SQL Bill,
We figured it out. It is evident that the tapes were filling up or within 20MB of being full. This was too close for the backup so it indeed was canceling based on this.
A simple change to what was being backed up each evening to lower the data requiring back up and whamo...all...
SQLBill,
Here is a copy of the Job Setup properties. Maybe you will spot some kind of notification that needs a response. If there is such a notification and it is waiting for a response and never gets one, it cancels the backup.
Also, if it were the tape being damaged or old, why does it do...
SQLBill,
Reviewed the Windows Event Viewer logs (application and system logs) and the only ERROR or suspect event occurs at the end of the tape back up. Here is the message it gives:
"No mover was available to close out the last backup set"
The tapes are about 1.5 years old. Each day we...
SQLBill,
I thought you may be on to something with the time of completion versus the time of start of a back up operation so I looked back at the successful job logs.
Here is the job log from the last successful backup we had:
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Job server: SDISERVER
Job name: Daily...
SQLBill,
Thank you for your response.
No one has access to the server to cancel anything. The server, or Veritas backup exec, is canceling the process itself.
The error merssage not only comes across in the e-mail but also is in the Job Log.
Here's is what comes across via e-mail...
I am new to our back up system (Veritas Bacup Exec 9.1) running on our server. Over the past 2 weeks the back up appears to be finishing but gives us the following error messages:
"Media Mount Failed
User canceled a Physical Volume Library operation.
The media operation was terminated by the...
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