hi Gail,

Agent 2.1.6 is very old already.  You should be using agent 2.1.7 plus
fixtest D.  If you just want to stick with the old agent, change your RMAN
script to:

   RMAN> run
 {
    #ENV is case sensitive
    allocate channel dev1 type 'sbt_tape' parms
    ENV=(DSMI_DIR=/opt/IBMDSMoba,
         DSMI_CONFIG=/opt/IBMDSMoba/dsmi.opt,
         DSMI_LOG=/home/oracle/oradev01/bkup,
         DSMO_PSWDPATH=/opt/IBMDSMoba,
         DSMO_AVG_SIZE=1000)';
    backup skip offline (database format '%d_%u') ;
 }

But I would highly recommend to use the ptf 2.1.7.  If you are migrating to
agent 2.1.7, save the license file agent.lic first before uninstalling the
agent.  Please remember to put fixtest D on top of 2.1.7 also.

regards,
Thiha


> > Oracle Agent - ADSM 2.1.6
> > ADSM 3.1.2.20
> > Oracle Release 8+ / RMAN
> > Sun Unix
> >
> > dsmr@sun02:/home/dba/oradev01/bkup> more bkdb.log
> >
> > Recovery Manager: Release 8.0.4.3.0 - Production
> >
> > RMAN-06005: connected to target database: ORADEV01
> > RMAN-06008: connected to recovery catalog database
> >
> > RMAN> run
> > 2> {
> > 3>  #ENV is case sensitive
> > 4>  allocate channel dev1 type 'sbt_tape' parms
> > 5>        'ENV=(DSMI_ORC_DIR=/opt/IBMDSMoba,
> > 6>              DSMI_CONFIG=/opt/IBMDSMoba/dsmi.opt,
> > 7>              DSMI_ORC_CONFIG=/opt/IBMDSMoba/dsmi.opt,
> > 8>              DSMI_LOG=/home/oracle/oradev01/bkup,
> > 9>              DSMO_AVG_SIZE=1000)';
> > 10>  backup skip offline (database format '%d_%u') ;
> > 11> }
> > 12>
> > RMAN-03022: compiling command: allocate
> > RMAN-03023: executing command: allocate
> > RMAN-08030: allocated channel: dev1
> > RMAN-08500: channel dev1: sid=11 devtype=SBT_TAPE
> >