Messages from BR182E to BR218E (SAP Library - Database Administration (Oracle) with SAPDBA)

Messages from BR182E to BR218E

BR182E Checking parameter/option %s failed

Explanation: Errors were discovered when checking a parameter. The cause of the error is described in additional messages.

Program response: Processing terminates

User action: Correct the parameter definition and repeat the process.

BR183E Values '%s' of option '%s' not ascending

Explanation: The values of the option must be defined in ascending order.

Program response: Processing terminates

User action: Correct the parameter and repeat the process.

BR184E Maximal %d values can be defined for parameter %s

Explanation: The number of values for the parameter exceeds the maximum number permitted.

Program response: Processing terminates

User action: Correct the parameter and repeat the process.

BR185E File %s defined in IFILE parameter not in %s

Explanation: The file defined in the init<DBSID>.ora parameter IFILE is not in the directory <ORACLE_HOME>/dbs .

Program response: Processing terminates

User action: Correct the parameter and repeat the process.

BR186E Compress directories %s and %s on the same disk volume

Explanation: If you define several directories in the profile parameter compress_dir , then they should be on different disks.

Program response: Processing terminates

User action: Correct the definition in the init.sap profile.

BR187E Value %d of parameter/option %s smaller than %d

Explanation: The value of the specified parameter or option is lower than the minimum permitted value.

Program response: Processing terminates

User action: Correct the parameter or option and repeat the process.

BR188E Value %d of parameter/option %s greater than %d

Explanation: The value of the specified parameter exceeds the maximum value permitted.

Program response: Processing terminates

User action: Correct the parameter or option and repeat the process.

BR189W Expiration period equals 0 – backup volumes could be immediately overwritten

Explanation: The value of the expir_period parameter is 0 - the expiration check has been switched off. This means that volumes created on this day can be overwritten. This could lead to the loss of a current backup.

Program response: Processing continues.

User action: Correct the parameter. The value of expiration_period should be set to 0 for test purposes only.

BR190E Parameter %s in form \\.\tapex not supported any more – please use %s instead

Explanation: For reliability, tape device addresses of the form \\.\tapex are no longer supported.

Program response: The program terminates.

User action: Set the init<DBSID>.sap parameter tape_address to a value such as /dev/nmtx .

BR191E Value '%s' of parameter/option '%s' not supported for '%s'

Explanation: The parameter or option is not supported.

Program response: Processing terminates.

User action: Check the parameter definition or command syntax (e.g. using option -h ). Repeat the process.

BR192E cpio block size in option - C is not a multiple of 512

Explanation: (Windows NT only) When the definition of the init<DBSID>.sap parameter cpio_flags or cpio_in_flags was being checked, it was discovered that the block size defined there is not a multiple of 512. However, under Windows NT this is a requirement for being able to restore a backup.

Program response: Processing terminates

User action: Change the cpio block size (for example, to 16384) and repeat the process.

BR193I,W,E Files to be backed up are already compressed

Explanation: The software was already compressed during the backup to disk that you now want to copy with the BRBACKUP option -b .

Program response: Backup continues if brbackup -b runs without software compression (BR193I) or if software compression is active but ignored (BR193W). A backup with BACKINT causes a termination (BR193E).

User action: BR193W: Back up the disk backup without software compression (parameter setting compress=no or BRBACKUP option -k no ). BR193E: Back up the disk without software compression.

BR194I,W,E First offline redo log file %s to be backed up, which was found in line %d of %s, is already compressed

Explanation: The software was compressed when the offline redo log files were backed up to disk that you now want to copy with the BRARCHIVE option -a .

Program response: Backup continues if brbackup -a runs without software compression (BR194I) or if software compression is active but ignored (BR194W). A backup with BACKINT causes a termination (BR194E).

User action: BR194W: Back up the disk backup without software compression (parameter setting compress=no or BRARCHIVE option -k no ). BR194E: Back up the disk without software compression.

BR195I Compressed files cannot be verified using DB_VERIFY

Explanation: BRBACKUP and BRRESTORE cannot use DB_VERIFY to verify a backup made with software compression.

Program response: BRBACKUP or BRRESTORE terminates.

User action: Start any subsequent backups that you want to verify with DB_VERIFY without software compression, or verify the database files by using the BRBACKUP option -w|-verify only_dbv (see Backup Verifications).

BR196I Original file %s was a file on raw device – its copy on disk cannot be saved by backup utility

Explanation: Backing up a backup to disk using BACKINT (BRBACKUP option -b ) is not supported for raw device files.

Program response: Files on raw devices are ignored. BRBACKUP backs up the other (non-raw device) files.

User action: Use BACKINT to back up the raw device files directly (without the option -b ).

BR197I Chained start not supported for '%s'

Explanation: A BRBACKUP and BRARCHIVE backup in a single run is not supported for all combinations of parameters or options (for example, not for backups to disk with backup_dev_type = disk ).

Program response: The BRBACKUP/BRARCHIVE run terminates.

User action: Do not use the parameter or option in the message for the chained start.

BR198I Profiles successfully saved

Explanation: The Oracle, SAPDBA and backup profiles were copied successfully to the backup volume.

Program response: none

User action: none

BR199I Volume label(s) successfully checked

Explanation: BRRESTORE checked the volume labels successfully.

Program response: none

User action: none

BR201I Compressing %s

Explanation: Compression of a file has been started.

Program response: none

User action: none

BR202I Saving %s

Explanation: Backup of a file has been started.

Program response: none

User action: none

BR203I to %s...

Explanation: The backup medium for the file listed in BR202I is displayed.

Program response: none

User action: none

BR204I Percentage done: %3.2f%%, estimated end time: %02d:%02d

Explanation: The percentage of data processed is displayed. The end time of the processing is estimated based on this number.

Program response: none

User action: none

BR205I Backup volume initialization

Explanation: You called the SAP utility with option -i .

Program response: The mounted volumes are initialized, or their labels are displayed.

User action: none

BR206I End of backup volume initialization

Explanation: End of backup volume initialization.

Program response: none

User action: none

BR207I Volumes in devices: %s will be initialized with names: %s

Explanation: The names that will be assigned to the volumes during initialization are displayed.

Program response: none

User action: none

BR208I Volume with name %s required in device %s

Explanation: Based on volume management, one or more volumes with the name(s) listed have been found whose expiration period has expired.

Program response: The program checks whether the correct volume was mounted.

User action: You must mount the volume(s) in the specified device(s) for the backup.

BR209I Volume in device %s has name %s

Explanation: The name of the volume in a backup device is displayed.

Program response: none

User action: none

BR210I Please mount the volumes, if you have not already done so

Explanation: The requested volume must be mounted in the device.

Program response: Waits for confirmation.

User action: You must mount the volume(s) in the device(s) for the backup.

BR211W Unattended mode impossible - volume remount required
BR211E Unattended mode impossible - volume remount required

Explanation: If you use option -c in BRBACKUP/BRARCHIVE calls, you suppress most of the confirmation messages. If the utility determines that more volumes are required than the number of available devices, you have to intervene in the process and change the volume. BRBACKUP therefore issues this warning at the start of the process. You will be prompted to switch the volume at the proper time. If you use option -c force , this situation causes the program to terminate (see -c|-confirm).

Program response: Processing continues (BR211W) or terminates (BR211E).

User action: If a warning was issued, you will be prompted to switch volumes at a later time. If the program terminates, do not use force with the -c option in the next program call.

BR212I Please check the volume or the device

Explanation: A volume or device error has occurred.

Program response: Processing terminated due to previous errors.

User action: To examine the errors, view the preceding error messages.

BR213W Rewind of volume in device %s failed
BR213E Winding tape volume in device %s failed

Explanation: The volume could not be rewound, or positioned on a certain file.

Program response: Waits for user action (BR213W) or processing terminates (BR213E).

User action: Analyze the preceding error messages and correct the error(s).

BR214W Label on volume in device %s not found
BR214E Label on volume in device %s not found

Explanation: Case 1: If this error occurs at the beginning of the backup, then the volume is probably not an SAP volume.

Case 2: If this error occurs at the end of a backup, this means that the backup to that volume was not successful.

Program response: Waits for user action (BR214W) or processing terminates (BR214E).

User action: Case 1: Initialize the volume with option -i force and repeat the operation.

Fall 2: Check whether the parameters tape_address ( no-rewind address) and tape_address_rew ( rewind address) are defined correctly. Make sure than no other processes access the backup device during the backup. Correct the contents of the volume if necessary and repeat the operation.

BR215W Label on volume in device %s has wrong format
BR215E Label on volume in device %s has wrong format

Explanation: The label of a volume is damaged.

Program response: Waits for user action (BR215W) or processing terminates (BR215E).

User action: Correct the error and then repeat the operation. Also see the information on message BR214X

BR216W Wrong volume %s found in device %s, expected: %s BR216E Wrong volume %s found in device %s, expected %s %s

Explanation: You mounted an incorrect volume in the backup device. The volume name was determined automatically. The program requires that you stick to this value.

Program response: Waits for the user to mount the correct volume (BR216W) or processing terminated (BR216E).

User action: Mount the correct volume and continue the operation or repeat the operation.

BR217W Lock period for volume %s in device %s not expired
BR217E Lock period for volume %s in device %s not expired

Explanation: The volume mounted in the backup device is still locked. You can only use the volume when the period configured by parameter expir_period in the init.sap profile has expired.

Program response: Waits for the user to mount the correct volume (BR217W) or processing terminates (BR217E).

User action:

BR218W Checking label on volume in device %s failed
BR218E Reading volume label from %s failed

Explanation: This is a general error, and is displayed along with other label errors. You may have mounted a non-SAP volume, although an SAP volume was requested, or problems exist with the device used.

Program response: Waits for the user to mount the correct volume (BR218W) or processing terminates (BR218E).

User action: Analyze and correct the error(s), repeat the operation if necessary.