SAP Note 28003 - OnArchive: Level 0 Archive - Aborted by client

Symptom:

OnArchive, level 0 archive terminates with the message:
Aborted by client

Cause and prerequisites

A local tape device is defined as a 'remote device'. That is, the device was entered with the prefix of a host name (for example, :/dev/rmt/0m).

Check the parameters:

• DEVICE TAPE/DEVICE TAPES in the config.arc file or

• TAPEDEV/LTAPEDEV in your onconfig file.

Treat a tape device that is entered this way as a remote tape device, and open a remote shell to process the archive/restore processes.

If the remote shell encounters a timeout, the above-mentioned error can occur.

Solution
If you are not using remote backup, do not define local tape units with a preceding host name.

Additional key words

Onarchive, Aborted by client, remote device