Re: Incremental backup failed due to missinf log files

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From: GT (DSS4u_at_+++nospam+++HOTMAIL.COM)
Date: 12/21/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 07:27:16 -0500

Even if you're missing log files, doing a full backup should work and reset
things back to normal.

-GT
<denisf@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:tqbes0dctafuljd094cl2men9mt0cv8cj0@4ax.com...
> Hi Folks,
>
> I'm getting the below error when I try to do incremental
> backups of Exchange. I suspect that the missing files (the other one
> is a log file too) were taken by Symantec AV before I could exclude
> the directory. They weren't in the quarentine though. At any rate this
> is a new install and I want to start the full then incremental backup
> sequence going. Any idea how to get by this ? Can't find anything on
> the web or on Microsoft's site. Is it possible to get the log's wiped
> out and start teh full b/u again ?
>
> Thanks,
> Denis
>
> Event Type: Error
> Event Source: ESE
> Event Category: Logging/Recovery
> Event ID: 459
> Date: 12/19/2004
> Time: 7:59:04 PM
> User: N/A
> Computer: EMARCNTSERVER
> Description:
> Information Store (3100) First Storage Group: The file
> G:\Exchsrvr\mdbdata\E0000000.log is missing and could not be
> backed-up.
>

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