Backup Exec 8.5

[csjoseph]

Very strange occurances with Backup Exec as of late. Our backups were running smooth for over a year. Now I can run a backup job right away. But any scheduled job has the following symptoms.

Alert - "Please remove the media from the drive"
Alert - "Please insert overwritable media into the drive"

I have the overwrite set to 3 days. The tapes are used once every 7 days. I will also include the most recent log file. Please give me any info you can.

Oh yes. NT 4.0 sp6. Exchange 5.5

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Job server: HDI_LANSERVER
Job name: Daily Backup Test Run
Job started: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 at 11:00:04 PM
Job type: Backup
Log file: BEX73.txt
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Drive and media information from media mount:
Changer Name:
Drive Name: COMPAQ 1
Media Slot: 0
Media Cartridge Label: #2967B823-001
Targeted Media Set Name: Media Set 1

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Job Operation - Backup
Media operation - overwrite.
Hardware compression enabled.
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Performing Remote Agent backup

Media Name: "Daily Backup Test Run Media"
Backup of "\\HDI_MAIL\Microsoft Exchange Directory "
Backup set #1 on storage media #1
Backup set description: "Daily Backup Test Run"
Backup Type: FULL - Database & Logs (flush committed logs)
Backup started on 02/19/2002 at 11:00:37 PM.

Backup completed on 02/19/2002 at 11:00:48 PM.
Backed up 1 Exchange Server store(s)
Processed 11,550,984 bytes in 11 seconds.
Throughput rate: 60.1 MB/min
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Performing Remote Agent backup

Media Name: "Daily Backup Test Run Media"
Backup of "\\HDI_MAIL\Microsoft Exchange Information Store "
Backup set #2 on storage media #1
Backup set description: "Daily Backup Test Run"
Backup Type: FULL - Database & Logs (flush committed logs)
Backup started on 02/19/2002 at 11:00:49 PM.

Backup completed on 02/19/2002 at 11:46:33 PM.
Backed up 1 Exchange Server store(s)
Processed 5,205,164,564 bytes in 45 minutes and 44 seconds.
Throughput rate: 108.5 MB/min
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Media Name: "Daily Backup Test Run Media"
Backup of "\\HDI_MAIL\Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes "
Backup set #3 on storage media #1
Backup set description: "Daily Backup Test Run"
Backup Type: NORMAL - Back Up Files - Reset Archive Bit
Backup started on 02/19/2002 at 11:46:37 PM.
WARNING: "Rocky DeMarre [rdemarre]?Top of Information Store?Personal?Car?Hello Rocky" is a corrupt file.
This file cannot verify.
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Backup completed on 02/20/2002 at 2:24:09 AM.
Backed up 71882 mail message(s) in 903 folder(s) in 31 mailbox(es)
1 corrupt file was backed up
Processed 3,109,577,527 bytes in 2 hours, 37 minutes, and 32 seconds.
Throughput rate: 18.8 MB/min
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Performing Remote Agent backup

Media Name: "Daily Backup Test Run Media"
Backup of "\\SQLSERVER\E$ "
Backup set #4 on storage media #1
Backup set description: "Daily Backup Test Run"
Backup Type: NORMAL - Back Up Files - Reset Archive Bit
Backup started on 02/20/2002 at 2:24:22 AM.
Chris
LAN Admin / Programmer
cjoseph@hdii.com

 

[Guest_imported]

Hi, Joseph: I have the same thing occurring. I get it almost every night. It works fine for a week or two and then I get this message every 2 out of 3 days or so for another few weeks. I have no idea and am searching for answers. I'll check back to see if anyone else can help.

 

[divyan]

Hi,

Couple of times this had happened to me. Once I had to clear the drive using cleaning catridge. Next time had to repalce the DLT.


Divyaprakash

 

[csjoseph]

It seems I have averted this problem. THe problem seemed to be that when I would put in a tape and look at the tape from the device tab the label was '?'. Now every night I make sure that the tape that is inserted is recognized and it has been working.

Thanks to all who gave input. Chris
LAN Admin / Programmer
cjoseph@hdii.com