hi, thanks ...
as you may have seen backup on disk is working as i found out that
$ORACLE_HOME/dbs is default for TDPO to store backups :-)

now the 106 error is what really concerns me \o/


Recovery Manager: Release 9.2.0.7.0 - 64bit Production

Copyright (c) 1995, 2002, Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.

connected to target database: SDPSI (DBID=2754641404)
using target database controlfile instead of recovery catalog

RMAN> RUN
2> {
3> ALLOCATE CHANNEL t1 TYPE sbt_tape
PARMS='ENV=(TDPO_OPTFILE=/usr/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64/tdpo.opt)';
4> BACKUP CURRENT CONTROLFILE;
5> BACKUP TABLESPACE TOOLS;
6> }
7>
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03009: failure of allocate command on t1 channel at 11/15/2006 16:03:18
ORA-19554: error allocating device, device type: SBT_TAPE, device name:
ORA-27000: skgfqsbi: failed to initialize storage subsystem (SBT) layer
IBM AIX RISC System/6000 Error: 106: Reserved errno was encountered
Additional information: 7011
ORA-19511: Error received from media manager layer, error text:
  SBT error = 7011, errno = 106, sbtopen: system error

Recovery Manager complete.
oracle@axpbckp>


you said "DSM_RC_ACCESS_DENIED" is for improper permission, but for what ?
do i smell some wrong chmod values somewhere ?

thanks

goran










----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Sims" <rbs AT BU DOT EDU>
To: <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: setting up TDPO / newbie help

On Nov 14, 2006, at 10:06 AM, goc wrote:

ORA-19511: Error received from media manager layer, error text:
  SBT error = 7011, errno = 106, sbtopen: system error

Goran - See that msg in the TSM Wiki or ADSM QuickFacts.

The 106 should be API error DSM_RC_ACCESS_DENIED, meaning denied due
to improper permission.

   Richard Sims