Scheduled Backups

[GwenLee]

I am having trouble with scheduled backups. I am not getting any errors. The job monitor list the scheduled backup as running; however, nothing has been done. What could be the problem.

 

[bolasete]

i can think of 2 things that would cause this.

1. the backup exec server service is not running and not set to automatic start.

2. there is a problem with the connection to the tape drive. when i had a problem with this it would not run jobs. when i opened the app it would immediately try again and fail.

hope it helps.

 

[GwenLee]

Thank you for your prompt response, but where to I go to fix this. My backups are scheduled to run at 11:00pm every night. Yet the past two nights, nothing ran.

 

[Patster]

Hello.

Are you able to run the backup manually? (instead of schedule, run now). It's odd that you're not getting errors, which I'd expect if it was trying to pick up a tape and failing. What type of device are you trying to write to?

 

[Msharkey]

Suggestion:

Make sure that your services are enabled for Backup Exec. This under Admin/Services.

Matt