Backup of Oracle database fails with errror "Unable to validate Oracle database credentials: Try again"

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Description

Error Message

Beremote Debug log  from Oracle server shows:

[6800] RMAN_AttachToDLE: called
[6800] RMAN_AttachToDLE: Attaching to unselectable and non explorable DB
 

Cause

This error occurs while configuring the remote agent

Resolution

Edit the line in sqlnet.ora NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH with notepad, adding LDAP, ONAMES and HOSTNAME with the correct entryies.

Begin by clicking on Start > All Programs > Accessories

Right-click on Notepad and select Run as administrator

In Notepad, click on File > Open. Switch the dropdown menu in the lower right hand corner of the screen from Text Documents (*.txt) to All Files

Locate the folder where you installed the Oracle Client (ORACLE_HOME).(c:\app\administrator\product\11.2.0\client_1\network\admin

The information for this entry is: names.directory_path = (tnsnames, onames, hostname), so type in:

  1. names.directory_path = (tnsnames, onames, ORCL11G-WIN)Restart all Backup Exec services and retry backup.

 

Issue/Introduction

Unable to validate Oracle database credentials: Try again