EM 11G: Configuring Database Target Failed With Error "oracle.sysman.emSDK.emd.comm.OperationException: could not write to targets.xml.bak file" (Doc ID 2642077.1)

Last updated on APRIL 29, 2020

Applies to:

Enterprise Manager for Oracle Database - Version 10.2.0.5 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

EM Console 11g shows the database target in Metric Collection Error status.

Updating the Monitoring configuration page of the target fails with the following error:

oracle.sysman.emSDK.emd.comm.OperationException: could not write to targets.xml.bak file

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