Backup Problem

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Backup Problem

NJDave

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January 29, 2013 at 9:59 am

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Hello
Our SAN admin runs tape backups using symantec.
Last week errors started to occur on only one database. One server is 1 out of 5, another is 1 out of 50. Always the same database.
The SQL log reads
BACKUP failed to complete the command BACKUP DATABASE MyDB. Check the backup application log
Running this code...
select session_id, Text
from sys.dm_exec_requests r
cross apply sys.dm_exec_sql_text(sql_handle) t
Returns...
backup database "MyDB" to VIRTUAL_DEVICE='VNBU0-4388-5376-1359148724' with stats = 10, blocksize = 65536, maxtransfersize = 4194304, buffercount = 2, differential
Now I am reading about adjusting my MemToLeave settings - before doing that - I wanted to post to see if someonce could point me in a direction of other possibilities - or any advice.
Thanks
Dave

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004494 More actions · Answer 1

Not enough information to draw any conclusions. What does the backup app log say? Anything useful in the SQL error log?

Gail Shaw
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lkennedy76 SSChampion Points: 13679 More actions · Answer 2

BACKUP failed to complete the command BACKUP DATABASE MyDB. Check the backup application log

- This basically says 'your backup command failed, go to the application log to find out why?'

Returns...

backup database "MyDB" to VIRTUAL_DEVICE='VNBU0-4388-5376-1359148724' with stats = 10, blocksize = 65536, maxtransfersize = 4194304, buffercount = 2, differential

- All this tells me is that it was you diff that failed not the full, look into the application log at the same time and place that error into the post so we can see what it says.

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NJDave SSCommitted Points: 1903 More actions · Answer 3

All this tells me is that it was you diff that failed not the full, look into the application log at the same time and place that error into the post so we can see what it says.

When you say "the application log"

Do you mean a log from the symantec backup software?

(Or the windows application log? Or logs in SQL? )

lkennedy76 SSChampion Points: 13679 More actions · Answer 4

Look in the windows log application log.

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NJDave SSCommitted Points: 1903 More actions · Answer 5

From command line: eventvwr

Event Viewer | Windows Logs | Application

The error in the application log is the same as the SQL log

General Tab:

BACKUP failed to complete the command BACKUP DATABASE MyDB. Check the backup application log for detailed messages

Is there a way to get more detail? The Details tab has binary data.

Thanks

Dave

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004494 More actions · Answer 6

Check the 3rd party backup tool's log. That's not a native SQL backup, so whatever is running that backup should have the detailed log (the backup application log)

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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lkennedy76 SSChampion Points: 13679 More actions · Answer 7

do you have the logs from symantec? if the error is still cryptic in the windows logs, sounds like it is, it would be best to turn there. As before stated it looks like the error is pointing to your diff backup, get the logs under that job in symantec first then we can look at the full.

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