SAP backup through veritas fails

[anilkrshenoy]

Hi

I am trying to take SAP online backup through veritas.

When I executed the sap_online_backup script I end up with the following error

BR0278I Command output of '/usr/sap/W1M/SYS/exe/run/backint -u
W1M -f backup -i /oracle/W1M/saparch/.aedxlqkf.lst -t file -c': ERROR: need to specify (-p)
/usr/sap/W1M/SYS/exe/run/backint: usage:
/usr/sap/W1M/SYS/exe/run/backint -u user_id -p param_file [ -o output_file ] [-i input_file]-f backup|restore|inquire [-t file | file_online]
>>>>> ERROR: incorrect parameter options



Below are the commands which i am using for triggering the backup.These commands are there in the scripts directory.

brbackup -c -u / -d util_file_online -t online -m all

brarchive -c -u / -d util_file -sd

 Backup team confirmed that the backup policy is activated.

Please let me know how to resolve this issue

Regards,
Anil

[varunprakash]

Can you try the following cmd

brbackup -c -u / -d util_file_online -t online -m all -p init[SID].utl

[anilkrshenoy]

Hi Varun,

Thanks for your reply

I tried your command also.But it didnt work.With this command it is giving me different error

oraw1m> brbackup -c -u / -d util_file_online -t online -m all -p initW1M.utl
BR0051I BRBACKUP 7.00 (32)
BR0160E Unexpected symbol '/oracle/W1M/sapbackup/.switch.lis' found for paramete r '<unknown>'
BR0159E Error reading BR*Tools profile /oracle/W1M/102_64/dbs/initW1M.utl

BR0056I End of database backup: bedyvpjq.log 2010-08-24 13.49.02
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2010-08-24 13.49.02
BR0054I BRBACKUP terminated with errors

Regards,
Anil.

[Marianne]

Suggestion:

Start from scratch and verify that the installation and configuration was done correctly.

(You never mentioned the NBU, SAP or O/S version)

NBU 7: SAP Administrator Guide for UNIX,Linux  http://entsupport.symantec.com/docs/340133
NBU 6.5: SAP System Administrator's Guide for UNIX and Linux   http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/290217.htm

Start by verifying agent was installed correctly (no separate installation for NBU 7, see 6.5 manual for details).
Verify symbolic link was done correctly:
                     ( ln -s /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/backint /usr/sap/SID/SYS/exe/run/backint)

Verify your backup script - compare with sample scripts in the manual.

Verify your initSID.utl and initSID.sap configuration files - see required and suggested parameters in manual.

[Oddy]

Anil,

It sound like you have a problem with your configuration.
Make sure that you have copied the init<sid>.sap and init<sid>.utl file to $ORACLE_HOME/dbs
Edit the init<sid>.sap and point the util_par_file to the init<sid>.utl file.

Edit the init<sid>.utl file and set the path to the sem files to your sapbackup folder.
Also use following entries
server <master server>
client <sap client name you are using in the policy>
policy <name on the sap policy>
schedule <name on the application backup schedule in the sap policy>

You error indicates that the client name and the policy is missing in the init<sid>.utl file.

run the brbackup command again.

Create following log directories on the client for troubleshooting,
/usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpcd
/usr/openv/netbackup/logs/backint
change permissions to 777, run chmod 777 backint
/usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpbkar

Check also the sapbackup logs.

PS ! If you use the -p option it should point to the init<sid>.sap,
i.e
brbackup -c -u / -d util_file_online -t online -p <i.e path to $ORACLE_HOME/dbs/init<sid>.sap -m all

This means that you can create a different .sap and .utl file for the archive backup.

I hope this helps.

/Oddy