We are trying to use TDP Oracle 2.2 with SAP R/3 4.5 on HP-UX 11.0 and
Oracle 8.0.6.
I know this is not the recommended configuration... we will probably look
at TDP for R/3 next year. In the meantime, our SAP Basis team wants to get
familiar with RMAN, so we're trying TDPO.
The problem is in linking TDPO into Oracle. I already have it linked for
another Oracle instance on the same box, using Oracle 8.1.6. That one
worked just like the manual states, by linking $ORACLE_HOME/lib/libobk.sl
to /usr/lib/libobk.sl. But the SAP instance did not have a libobk.sl,
instead it had a libobk.a.ora. We tried removing that file, then doing
the link as the manual states.
But wait... then I realized the instructions for Oracle 8.0.x were
different.... we should run a 'make' command.... did that, and it seemed to
work OK, but it isn't working. Message from RMAN says it is looking for
/usr/lib/libobk.sl....
Then I saw a post out here saying the TDPO manual actually refers to the
Oracle README file, which I checked.... the README says the relink ('make'
command) is no longer needed, and gives similar instructions as TDPO manual
to create a symbolic link...
Now we're very confused.... for Oracle 8.0.6 do we need to relink (make),
or create a symbolic link? And, is there something special about R/3 that
uses a different file than libobk.sl? Has anyone else attempted doing TDPO
with R/3? Or are there issues with running two different releases of
Oracle on the same machine?
Any ideas will be greatly appreciated!
Robin Sharpe
Berlex Labs
