Tamizh, To set the limit on the size of the output file use "set limit channel d1 kbytes=300000;" for a 3 gig file . Ron
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/30/03 10:04AM >>> Hi List, How to fix this error without changing something in OS level? Is tehre any command to set max block size in RMAn before we do backup? Thanks in advance? RMAN-08031: released channel: c1 RMAN-08031: released channel: c2 RMAN-08031: released channel: c3 RMAN-00571: =========================================================== RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS =============== RMAN-00571: =========================================================== RMAN-10035: exception raised in RPC: O RMAN-10031: ORA-19624 occurred during call to DBMS_BACKUP_RESTORE.BACKUPPIECECREATE RMAN-03015: error occurred in stored script ts_noncrm_data_backup RMAN-03007: retryable error occurred during execution of command: backup RMAN-07004: unhandled exception during command execution on channel c1 RMAN-10035: exception raised in RPC: ORA-19504: failed to create file "/u03/backup/rman/al_HSBC5087585421" ORA-27044: unable to write the header block of file SVR4 Error: 27: File too large Additional information: 3 RMAN-10031: ORA-19624 occurred during call to DBMS_BACKUP_RESTORE.BACKUPPIECECREATE RMAN> $ ulimit -sa time(seconds) unlimited file(blocks) unlimited data(kbytes) 2097148 stack(kbytes) 8192 coredump(blocks) 0 nofiles(descriptors) 64 vmemory(kbytes) unlimited -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Ron Rogers INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).