Kind of unique issue faced today, SQL Server backup job was continuously failing (with ERROR(-1) and exit status 2) to take database backups on Symantec NetBackup Utility. In GUI console following error was logged in,   USER – Verify that an active SQL Server policy exists for this client. ERR – Error in VxBSADeterminePolicy: 26. CONTINUATION: – There is no copy of the requested object.   This is not first time we were running backup, […]

While working with Symantec NetBackup utility for SQL Server encountered several errors where backups are hanging in middle or failing with absurd error codes, below are some useful references and links which helps in troubleshooting such errors,   1. VDI related error:   Error message 1 2007-06-18 11:21:00.83 spid820 BackupVirtualDeviceFile::ClearError: failure on backup device ‘VDI_DeviceID‘. Operating system error 995(The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request.). Error […]

While working with Symantec NetBackup utility for SQL Server came across Retry option, this helps in reducing manual effort spend in retrying failed backups, but in some scenarios there is certain overhead as well, below is brief info about this option,   How Retry Parameter works for SQL Server Backups   If you like to setup NetBackup to retry failed backups automatically then you can use following three parameters along with other, RETRYTYPE AUTO        #This parameter […]

I was searching for a solution to exclude specific database from Symantec NetBackup .bch script for SQL Server database backups, there are two ways to excluded databases,   1. By using EXCLUDE parameter As per admin guide, Name of a database to exclude when DATABASE $ALL is specified in a batch operation EXCLUDE can be used in a batch file only if DATABASE $ALL is used.   Following is sample .bch file with some example […]

Some useful references which comes handy while configuring, fixing, troubleshooting problems related to NetBackup ,   How to Backup and Restore Microsoft SQL Server Backup via Netbackup –By Zahid Haseeb   A comprehensive list of solutions for the most common NetBackup for Microsoft SQL Server database agent backup and restore issues –By Symantec Team   Setup NetBackup to send Emails – by Mariam Kupatadze   –Will keep the list updated as and find some new […]

In continuation with my old post where I troubleshoot the Symantec NetBackup Error (31073), today faced similar error on another server where UAC was enabled earlier but disabled later. On investigation found Error (31073) again but this time even after implementing all solutions from my last post link, faced a new error as below, Error: In GUI console, ERR – Error in CreateEx: 0x80070005. CONTINUATION: – Unknown VDI error code In dbclient, 06:24:13.321 [1628.6700] <2> […]

While setting up netbackup on one SQL Server 2008 R2, faced few errors on netbackup GUI client as, Error 1: Error in GUI interface, Error (31073) INF – Results of executing <C:\lclbin\tsv\bin\Trans_Trunc.bch>: <0> operations succeeded. <1> operations failed.   Troubleshooting Steps: With above error, getting no clue how to find the issue, so did following as per article http://www.symantec.com/connect/forums/mssql-2008-backup-status-2-29 , 1. Check the environment variables and add the path of veritas dbbackex.exe as E:\PROGRA~1\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\ (may […]