I use NtBackup at the protected servers to backup System State.
The problem with NtBackup is that it doesn't send any errors to me.
Sometimes the error in NtBackup is so bad that i shows up in DPM Manager,
but in most cases DPM doesn't notice any problems.
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Bengt Nilsson, Staffanstorp, Sweden
Sample log file with NO errors
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Backup Status
Operation: Backup
Active backup destination: File
Media name: "SystemStateBackup.bkf created 2006-08-12 at 05:30"
Volume shadow copy creation: Attempt 1.
Backup (via shadow copy) of "System State"
Backup set #1 on media #1
Backup description: "Set created 2005-08-04 at 15:51"
Media name: "SystemStateBackup.bkf created 2006-08-12 at 05:30"
Backup Type: Copy
Backup started on 2006-08-12 at 05:30.
Backup completed on 2006-08-12 at 05:34.
Directories: 192
Files: 2846
Bytes: 549 509 402
Time: 4 minutes and 5 seconds
Sample log file WITH errors
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Backup Status
Operation: Backup
Active backup destination: File
Media name: "SystemStateBackup.bkf created 2006-08-13 at 05:30"
Volume shadow copy creation: Attempt 1.
Timeout before function completed
Error returned while creating the volume shadow copy:0xffffffff.
Error returned while creating the volume shadow copy:ffffffff
Aborting Backup.
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The operation did not successfully complete.
E-mail from DPM about the problem
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Data Protection Manager: Critical alert notification from TBSSETBGBCK003.
The following alert occurred at 2006-08-12 12:17:56.
Status: Active
Volume: C:\
Server: TBSAWEB001
Description: Replica inconsistent with data source.
The replica on the DPM server for C:\ on TBSAWEB001 is inconsistent. Changes
cannot be applied to file \SYSTEMSTATEBACKUP\SYSTEMSTATEBACKUP.BKF.
For more information, open DPM Administrator Console and review the alert
details in the Monitoring task area.
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