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8/14/2006 12:11:01 AM    Errors in NtBackup
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.