In the Oracle Integration Guide, in the Troubleshooting section:
Problem
“Binary util_orarest is missing” error is displayed when browsing Oracle restore sessions
The following error message is displayed when browsing Oracle database for restore sessions in
the Data Protector GUI Restore context:
Binary util_orarest is missing. Cannot get information from the remote host.
The problem can appear in the following cases:
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When restoring database items to a new host.
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When restoring 64-bit Oracle version 10.2.0.4 in the RAC environment, on HP-UX 11.23
PA-RISC systems. If util_orarest is present on the system, this error can mean that the
util_orarest agent ends abnormally while trying to load the 32-bit OCI library from the
ORACLE_HOME/lib32 directory.
Actions
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When restoring database items to a new host, resolve the problem as follows:
1. Close Data Protector.
2. Set the environment variable on the system where the Cell Manager resides:
OB2_ORARESTHOSTNAME =target_Oracle_host
3. Restart Data Protector and try to restore the database items again.
4. When the restore is complete, close Data Protector and re-set the following environment
variable:
OB2_ORARESTHOSTNAME =empty
5. Restart Data Protector