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SCO backup fails with error "Post GetMetadataActivity failed to execute Object reference not set to an instance of an object"

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Applies to

  • SnapCenter Plug-in for Oracle (SCO) 6.0, 6.0.1 and 6.1
  • ASM over NFS

Issue

SCO backup fails with following error, after upgrading SnapCenter to 6.1.

 INFO  SMCore_2337408 PID=[3640] TID=[404] Activity - Preparing Primary and co backups, Starting
DEBUG SMCore_2337408 PID=[3640] TID=[404] MetadataObjectBuilderActivity Started
DEBUG SMCore_2337408 PID=[3640] TID=[404] GetMetadataActivity Begin
INFO  SMCore_2337408 PID=[3640] TID=[404] Enter ForASMDBSetCoBackupComponents
ERROR SMCore_2337408 PID=[3640] TID=[404] ErrorCode (-1), ErrorMessage (Object reference not set to an instance of an object.)
DEBUG SMCore_2337408 PID=[3640] TID=[404] GetMetadataActivity failed to execute Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
ERROR SMCore_2337408 PID=[3640] TID=[404] ErrorCode (-1), ErrorMessage (Object reference not set to an instance of an object.)
DEBUG SMCore_2337408 PID=[3640] TID=[404]  Post GetMetadataActivity failed to execute Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

 

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