Incomplete backups...

[mpottage]

I used to be getting successful backups all the time, but now the result is always incomplete.
Unable to read file.
E3406 EC=Lock Violation
E3404 EC=Sharing Violation

any ideas?

thanks in advance

Mark

 

[TheLad]

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[mpottage]

ARCServe 6.61 for NT
NT4 server sp6
ARCServe build (834SP2A)

thanks

Mark

 

[speshalyst]

This happens when that specific file is being used by another application..

The best bet would be to exclude thes fiules using the filter option


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[mpottage]

Some of the files causing this problem are:
"D:\exchsrvr\mtadata\db000001.dat"
these keep incresing in binary, so far up to
"...\db000048.dat"
Also,
"D:\exchsrvr\mtadata\DBREFS"

Are these files critical and to be backed up?
The only other folder/file in the mtadata folder is the:
"mtacheck.out" folder.
,which contains the:
"mtacheck.log"
Can I exclude using a filter, the whole "mtadata" folder from the backup?
Basically are the contents of the mtadata folder important for a restore of any kind?

thanks

Mark

 

[speshalyst]

You can safely exclude MTAdata from your backup job...

set an exclusion filter to exclude directory pattern


cheers
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So it Shall be Done!!

 

[mpottage]

I understand about excluding files using filters.
I have been typing out the full path of the file or folder to exclude.
Can you explain how I would do this using directory pattern?

many thanks

Mark