Re: recovery storage grp restore

From: Michael Barta [MSFT] (mbarta_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/19/04 

Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 09:39:33 -0600

Have you removed the administrative share for that drive? I did this on a
test box and received the same error.

262959 XADM: Error Message When Restoring Exchange 2000: Unable to Create
the
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=262959 

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"dlbrum" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> THere is no entry in the application or system log.
> There is no backup log written to doc settings\user\local
> settings\microsoft\windows\ etc...
>
> It just pops up a dialog box, and then I get a 15 sec or
> so hourglass...
>
> There is nothing in any of the paths designated for files,
> logs, etc.,  but the path directories exist.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >There are three places to set file paths.
> >
> >The path listed on the Recovery storage group. - This is
> for transaction
> >logs for the RSG.
> >The path listed on the database that you added to the
> RSG - These are the
> >locations for the edb and stm files. This is where they
> will be restored to.
> >The path that you specify for the temp location for
> NTBackup during the
> >restore.
> >
> >The restore should restore the databases to the location
> listed on the
> >properties of the database in the RSG.
> >The temp location should be where we restore the logs
> from tape and the
> >restore.env file.
> >
> >The temp location can be anywhere. If the directory does
> not exist it should
> >create it for you. It does not have to be the same as any
> of the other two
> >paths.
> >
> >What does the backup log report when it fails?
> >What is logged in the application log?
> >
> >
> >-- 
> >Michael Barta [MSFT]
> >Microsoft Exchange Support
> >
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> >"dlbrum" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:1002601c40d33$44707390$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> >> also, I set up locations for the first recovery group
> file
> >> locations:  D:\recovery-restore\edb, stm, system, and
> logs
> >> and used those in responding to the setup questions in
> >> setting up the recovery group and then "adding a
> >> database". During ntbackup, I used the location
> >> D:\temprestore for the location to write temp files and
> >> logs.  Is that backup location  supposed to be
> D:\recovery-
> >> restore\logs ?
> >>
> >> ?
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >What did you use to take the backup?
> >> >NTBackup?
> >> >
> >> >Was it done from this same machine or from another?
> >> >
> >> >-- 
> >> >Michael Barta [MSFT]
> >> >Microsoft Exchange Support
> >> >
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> >> >"dlbrum" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> message
> >> >news:fb6d01c40d2d$d821a6f0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> yes, I did do that.
> >> >>
> >> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >> >Did you add the database that you want to restore to
> >> the
> >> >> RSG?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Right click the RSG and select Add database to
> recover.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >-- 
> >> >> >Michael Barta [MSFT]
> >> >> >Microsoft Exchange Support
> >> >> >
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> >> >> >"dlbrum" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote in
> >> >> message
> >> >> >news:cc1a01c40d07$f6949000$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> >> I'm following the "using exch2k3 recovery storage
> >> >> groups"
> >> >> >> doc and have created a recovery storage group.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> When I try to restore online backups from the
> working
> >> >> mail
> >> >> >> store, using ntbackup,  to the recovery storage
> >> group I
> >> >> >> get the error message "Unable to create the log
> Path.
> >> >> >> Check to make sure it is a valid path.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I've deleted and started over several times, and
> >> >> >> used "browse" to determine where the files go (not
> >> just
> >> >> >> typing), so I'm reasonably certain that all "log"
> >> files
> >> >> go
> >> >> >> somewhere where perms and acl's are ok.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I have restored an online backup to the mail store
> >> >> itself
> >> >> >> before creating the recovery storage group
> >> successfully.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Thoughts anyone ?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >.
> >> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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