PowerProtect: Oracle Database server backup failed

Summary: Oracle Database server backup failed. Error "failed to create sequential file. The database application agent cannot be used for Oracle Application Direct backups. Use the Oracle RMAN agent instead." ...

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Symptoms

Oracle Database server backup failed
Backup fails due to the error below.

RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03009: failure of backup command on t1 channel at mm/dd/yyy hh:mm:ss
ORA-19506: failed to create sequential file, name="name_1_1", parms=""
ORA-27028: skgfqcre: sbtbackup returned error
ORA-19511: non RMAN, but media manager or vendor specific failure, error text:

**The database application agent cannot be used for Oracle Application Direct backups. Use the Oracle RMAN agent instead.**
 (100:123:0)

 

Cause

DDBEA 19.13 no longer supports Oracle RMAN backup.

 

Resolution

Install Oracle RMAN agent. See the DDBEA to RMAN AGENT Migration guidelines for more details.

 

Affected Products

PowerProtect App Direct
Article Properties
Article Number: 000228737
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 07 Jul 2025
Version:  2
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