ORA-27211: Failed to load Media Management Library

RMAN-00571: ===========================================================

RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============

RMAN-00571: ===========================================================

RMAN-03009: failure of allocate command on t1 channel at 02/03/2008 19:31:04

ORA-19554: error allocating device, device type: SBT_TAPE, device name:

ORA-27211: Failed to load Media Management Library

Additional information: 2

Solution :

Step 1 :

Check the trace file for more information in udump .

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/ms10/oracle/9.2.0/admin/lgeil/udump/lgeil_ora_4026994.trc

Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.8.0 - 64bit Production

With the Partitioning, OLAP and Oracle Data Mining options

JServer Release 9.2.0.8.0 - Production

ORACLE_HOME = /ms10/oracle/9.2.0

System name: AIX

Node name: ilomsdb01

Release: 3

Version: 5

Machine: 00C0657C4C00

Instance name: lgeil

Redo thread mounted by this instance: 1

Oracle process number: 20

Unix process pid: 4026994, image: oracle@ilomsdb01 (TNS V1-V3)

*** SESSION ID:(19.1) 2008-02-03 19:31:04.091

Failed to load SBT library libobk.a(shr.o)

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libobk.a -> /usr/lib/libobk64.a

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Solution :

Step 1 :

Now go to the locaiton $ORACLE_HOME/lib and check for the file libobk.a . If you won't find this file then contact your OS support team or Backup Team

Step 2 : ( To be peroformed by the unix team )

Now , Go to the location /usr/openv/netbackup/bin and chk for the file libobk.a64 . If this file exist , then run the command given below ( from root as user )

1. ln -s /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/libobk.a64 /usr/lib/libobk64.a

2. ln -s /usr/lib/libobk64.a <$ORACLE_HOME>/lib/libobk.a

ex :

ln -s /usr/lib/libobk64.a /ms10/oracle/9.2.0/lib/libobk.a

Note : In 99% case this will work . If it work for you , Then thats fine .Even after this if you get the error mentioned below .

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RMAN-03009: failure of backup command on t1 channel at 09/11/2008 19:51:26

ORA-19506: failed to create sequential file, name="al_ORANMES_02jqbjl6_1_1_665177766", parms=""

ORA-27028: skgfqcre: sbtbackup returned error

ORA-19511: Error received from media manager layer, error text:

VxBSACreateObject: Failed with error:

Server Status: Communication with the server has not been iniatated or the server status has not been retrieved from the server.

channel t1 disabled, job failed on it will be run on another channel

released channel: t1

released channel: t2

RMAN-00571: ===========================================================

RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============

RMAN-00571: ===========================================================

RMAN-03009: failure of backup command on t2 channel at 09/11/2008 19:51:26

ORA-19506: failed to create sequential file, name="al_ORANMES_03jqbjl7_1_1_665177767", parms=""

ORA-27028: skgfqcre: sbtbackup returned error

ORA-19511: Error received from media manager layer, error text:

VxBSACreateObject: Failed with error:

Server Status: Communication with the server has not been iniatated or the server status has not been retrieved from the server.

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Solution :

Then ask the UNIX ADMIN

--> To take the reboot of VERITAS Services .

--> Also to kill all the process related with VERITAS on the client side