Re: Backup Error

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From: Bill Peng [MSFT] (v-bpeng_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/25/05 

Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 06:12:41 GMT

Hi JL,

Thank you for the update and I'm glad that ntbackup works now.

For the media library issue, I recommend you to contact the hardware
provider to check whether there's a new driver for the device.

Please also monitor the backup for a few more days. If it work properly, I
think we can leave the non-function one alone.

Regards,

Bill Peng
MCSE 2000, MCDBA
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>Hi Bill,
>
>Finally, it is works. But i found something strange in the Removable
Storage.
>
>Under the libraries, HP tape drive appears twice. One with error sign.
>
>Thanks a lot for your help.
>JL
>
>"Bill Peng [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> Hi JL,
>>
>> Thank you for posting back.
>>
>> Based on my research, the error info may caused by preparation of the
>> media. I recommend you to follow these steps to prepare the media that
you
>> want NTBackup to use.
>>
>> This operation writes a "free media" label on each tape. Remember that
>> Ntbackup can use only prepared tapes during a backup session. Calculate
how
>> many tapes you need for your backup strategy, and prepare each tape
before
>> you continue to the next section.
>>
>> 1. Under Computer Management, expand Storage, expand Removable Storage,
and
>> then click Media.
>>
>> 2. Insert a tape into the tape drive. RSM reads the tape, and then
displays
>> the tape in the right pane.
>>
>> 3. In the right pane, right-click the tape, and then click Free to
remove
>> data from the tape and mark it as free. You can monitor the work queue
for
>> the operation to make sure the operation is finished, or you can wait
for
>> the state to change to Idle and Usage to change to "Free."
>>
>> 4. After the tape is labeled as "free media," you can eject the tape by
>> right-clicking the tape and then clicking Eject. The Eject Wizard starts
>> and moves the tape to the off-line media library.
>>
>> - Labeling the Tapes
>>
>> After you prepare the tapes, use Ntbackup to write a Microsoft Tape
Format
>> (MTF) label. Use a name that describes the contents of the tape. After
this
>> is accomplished, you can schedule Ntbackup to use that tape over and
over
>> again, by specifying the same media label name.
>>
>> Use the following steps to label each tape that you want Ntbackup to be
>> able to reuse.
>>
>> NOTE: This operation writes a unique MTF label on each tape. Make sure
that
>> each tape has a unique name, even if you rotate different sets of tapes
>> (weekly).
>>
>> 1. Make sure that a prepared tape is in the stand-alone tape library.
>>
>> 2. Start Ntbackup, and then click Backup Wizard.
>>
>> 3. In the "What to Backup" dialog box, click "backup selected files,
>> drives, or network data".
>>
>> 4. In the "Items to Backup" dialog box, click a single folder on any
local
>> drive.
>>
>> 5. In the "Where to Store the Backup" dialog box, under "backup media
>> type", click the tape drive, and in the "backup media" area, click "new
>> media".
>>
>> 6. In the "Completing the Backup Wizard" dialog box, click Advanced.
>>
>> 7. Continue through the screens until the Backup Label dialog box is
>> displayed. In this dialog box, you can change the Backup Label and Media
>> Label fields. The information in the Media Label field distinguishes one
>> tape from another. Change the Media Label field so that the field
contains
>> meaningful information to represent a tape for each day of the week. The
>> example in this article uses unique names like Monday-Full,
Tuesday-Full,
>> and so on (one for each day/tape).
>>
>> 8. Continue through the dialog boxes, and then start the backup process.
>> This backs up the single folder and writes a meaningful media label that
>> you can use from now on to schedule backups.
>>
>> 9. After the backup process finishes, quit Ntbackup.
>>
>> 10. If you now view Removable Storage Media, you see that the tape shows
>> "Application" under Usage. Right-click the tape to view its properties.
If
>> you click the side tab, you see that the "identification label" field
>> contains the same name that you specified in step 7. That is the name
you
>> want to use from now on, whenever you schedule a backup for that day's
tape
>> and choose to rewrite the same label name.
>>
>> 11. Right-click the tape, click Eject, and then physically label the
tape,
>> using the same label name that you specified during the backup.
>>
>> 12. Repeat this procedure for each tape until all of the tapes have
valid
>> MTF media labels.
>>
>> I hope the above info helps.
>>
>> If you have any update, please feel free to post back.
>>
>> Bill Peng
>> MCSE 2000, MCDBA
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>>
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>> >From: "JL" <jackyla73@hotmail.com>
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>> >Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:43:28 +0800
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>> >Hi Bill,
>> >
>> >Fellow your instruction as below:
>> >
>> >>>a) Click Start, click Run, type ntbackup, and then press Enter. The
>> Backup
>> >>>or Restore Wizard launches.
>> >>>b) On the Welcome to the Backup or Restore Wizard page, click Advanced
>> >>>Mode.
>> >>>c) Click the Backup tab. From the Job menu, choose Load Selections.
>> >>>select the check box for any drive, folder or file that you want to
back
>> >> up"
>> >>>such as my computer, System State etc... , backup destination and
backup
>> >>>media or file name.
>> >>>
>> >>>d) In the File Name box type %sbsprogramdir%\backup.
>> >>>e) Click Small Business Backup Script.bks to select, and click Open.
On
>> >> the
>> >>>Backup tab, click Start Backup.
>> >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> >
>> >I got popup message as below:
>> >
>> >There is no free media available with selected type, but the follwing
>> media
>> >was found;
>> >"Media created 10/21/2004 at 11:00 PM" in device "Hewlett Packard DAT72
>> >drive"
>> >Do you want to use this media now?
>> >
>> >Warning: The media appears to contain a valid backup. It will be erased
if
>> >you use this media.
>> >
>> >+++++++++++++++++
>> >
>> >Yes
>> >
>> >Mounting the media... forever....i just cancelled it.
>> >
>> >>>> 2) The Backupxx.log files in the folder C:\Documents and
Settings\SBS
>> >>>> Backup User\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows
>> >>>> NT\NTBackup\data.
>> >The log file is empty, nothing inside the log file.
>> >
>> >>>> 3) The Sbsbackuplogxx.log files which can be located under the
folder
>> >>>> %sbsprogramdir%\Support\Backup Logs.
>> >which is attached.
>> >
>> >Jacky
>> >
>> >"Bill Peng [MSFT]" <v-bpeng@online.microsoft.com> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·
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>> >> Hi JL,
>> >>
>> >> Thank you for posting back.
>> >>
>> >> For your reference, I attached a screen shot of the ntbackup (for the
job
>> >> menu). Please use Outlook Express to browse the newsgroup, then you
will
>> >> be
>> >> able to check the attachment of this reply.
>> >>
>> >> Do you mean that there is no .log file at all? Or you only want to
know
>> >> how
>> >> to view the .log file?
>> >>
>> >> To view the .log files, please open it with Notepad. You can run
Notepad
>> >> first, then drop the .log file to the Notepad window. You can also
>> >> double-click the .log file and choose Notepad to open it.
>> >>
>> >> I hope the above info helps.
>> >>
>> >> If you have any update, please feel free to post back.
>> >>
>> >> Bill Peng
>> >> MCSE 2000, MCDBA
>> >> Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
>> >>
>> >> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
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>> >> <$7nfyaSKFHA.1532@TK2MSFTNGXA02.phx.gbl>
>> >>>Subject: RE: Backup Error
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>> >>>
>> >>>Hi Bill,
>> >>>
>> >>>First of all, thanks a lot for your quick response.
>> >>>
>> >>>I was just fellow your instruction as below:
>> >>>
>> >>>a) Click Start, click Run, type ntbackup, and then press Enter. The
>> Backup
>> >>>or Restore Wizard launches.
>> >>>b) On the Welcome to the Backup or Restore Wizard page, click Advanced
>> >>>Mode.
>> >>>c) Click the Backup tab. From the Job menu, choose Load Selections.
>> >>>****
>> >>>I cannot find the job menu in the Backup tab. There are only have
"Click
>> >> to
>> >>>select the check box for any drive, folder or file that you want to
back
>> >> up"
>> >>>such as my computer, System State etc... , backup destination and
backup
>> >>>media or file name.
>> >>>
>> >>>d) In the File Name box type %sbsprogramdir%\backup.
>> >>>e) Click Small Business Backup Script.bks to select, and click Open.
On
>> >> the
>> >>>Backup tab, click Start Backup.
>> >>>f) Can the problem be reproduced?
>> >>>
>> >>>[Note] The backup log info you posted in the original thread is not
>> >>>> complete, will you please post the complete backup log here again?
>> >>>Pls help how to get complete backup log. I tried to located it under
>> >>> C:\Documents and Settings\SBS Backup User\Local Settings\Application
>> >>>Data\Microsoft\Windows NT\NTBackup\data.
>> >>>But i cannot view the .log file.
>> >>>
>> >>>Thanks for your help.
>> >>>
>> >>>JL
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>"Bill Peng [MSFT]" wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Hi JL,
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Thank you for posting here.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I understand that the backup encounter a problem. Please follow
these
>> >> steps
>> >>>> to test it.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> a) Click Start, click Run, type ntbackup, and then press Enter. The
>> >> Backup
>> >>>> or Restore Wizard launches.
>> >>>> b) On the Welcome to the Backup or Restore Wizard page, click
Advanced
>> >>>> Mode.
>> >>>> c) Click the Backup tab. From the Job menu, choose Load Selections.
>> >>>> d) In the File Name box type %sbsprogramdir%\backup.
>> >>>> e) Click Small Business Backup Script.bks to select, and click
Open. On
>> >> the
>> >>>> Backup tab, click Start Backup.
>> >>>> f) Can the problem be reproduced?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Please also try reconfiguring SBS Backup wizard and run Backup
>> >> immediately.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Then, if the problem persists, please check the following logs:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> 1) Application, System logs around time of failure
>> >>>> 2) The Backupxx.log files in the folder C:\Documents and
Settings\SBS
>> >>>> Backup User\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows
>> >>>> NT\NTBackup\data.
>> >>>> 3) The Sbsbackuplogxx.log files which can be located under the
folder
>> >>>> %sbsprogramdir%\Support\Backup Logs.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> [Note] The backup log info you posted in the original thread is not
>> >>>> complete, will you please post the complete backup log here again?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Please post back with the error info.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I hope the above info helps.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> If you have any update, please feel free to let me know.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Bill Peng
>> >>>> MCSE 2000, MCDBA
>> >>>> Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
>> >>>> =====================================================
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>> so
>> >>>> that others may learn and benefit from your issue.
>> >>>> =====================================================
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>> >> rights.
>> >>>>
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>> >>>> >From: "=?Utf-8?B?Skw=?=" <JL@discussions.microsoft.com>
>> >>>> >Subject: Backup Error
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>> >>>> >
>> >>>> >I am using backup wizard to do backup, but last week i got the
message
>> >> as
>> >>>> >below:
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> >Backup Runner started.
>> >>>> >NTMS session started successfully.
>> >>>> >EnumerateNtmsObject(NTMS_LIBRARY) succeeded.
>> >>>> >Will enumerate on 3 media libraries found.
>> >>>> >GetNtmsObjectInformation(NtmsLibraryInfo) succeeded.
>> >>>> >GetNtmsObjectInformation(NtmsLibraryInfo) succeeded.
>> >>>> >Found an enabled library.
>> >>>> >InventoryNtmsLibrary(NtmsInventoryOmid) succeeded.
>> >>>> >Identify Media completed
>> >>>> >EnumerateNtmsObject(NTMS_MEDIA_TYPE) succeeded.
>> >>>> >Will enumerate on 0 media types found.
>> >>>> >GetNtmsObjectInformation(NtmsLibraryInfo) succeeded.
>> >>>> >Found an enabled library.
>> >>>> >InventoryNtmsLibrary(NtmsInventoryOmid) succeeded.
>> >>>> >Identify Media completed
>> >>>> >EnumerateNtmsObject(NTMS_MEDIA_TYPE) succeeded.
>> >>>> >Will enumerate on 1 media types found.
>> >>>> >GetNtmsObjectInformation(NtmsPhysicalMediaInfo) succeeded.
>> >>>> >GetNtmsObjectInformation(NtmsMediaTypeInfo) succeeded.
>> >>>> >Found a tape media type in the library (Travan).
>> >>>> >Launching NTBackup: ntbackup.exe backup "@C:\Program
Files\Microsoft
>> >>>> >Windows Small Business Server\Backup\Small Business Backup
Script.bks"
>> >>>> >/d "SBS Backup created on 2005-03-01 at 23:30" /v:yes /r:no /rs:no
>> >>>> >/hc:on /m normal /j "Small Business Server Backup Job" /l:s /p
>> "Travan"
>> >> /UM
>> >>>> >NTBACKUP LOG FILE: C:\Documents and Settings\SBS Backup User\Local
>> >>>> >Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows
>> >> NT\NTBackup\data\backup01.log
>> >>>> >=====================<BEGIN NTBACKUP LOG FILE>=====================
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> >I am using HP DAT 72 Tape which is compatible with SBS2003.
>> >>>> >By the way, the NTBackup log is blank.
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> >Pls help.
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> >JL
>> >>>> >
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>

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