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SPFILE Autobackup fails after Db moved to SFHA cluster

khemmerl
Level 5

Last night I migrated my production database to a SFHA cluster made up two Sun T3-1B blade servers.  The nodes of the cluster are: st31bbl01 (Sun T3-1B blade 01) and st31bbl02 (Sun T3-1B blade 02).  The name of the virtual database server than can fail over between these nodes is st31bora01 (Sun T3-1B oracle 01). 

Database backups report as successful within the Netbackup GUI but when I check the log file from the RMAN backup script I see the list of Db files successfully backed up followed by this:

 Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 29-SEP-11
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03009: failure of Control File and SPFILE Autobackup command on ORA_SBT_TAPE_1 channel at 09/29/2011 01:47:42
ORA-19506: failed to create sequential file, name="PASPROD_c-1968089396-20110929-01", parms=""
ORA-27027: sbtremove2 returned error
ORA-19511: Error received from media manager layer, error text:
   Failed to remove, PASPROD_c-1968089396-20110929-01, from image catalog.

 

When I check the log file under /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/dbclient, I find the following:

 21:46:54.822 [9177] <2> sbtremove2: INF - entering
21:46:54.822 [9177] <2> int_RemoveImage: INF - entering
21:46:54.822 [9177] <2> int_RemoveImage: INF - Removing backup image => <PASPROD_c-1968089396-20110928-04>
21:46:54.822 [9177] <2> xbsa_ValidateFeatureId: INF - entering
21:46:54.822 [9177] <2> xbsa_ValidateFeatureId: INF - leaving (0)

21:46:54.822 [9177] <2> int_FindBackupImage: INF - entering
21:46:54.822 [9177] <2> int_GetBfsDateRange: INF - entering
21:46:54.823 [9177] <2> int_GetBfsDateRange: INF - RMAN file name = PASPROD_c-1968089396-20110928-04
21:46:54.823 [9177] <2> int_GetBfsDateRange: INF - probable auto controlfile
21:46:54.823 [9177] <2> int_GetBfsDateRange: INF - Start range check: bfs_time=1317232800, start=819936000, end=1317354414
21:46:54.823 [9177] <2> int_logDateRange: INF - Start Time = 09/27/11 12:00:00
21:46:54.823 [9177] <2> int_logDateRange: INF - End Time = 09/29/11 12:00:00
21:46:54.823 [9177] <2> int_logDateRange: INF - leaving
21:46:54.823 [9177] <2> xbsa_BeginTransaction: INF - entering
21:46:54.823 [9177] <4> VxBSABeginTxn: INF - entering VxBSABeginTxn.
21:46:54.823 [9177] <4> VxBSAGetEnv: INF - entering GetEnv - NBBSA_DB_TYPE
21:46:54.823 [9177] <4> VxBSAGetEnv: INF - returning - Oracle
21:46:54.823 [9177] <4> VxBSAGetEnv: INF - entering GetEnv - NBBSA_NTUPLE_RESTORE
21:46:54.823 [9177] <4> VxBSAGetEnv: INF - returning -
21:46:54.824 [9177] <4> VxBSAGetEnv: INF - entering GetEnv - NBBSA_COPY_NUMBER
21:46:54.824 [9177] <4> VxBSAGetEnv: INF - returning -
21:46:54.824 [9177] <2> xbsa_BeginTransaction: INF - leaving (0)

21:46:54.824 [9177] <2> xbsa_QueryObject: INF - entering
21:46:54.824 [9177] <4> VxBSAQueryObject: INF - entering QueryObject.
21:46:54.824 [9177] <4> dbc_GetServerClientConfig: entering dbc_GetServerClientConfig.
21:46:54.824 [9177] <4> dbc_GetServerClientConfig: ServerName: <inf-srv17.apacorp.net>, ClientName: <st31bora01>
21:46:54.824 [9177] <4> VxBSAGetEnv: INF - entering GetEnv - BSA_SERVICE_HOST
21:46:54.824 [9177] <4> VxBSAGetEnv: INF - returning - inf-srv17.apacorp.net
21:46:54.824 [9177] <4> VxBSAGetEnv: INF - entering GetEnv - NBBSA_CLIENT_HOST
21:46:54.824 [9177] <4> VxBSAGetEnv: INF - returning - st31bora01
21:46:54.824 [9177] <4> VxBSAGetEnv: INF - entering GetEnv - NBBSA_POLICY
21:46:54.824 [9177] <4> VxBSAGetEnv: INF - returning - ORA_PASPROD
21:46:54.825 [9177] <4> VxBSAGetEnv: INF - entering GetEnv - NBBSA_KEYWORD
21:46:54.825 [9177] <4> VxBSAGetEnv: INF - returning - pasprod
21:46:54.825 [9177] <4> bsa_bplist: entering bsa_bplist
21:46:54.828 [9177] <2> vnet_async_connect: vnet_vnetd.c.3983: connect in progress: 0 0x00000000
21:46:54.865 [9177] <2> vnet_vnetd_service_socket: vnet_vnetd.c.2043: VN_REQUEST_SERVICE_SOCKET: 6 0x00000006
21:46:54.865 [9177] <2> vnet_vnetd_service_socket: vnet_vnetd.c.2057: service: bprd
21:46:55.075 [9177] <2> vnet_async_connect: vnet_vnetd.c.4169: in progress connect: 0 0x00000000
21:46:55.076 [9177] <2> vnet_async_connect: vnet_vnetd.c.4172: connect: async CONNECT FROM 192.168.84.211.63677 TO 192.168.86.11.13724 fd = 14
21:46:55.076 [9177] <2> logconnections: BPRD CONNECT FROM 192.168.84.211.63677 TO 192.168.86.11.13724
21:46:55.076 [9177] <2> vauth_authentication_required: vauth_comm.c.749: no methods for address: no authentication required
21:46:55.076 [9177] <2> vauth_connector: vauth_comm.c.182: no methods for address: no authentication required
21:46:55.076 [9177] <2> bprd_connect: no authentication required
21:46:55.076 [9177] <2> vnet_dlopen_vxss_client_magic: vnet_vxss.c.1766: Assuming no VxSS for DB Agents: 0 0x00000000
21:46:55.076 [9177] <2> bsa_bplist: start_date = Tue Sep 27 12:00:00 2011

21:46:55.077 [9177] <2> bsa_bplist: end_date = Thu Sep 29 12:00:00 2011

21:46:55.077 [9177] <2> bsa_bplist: Request = oraprod dbaprod st31bora01 st31bora01 st31bora01 ORA_PASPROD 7 pasprod 3 999 1317146400 1317319200 4 4 1 1 1 0
4 1017 2007 4 0 C C C C C 0 2 0 0 0
21:46:55.077 [9177] <4> bsa_bplist: Filepath = /PASPROD_c-1968089396-20110928-04
21:46:55.273 [9177] <2> dbc_get_string: Output = EXIT STATUS 131
21:46:55.273 [9177] <16> VxBSAQueryObject: ERR - dbc_get_string() failed 131
21:46:55.273 [9177] <2> xbsa_ProcessError: INF - entering
21:46:55.273 [9177] <2> xbsa_ProcessError: INF - leaving
21:46:55.273 [9177] <16> xbsa_QueryObject: ERR - VxBSAQueryObject: Failed with error:
   Server Status:  client is not validated to use the server
21:46:55.273 [9177] <2> xbsa_QueryObject: INF - leaving (3)

21:46:55.273 [9177] <2> xbsa_EndTransaction: INF - entering
21:46:55.273 [9177] <4> VxBSAEndTxn: INF - entering VxBSAEndTxn.
21:46:55.273 [9177] <4> VxBSAEndTxn: INF - Transaction being COMMITED.
21:46:55.273 [9177] <4> VxBSAGetEnv: INF - entering GetEnv - NBBSA_LOG_DIRECTORY
21:46:55.273 [9177] <4> VxBSAGetEnv: INF - returning - dbclient
21:46:55.273 [9177] <4> VxBSAEndTxn: INF - Cleaning directory: </usr/openv/netbackup/logs/dbclient>
21:46:55.274 [9177] <4> delete_old_files: entering delete_old_files.
21:46:55.274 [9177] <2> xbsa_EndTransaction: INF - leaving (0)

21:46:55.274 [9177] <2> int_FindBackupImage: INF - leaving
21:46:55.274 [9177] <16> int_RemoveImage: ERR - Failed to remove, PASPROD_c-1968089396-20110928-04, from image catalog.

21:46:55.274 [9177] <2> int_RemoveImage: INF - leaving
21:46:55.274 [9177] <2> sbtremove2: INF - leaving
21:46:55.274 [9177] <2> sbterror: INF - entering
21:46:55.274 [9177] <2> sbterror: INF - Error=7501: Failed to remove, PASPROD_c-1968089396-20110928-04, from image catalog.
.
21:46:55.274 [9177] <2> sbterror: INF - leaving 

 

I suspect the message "client is not validated to use the server" indicates that I have a mis-configuration between the node names, the database virtual server name and the cluster name.  Does anyone have any recommendations on where to look to resolve this?

Thanks

Ken

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khemmerl
Level 5

I specified the name of the virtual Oracle DB server (st31bora01) within the NetBackup policy on the Administration Console and updated /usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf on both nodes of the cluster with the following:

 SERVER = inf-srv17.apacorp.net
CLIENT_NAME = st31bora01
REQUIRED_INTERFACE = st31bora01

This appears to have resolved the issue and autobackups of the DB SPFILEs now runs cleanly.  Nonetheless, I have a ticket open with Symantec support to confirm this is the recommended configuration.

Ken

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khemmerl
Level 5

I specified the name of the virtual Oracle DB server (st31bora01) within the NetBackup policy on the Administration Console and updated /usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf on both nodes of the cluster with the following:

 SERVER = inf-srv17.apacorp.net
CLIENT_NAME = st31bora01
REQUIRED_INTERFACE = st31bora01

This appears to have resolved the issue and autobackups of the DB SPFILEs now runs cleanly.  Nonetheless, I have a ticket open with Symantec support to confirm this is the recommended configuration.

Ken

Marianne
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Double-check the script - specify the Virtual name : NB_ORA_CLIENT=<virtual-name>

See this old but still valid TN: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH28412

khemmerl
Level 5

I tried following the paper you recommended and confirmed the NetBackup policy referenced the name of the cluster (st31bora01) and not either of the individual nodes.  I also set /usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf to reference the actual node name as follows:

SERVER = inf-srv17.apacorp.net
CLIENT_NAME = st31bbl01
REQUIRED_INTERFACE = st31bbl01
VERBOSE = 0
ENABLE_ROBUST_LOGGING = NO 

I set set the database RMAN configuration as follows:

 RMAN> show all;

RMAN configuration parameters are:
CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO REDUNDANCY 14;
CONFIGURE DEFAULT DEVICE TYPE TO 'SBT_TAPE';
CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP ON;
CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP FORMAT FOR DEVICE TYPE 'SBT_TAPE' TO '%d_%F';
CONFIGURE DEVICE TYPE 'SBT_TAPE' PARALLELISM 4 BACKUP TYPE TO BACKUPSET;
CONFIGURE CHANNEL 1 DEVICE TYPE 'SBT_TAPE' MAXOPENFILES 1 SEND
  'NB_ORA_POLICY=ORA_PASPROD, NB_ORA_SCHED=Oracle_Online_Backup NB_ORA_CLIENT=st31bora01';
CONFIGURE CHANNEL 2 DEVICE TYPE 'SBT_TAPE' MAXOPENFILES 1 SEND
  'NB_ORA_POLICY=ORA_PASPROD, NB_ORA_SCHED=Oracle_Online_Backup NB_ORA_CLIENT=st31bora01';
CONFIGURE CHANNEL 3 DEVICE TYPE 'SBT_TAPE' MAXOPENFILES 1 SEND
  'NB_ORA_POLICY=ORA_PASPROD, NB_ORA_SCHED=Oracle_Online_Backup NB_ORA_CLIENT=st31bora01';
CONFIGURE CHANNEL 4 DEVICE TYPE 'SBT_TAPE' MAXOPENFILES 1 SEND
  'NB_ORA_POLICY=ORA_PASPROD, NB_ORA_SCHED=Oracle_Online_Backup NB_ORA_CLIENT=st31bora01';

<default settings removed for brevity> 

 

Unfortunately, a test to run an archive log  backup gives the following error:

 RMAN-03009: failure of backup command on ORA_SBT_TAPE_1 channel at 10/07/2011 12:00:27
ORA-19506: failed to create sequential file, name="PASPROD_al26963_20111007_85945", parms=""
ORA-27028: skgfqcre: sbtbackup returned error
ORA-19511: Error received from media manager layer, error text:
   VxBSACreateObject: Failed with error:
   Server Status:  the specified policy is not of the correct client type
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1 disabled, job failed on it will be run on another channel
RMAN-03009: failure of backup command on ORA_SBT_TAPE_2 channel at 10/07/2011 12:00:27
ORA-19506: failed to create sequential file, name="PASPROD_al26957_20111007_85946", parms=""
ORA-27028: skgfqcre: sbtbackup returned error
ORA-19511: Error received from media manager layer, error text:
   VxBSACreateObject: Failed with error:
   Server Status:  the specified policy is not of the correct client type
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_2 disabled, job failed on it will be run on another channel
RMAN-03009: failure of backup command on ORA_SBT_TAPE_3 channel at 10/07/2011 12:00:27
ORA-19506: failed to create sequential file, name="PASPROD_al26960_20111007_85947", parms=""
ORA-27028: skgfqcre: sbtbackup returned error
ORA-19511: Error received from media manager layer, error text:
   VxBSACreateObject: Failed with error:
   Server Status:  the specified policy is not of the correct client type
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_3 disabled, job failed on it will be run on another channel
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03009: failure of backup command on ORA_SBT_TAPE_4 channel at 10/07/2011 12:00:27
ORA-19506: failed to create sequential file, name="PASPROD_al26959_20111007_85948", parms=""
ORA-27028: skgfqcre: sbtbackup returned error
ORA-19511: Error received from media manager layer, error text:
   VxBSACreateObject: Failed with error:
   Server Status:  the specified policy is not of the correct client type 

 

Removing the REQUIRED_INTERFACE line from bp.conf not make any difference.  It appears from my testing that TECH28412 is obsolete.  I have put the name of the cluster back in bp.conf.

Ken