Backup jobs in maintenance plans is failing

  • Backup jobs are failing in SQL server with below error message. Please suggest.

    "Failed to pause full-text catalog for backup. Backup was aborted. Check to make sure Microsoft Full-text Service is running properly and SQL server service have access to full-text service."

    M&M

  • Some things I would check would be:

    1. SQL Server Configuration Manager - is the FullText Search service running properly (set to Automatic and actually running)?

    2. In the specific Database properties, under the Files menu there is a checkbox for "Use full-text indexing". If this is checked, I would explore if you actually require or use full text searches, perhaps you can turn this off.

  • chrisph (3/30/2010)


    Some things I would check would be:

    1. SQL Server Configuration Manager - is the FullText Search service running properly (set to Automatic and actually running)?

    2. In the specific Database properties, under the Files menu there is a checkbox for "Use full-text indexing". If this is checked, I would explore if you actually require or use full text searches, perhaps you can turn this off.

    Regarding step (2), is there any way I could verify if these full text searches are used at all.

    M&M

  • From this article (http://www.developer.com/db/article.php/3446891/Understanding-SQL-Server-Full-Text-Indexing.htm)

    it brings out that these full-text searches are done through T-SQL and use predicates such as: FREETEXT / FREETEXTTABLE / CONTAINS / CONTAINSTABLE

    Also whenever you want to do full-text searches on need a manual index created.

    Safe to say if you are not doing this you are not using this feature and could probably turn it off.

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