I'm running EBU 2.2.0.5 against an Oracle 7.3.3 database.  I'm seeing
intermittent core dumps by EBU both when backing up and restoring databases.
The core dumps occur just when EBU attempts to connect with the backup
catalog.  The message is "Starting Catalog Database verification" and then
it dumps core.

We have run successful backups and restores with this installation.  The
problem seems to be intermittent, although if we see this problem, rerunning
the command will consistently cause errors.

On one occasion, we reset ORACLE_HOME to 7.3.4 (from 7.3.3) reran the
command, and as expected, it failed because the tnsnames file was not setup
for that ORACLE_HOME.  Setting ORACLE_HOME back to 7.3.3 fixed the problem.

On another occasion, simply logging out and logging back in fixed the
problem.

There is no possibility of typo's for any environment variables - we are
running everything from scripts.

Has anyone seen this before?  I have heard that there is a 2.2.0.6 fix out,
but have not yet installed it.

Info:
AIX v4.2
Oracle 7.3.3
EBU 2.2.0.5
ADSMConnect Agent for Oracle 2.1.0.7
ADSM Server 3.1.2.0
Oracle (Backup Catalog) v7.3.4

Thanks,
David


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David C. Greig
IBM Certified Specialist - ADSM
Mainstar Software Corporation
Storage and Recovery Solutions
http://www.mainstar.com

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