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[Veritas-bu] Padding with Zeros Error backup.

2002-10-28 12:33:07
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Padding with Zeros Error backup.
From: arne AT topnet DOT de (Arne Kloecker)
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 19:33:07 +0200
Hi,

Am Montag, 28. Oktober 2002 18:06 schrieb Syed, Mukarram:

> 03:33:02 [20625] <16> bpbkar process_file: ERR - File
> /tu2/oradata/CNC01/index02_1.dbf shrunk by 186556416 bytes, padding with
> zeros

> 04:35:46 [20625] <16> bpbkar Exit: ERR - bpbkar exit status = 1: the
> requested operation was partially successful

> What does this error mean?

That means, that the data-files of your database changed during backup (it 
chagend while the bpkar started to read from the beginning but before it 
reached the end).

> Does it mean that the file has not been backed up successfully?

Kinda. 

> Should I re-run my backups again?

Won't hgekp you in this case.

You CANNOT backup a database by backing up the data-files while it is running.

Some databases cannot even be backed up by saving the datafiles, when they 
are offline.

You should make either a dump of the data and save it, or use the backup-api 
the DB provides (you can do this by buying the oracle module for veritas).

HTH
Arne

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