Offline backup of Oracle 12c (12.1.0.2) fails with e000ff17 when Pluggable Database (PDB) Automatic Startup is enabled

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Article ID: 100033001

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Description

Error Message

0xe000ff17 - A communications failure has occurred with an Oracle resource.

 

Resolution

Veritas Technologies LLC has acknowledged that the above-mentioned issue is present in the current version(s) listed under the Product(s) Section of this article. Veritas Technologies LLC is committed to product quality and satisfied customers.
 
There are currently no plans to address this issue by way of a patch or hotfix in the current or previous versions of the software at the present time. This issue may be resolved in a future major revision of the software at a later time. However, this particular issue is not currently scheduled for any release.  If you feel this issue has a direct business impact for you and your continued use of the product, please contact your Veritas Sales representative or the Veritas Sales group to discuss these concerns.  For information on how to contact Veritas Sales, please see http://www.veritas.com
 
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Workaround:
Unselect the Perform the backup offline check box in the Backup Options, and use Online Backup

Issue/Introduction

Oracle Database 12c Release 1 - patchset 12.1.0.2 introduced the feature to preserve the open mode of one or more PDBs when the Container Database (CDB) restarts by using the ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE SQL statement.
Please see : http://docs.oracle.com/database/121/ADMIN/cdb_admin.htm#ADMIN14251

When PDB Automatic Startup is enabled with the feature, offline backup of the Oracle Database fails with e000ff17.

Also, RMAN Output in the job log shows "ORA-65019: pluggable database string already open".

Additional Information

ETrack: 3899565