Get "Windows BDF contains relative pathname" when backup windows server dir

Question

Hi...
We are testing OSB with several server with windows anf linux, and when when run a scheduled dataset with several servers, all linux servers work correct and all windows server get an error (Windows BDF contains relative pathname). I check the datasets with the "check dataset" button and all is ok.
Any idea?, thanks a lot. Next i put some information:
Oracle Secure Backup Release 10.3.0.2.0
Scheduled dataset: (Simplified)
include dataset ALMACEN
include dataset ARTEMISA
ALMACEN dataset: (Runs ok)
include host ALMACEN
cross local mountpoints
exclude name .Trash
include path / {              # include the local root directory
exclude name core # but no core files (for UNIX)
exclude name *~ # and no emacs backup files
exclude path /tmp
exclude path /historico
ARTEMISA dataset: (fails on backup)
include host ARTEMISA
include path "C:\"
exclude name pagefile.sys
exclude path "C:\temp"
exclude path "C:\tmp"
exclude path "C:\windows\temp"
exclude path "C:\CreativaNad"
The jobs sumary:
136 dataset IGNIFUGO 09/19.11:00 completed partially at 2010/09/20.00:36 - 75 not applicable 1 not applicable
select 136.1 136.1 backup ALMACEN 09/19.11:00 completed partially at 2010/09/19.14:53 - some of the requested pathnames encountered errors 75 ALMACEN 1 678.0 GB
select 136.10 136.10 backup ARTEMISA 09/19.11:00 failed at 2010/09/20.00:36 - Windows BDF contains relative pathname(s) 75 ARTEMISA 1 not applicable
The transcrip from ARTEMISA
2010/09/26.20:11:31 ______________________________________________________________________
2010/09/26.20:11:31
2010/09/26.20:11:31 Transcript for job 182.10 running on VCENTER
2010/09/26.20:11:31
Error: ** BDF error in "C:/Archivos de programa/Oracle/Backup/temp/182.10.obbdf" -- line 9: NT bdfs cannot contain relative pathnames
Error: 1 BDF error found - aborting session
Backup statistics:
status 35
devices Grabadora1
devices 1
volumes
voltags
file 7
host ARTEMISA
encryption on aes192
start_time Sun Sep 26 2010 at 20:11:42 (1285524702)
end_time Sun Sep 26 2010 at 20:11:44 (1285524704)
backup_time Sun Sep 26 2010 at 20:11:42 (1285524702)
entries_scanned 0
kbytes_scanned 0
entries_excluded 0
entries_skipped 0
mount_points_skipped 0
files 0
directories 0
hardlinks 0
symlinks 0
sparse_files 0
filesys_errors 0
unknown_type 0
file_kbytes 0
dev_kbytes 0
dev_iosecs 2
dev_iorate 512.0 B/S
path C:/ not started

Answer 1

Hi,
The OS partition is a Dell preinstalled volume. Since Dell indicates the FAT32 partition contains the UEFI build and should not be reformatted/converted, you could simply skip from backup as it is not related to operation system.
For more detailed information, please refer to the thread below:
Windows Server Backup Error: "Volume(s) OS have and unsupported files system and cannot be backed up."
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/20bbebf6-b0f8-4ae7-af0d-48b037876ef8/windows-server-backup-error-volumes-os-have-and-unsupported-files-system-and-cannot-be-backed?forum=windowsbackup
Best Regards,
Mandy 
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Hi, Mandy
Thanks a lot for replying. The problem is that the OS partition is marked as System. When creating a System State backup, the System partition is presumably included because it has to be present in order for the server to boot. You are not given the
option to skip the partition when trying to do a System State backup.