Since the nsrexecd -s <server> worked for you, you might want to check
the /nsr/res/servers file and modify it. It protect you from upgrade
problems in the future that replace /etc/init.d/networker

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Clemons [mailto:scott.clemons AT MERCYIC DOT ORG] 
> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 2:51 PM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [Networker] Module for Oracle : No matching devices
> 
> 
> I'm the DBA, as well as one of three Legato Admins.  I have 
> seen the LSM mess with the Networker, so I was very careful 
> not to install the LSM. Never-the-less, I worried about that 
> too.  I did use the fuser command to verify that the 
> processes using libnwora.sl were identical to the processes 
> using libokb.sl.  As well, I verified versions with the what command.
> 
> I hope to have the client and NMO reinstalled, but we found a 
> work-around.
> 
> It seems as if the client nsrexecd process "thinks" of 
> itself, 'lawson', as the default nsr server and not the true 
> server 'legato2'.  I suggested to my Unix Admin we might need 
> to remove and reinstall the networker client and NMO.  He 
> thought we could try forcing the nsrexecd to look to the 
> server 'legato2' with the command-line switch: $ nsrexecd -s legato2
> 
> Lo and behold that worked.  I've tested the server-initiated 
> savegrp for the NMO client and I hope to see it run in the 
> group tonight.
> 
> I've gotten alot of good help from this list and collegues - 
> Thanks to all!!
> 
> On Wed, 19 May 2004 20:57:35 +0100, Mark Bradshaw 
> (BTOpenWorld) <notthehoople AT BTOPENWORLD DOT COM> wrote:
> 
> >Scott,
> >
> >The first thing I'd check here is whether your Oracle system has the 
> >Oracle LSM installed and is conflicting with NetWorker. Get 
> your Oracle 
> >DBA to check this out - I'm thinking this was as you have 
> *all* of the 
> >NetWorker processes installed on "lawson" and the NMO 
> doesn't appear to 
> >want to send data out of the database server. The Oracle LSM is a 
> >cutdown version of the NMO and NetWorker server which can only send 
> >data to a local tape drive. It might be that old files from 
> the LSM are 
> >conflicting with your new installation causing weird things 
> to happen!
> >
> >If not, I'd still look to remove the unneeded NetWorker server 
> >installation if for no other reason than to clean up the database 
> >server. Remove all NetWorker packages (including NMO) and 
> start again, 
> >just installing the NetWorker client and NMO again.
> >
> >Good luck - I'm interested to hear the outcome!
> >
> >Cheers
> >
> >Mark
> >
> >> More information.  (and apologies for the double-post - 
> fat fingers)
> >>
> >> I RTFM the rman admin guide.  Unrelated topic suggests 
> bouncing the 
> >> daemons, so I look to see which daemons are running.  I 
> saw _all_ the 
> >> Networker server daemons - nsrd, nsrmmdbd, lgtolmd, nsrindexd, and 
> >> the client nsrexecd-s.  I ask my Unix admin to bounce the daemons.
> >>
> >> The orginal error message said "unable to start save session with 
> >> server lawson"  Lawson's the client, legato2 is the 
> Networker server.
> >>
> >> The error message has changed - "nwora_open_backup: A 
> connection to 
> >> NW server 'lawson' could not be established because 'Program not 
> >> registered'" Once again, lawson is the Networker client.
> >>
> >> I've come to reconsider the success of my test of a 
> client-initiated 
> >> save. $ save -s legato2 <name_of_file> It works.
> >>
> >> However:
> >> $ save <name_of_file>
> >> save: Using lawson as server
> >> save: RPC warning: RPC cannot make a procedure call: 
> Create failed: 
> >> Program not registered
> >> save: Cannot open save session with lawson
> >>
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