managing with an ORA-19511 Error

You’re receiving an ORA-19511 error message from your media management layer (MML).
then you
Inspect the contents of the sbtio.log file. It should have more detailed information about the
root cause of the problem. The sbtio.log file is usually located in the directory defined by the
user_dump_dest initialization variable or in the $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/log directory.

When your MML returns the ORA-19511 error, this is usually an indication of one of the
following:
• The MML software has not been configured or installed correctly.
• An OS variable related to the MML has not been set correctly.
In this situation, Oracle is only passing back the error from the MML. If the text of message
ORA-19511 does not provide enough information to resolve the problem, then you should contact
the third-party MML vendor and engage their assistance to resolve the problem.
When you receive an ORA-19511 error message, it will typically be accompanied by other

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Media Management Layer Error Messages
Message Number Description
sbtopen 7000 Backup file not found
sbtopen 7001 File exists
sbtopen 7002 Bad mode specified
sbtopen 7003 Invalid block size specified
sbtopen 7004 No tape device found
sbtopen 7005 Device found, but busy
sbtopen 7006 Tape volume not found
sbtopen 7007 Tape volume in use
sbtopen 7008 I/O error
sbtopen 7009 Can’t connect with Media Manager
sbtopen 7010 Permission denied
sbtopen 7011 OS error
sbtopen 7012 Invalid argument to sbtopen
sbtclose 7020 Invalid file handle or file not open
sbtclose 7021 Invalid flags to sbtclose
sbtclose 7022 I/O error
sbtclose 7023 OS error
sbtclose 7024 Invalid argument to sbtclose
sbtclose 7025 Can’t connect with Media Manager
sbtwrite 7040 Invalid file handle or file not open
sbtwrite 7041 End of volume reached
sbtwrite 7042 I/O error
sbtwrite 7043 OS error
sbtwrite 7044 Invalid argument to sbtwrite
sbtread 7060 Invalid file handle or file not open
sbtread 7061 EOF encountered
sbtread 7062 End of volume reached
sbtread 7063 I/O error
sbtread 7064 OS error
sbtread 7065 Invalid argument to sbtread
sbtremove 7080 Backup file not found
sbtremove 7081 Backup file in use
sbtremove 7082 I/O error
sbtremove 7083 Can’t connect with Media Manager
sbtremove 7084 Permission denied
sbtremove 7085 OS error
sbtremove 7086 Invalid argument to sbtremove
sbtinfo 7090 Backup file not found
sbtinfo 7091 I/O error
sbtinfo 7092 Can’t connect with Media Manager
sbtinfo 7093 Permission denied
sbtinfo 7094 OS error
sbtinfo 7095 Invalid argument to sbtinfo
sbtinit 7110 Invalid argument to sbtinit
sbtinit 7111 OS error