ZIP  Windows Patch Bundle 10 with CPUOct2014

PATCHBUNDLE11204P_7-20010784.ZIP  Windows Patch Bundle 7 with CPUJul2014

Can any one please let us know why this generic patch is not mention in SAP Note??  Do we have to apply this Patch 18304304?? if yes why it is not mention in the note?

Thanks

Tabrayz

Hi Team,

Can you please help me this error.

I have configured new Zebra lable barcode printer and I have updated the printer dirver I have got the below error when am trying to print the Smartform from SAP.

Error in spool C call: Error from TemSe

Please let me know is there any Temse problem

Thanks in advance !!

//Bikshamaiah

Hello Friends,

We are having an ECC system running with 8 application servers (linux@vmware) and CI+DB on physical server (oracle+linux@hp). It is an intensive system with 5000 concurrent users.

We are planning to move the CI+DB to vmware and we would like to get your opinion, based on you experience and knowledge, whether to isolate the DB from the CI (DB standalone using two diffrent servers) or maybe leave both together CI+DB same as it is today on one single server.

We are most concern of performance!!!

I appreciate your time and inputs on this or any document which clearly explains pros & cons of both.

Thanks,

Monti