Re: SBS 2003 and Exchange Backup

If your using AIT1 tapes, you might want to install hotfix 831664...

http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=8017&eventno=2080&source=NTBackup&phase=1
------------------------
Bruce Thompson (Last update 10/23/2006):
- Error: "The requested media failed to mount. The operation was aborted" -
The tape drive is a Sony AIT drive which supports both AIT and AIT1 tapes.
The backup always wants to default to AIT1 tapes which don't seem to mount.
Backup works correctly with a tape of type AIT. Microsoft's article M831664
describes an update to bkprunner.exe that allows it to recognize additional
types of tapes.
------------------------

"The requested media failed to mount" error message when you try to perform
a backup in Windows SBS 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;831664

--
Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]
============================

"adi" <adi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:FFD6FD14-FF32-4C84-BA84-07D1E98C6488@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello again.

I tried running the wizard again but this time have excludes some folders
so
I could test the back up. Below is the error log. Any suggestions? Andy


18/11/2007 22:19
-------------------------------
Date: 18/11/2007
Time: 22:19
User: administrator
-------------------------------

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_PHYSICAL_MEDIA) succeeded.
Will enumerate on 0 media types found.
GetNtmsObjectInformation(NtmsLibraryInfo) succeeded.
Found an enabled library.
InventoryNtmsLibrary(NtmsInventoryOmid) succeeded.
EnumerateNtmsObject(NTMS_PHYSICAL_MEDIA) succeeded.
Will enumerate on 1 media types found.
GetNtmsObjectInformation(NtmsPhysicalMediaInfo) succeeded.
GetNtmsObjectInformation(NtmsMediaTypeInfo) succeeded.
Found a tape media type in the library (8mm AIT).
Launching NTBackup: ntbackup.exe backup "@C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Windows
Small Business Server\Backup\Small Business Backup Script.bks" /d "SBS
Backup
created on 18/11/2007 at 22:20" /v:yes /r:no /rs:no /hc:on /m normal /j
"Small Business Server Backup Job" /l:s /p "8mm AIT" /UM
NTBACKUP LOG FILE: C:\Documents and Settings\SBS Backup User\Local
Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows NT\NTBackup\data\backup09.log
=====================<BEGIN NTBACKUP LOG FILE>=====================
Backup Status
The requested media failed to mount. The operation was aborted.

----------------------

=======================<END NTBACKUP LOG FILE>=====================
NTBackup finished the backup with errors.

For more information about failed backups, see the article on
troubleshooting your backup at the following Web page:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=18414

Backup ended at 18 November 2007 22:22
Backup Runner finished.


.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: SBS 2003 Standard Restore from tape
    ... just to let you know, once the media is marked as clear media, the backup completes sucessfully but the media can now be read and restored from any server, not just the one that did the backup. ... Seems like the Small business backup utility is not erasing, or blanking the tapes before it backups onto the tape. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: Problems with tape media identification in RSM
    ... The third party backup software did install a new supported media label type, but somehow the installation got screwed up and the DLL that the registry key was referring to was gone! ... We've successfully run 3 backups now, but since then I have been running into a major problem with identifying tapes. ... If I right-click and Free them, they do each get loaded, written to, and placed in the Free Media pool. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.general)
  • Backup error finished with error code 0X80070458
    ... Autoloader with 6 tapes. ... "Backup Runner started. ... Will enumerate on 8 media libraries found. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: BACKUP locks up a directory?
    ... You indicate that the BACKUP performance is an issue. ... I'm happy if I just end up with tapes that I can ... understand new tapes for the older drives can be an issue. ... Still pissed off at me, huh, aren't you Dave? ...
    (comp.os.vms)
  • RE: Back Up Problems
    ... They are 20/40 tapes, I don't think that I have ever cleaned the heads. ... >> Backup Runner started. ... >> Will enumerate on 3 media libraries found. ... >> Backup Type: Normal ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)