DB13C Windows Oracle Backup without ABAP
Hi
We have a WEBAs 6.40 / Oracle 9.2.05 without ABAP. We would like to Backup from an other ABAP with DB13C.
Have you experience about?
We have following error:
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Job started
Step 001 started (program RSDBAJOB, variant &0000000000065, user ID LLL)
Execute logical command BRARCHIVE On host servername
Parameters: -u / -sid SID -j SXD -c force -p initSID.utl -cds
SXPG_COMMAND_EXECUTE failed for BRARCHIVE - Reason: program_start_error: For More Information, See SYS
Job cancelled after system exception ERROR_MESSAGE <
Cheers, Francesco
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Job started
Step 001 started (program RSDBAJOB, variant &0000000000028, user ID USER)
Execute logical command BRBACKUP On host sap1-ast
Parameters:-u / -jid ALLOG20061117094801 -c force -t online -m all -p initTHD.sap -a -c force -p initTHD.sap -c
ds
BR0051I BRBACKUP 7.00 (16)
BR0282E Directory '/sapbackup' not found
BR0182E Checking parameter/option 'compress_dir' failed
BR0056I End of database backup: bdtyppxk.log 2006-11-17 09.48.04
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2006-11-17 09.48.04
BR0054I BRBACKUP terminated with errors
External program terminated with exit code 3
BRBACKUP returned error status E
Job finished
this is my initTHD.sap file
@(#) $Id: //bas/700_REL/src/ccm/rsbr/initNT.sap#5 $ SAP
SAP backup sample profile. #
The parameter syntax is the same as for init.ora parameters. #
Enclose parameter values which consist of more than one symbol in #
double quotes. #
After any symbol, parameter definition can be continued on the next #
line. #
A parameter value list should be enclosed in parentheses, the list #
items should be delimited by commas. #
There can be any number of white spaces (blanks, tabs and new lines) #
between symbols in parameter definition. #
backup mode [all | all_data | full | incr | sap_dir | ora_dir
| all_dir | <tablespace_name> | <file_id> | <file_id1>-<file_id2>
| <generic_path> | (<object_list>)]
default: all
backup_mode = all
restore mode [all | all_data | full | incr | incr_only | incr_full
| incr_all | <tablespace_name> | <file_id> | <file_id1>-<file_id2>
| <generic_path> | (<object_list>) | partial | non_db
redirection with '=' is not supported here - use option '-m' instead
default: all
restore_mode = all
backup type [offline | offline_force | offline_standby | offline_split
| offline_mirror | offline_stop | online | online_cons | online_split
| online_mirror
default: offline
backup_type = online_cons
backup device type
[tape | tape_auto | tape_box | pipe | pipe_auto | pipe_box | disk
| disk_copy | disk_standby | stage | stage_copy | stage_standby
| util_file | util_file_online | rman_util | rman_disk | rman_stage
| rman_prep]
default: tape
backup_dev_type = stage
backup root directory [<path_name> | (<path_name_list>)]
default: %SAPDATA_HOME%\sapbackup
backup_root_dir = /sapbackup
stage root directory [<path_name> | (<path_name_list>)]
default: value of the backup_root_dir parameter
stage_root_dir = /sapbackup
compression flag [no | yes | hardware | only]
default: no
compress = no
compress command
first $-character is replaced by the source file name
second $-character is replaced by the target file name
<target_file_name> = <source_file_name>.Z
for compress command the -c option must be set
recommended setting for brbackup -k only run:
"%SAPEXE%\mkszip -l 0 -c $ > $"
no default
compress_cmd = "C:\usr\sap\THD\SYS\exe\uc\NTI386\mkszip -c $ > $"
uncompress command
first $-character is replaced by the source file name
second $-character is replaced by the target file name
<source_file_name> = <target_file_name>.Z
for uncompress command the -c option must be set
no default
uncompress_cmd = "C:\usr\sap\THD\SYS\exe\uc\NTI386\uncompress -c $ > $"
directory for compression [<path_name> | (<path_name_list>)]
default: value of the backup_root_dir parameter
compress_dir = /sapbackup
brarchive function [save | second_copy | double_save | save_delete
| second_copy_delete | double_save_delete | copy_save
| copy_delete_save | delete_saved | delete_copied]
default: save
archive_function = save
directory for archive log copies to disk
default: first value of the backup_root_dir parameter
archive_copy_dir = /sapbackup
directory for archive log copies to stage
default: first value of the stage_root_dir parameter
archive_stage_dir = /sapbackup
delete archive logs from duplex destination [only | no | yes | check]
default: only
archive_dupl_del = only
new sapdata home directory for disk_copy | disk_standby
no default
new_db_home = X:\oracle\C11
stage sapdata home directory for stage_copy | stage_standby
default: value of the new_db_home parameter
#stage_db_home = /sapbackup
original sapdata home directory for split mirror disk backup
no default
#orig_db_home = C:\oracle\THD
remote host name
no default
remote_host = srv1
remote user name
default: current operating system user
remote_user = "thdadm password"
tape copy command [cpio | cpio_gnu | dd | dd_gnu | rman | rman_gnu
rman_dd | rman_dd_gnu]
default: cpio
tape_copy_cmd = cpio
disk copy command [copy | copy_gnu | dd | dd_gnu | rman | rman_gnu]
default: copy
disk_copy_cmd = copy
stage copy command [rcp | scp | ftp]
default: rcp
stage_copy_cmd = ftp
pipe copy command [rsh | ssh]
default: rsh
pipe_copy_cmd = rsh
flags for cpio output command
default: -ovB
cpio_flags = -ovB
flags for cpio input command
default: -iuvB
cpio_in_flags = -iuvB
flags for cpio command for copy of directories to disk
default: -pdcu
use flags -pdu for gnu tools
cpio_disk_flags = -pdcu
flags for dd output command
default: "obs=16k"
caution: option "obs=" not supported for Windows
recommended setting:
Unix: "obs=nk bs=nk", example: "obs=64k bs=64k"
Windows: "bs=nk", example: "bs=64k"
dd_flags = "bs=64k"
flags for dd input command
default: "ibs=16k"
caution: option "ibs=" not supported for Windows
recommended setting:
Unix: "ibs=nk bs=nk", example: "ibs=64k bs=64k"
Windows: "bs=nk", example: "bs=64k"
dd_in_flags = "bs=64k"
number of members in RMAN save sets [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | tsp | all ]
default: 1
saveset_members = 1
additional parameters for RMAN
rman_channels and rman_filesperset are only used when rman_util,
rman_disk or rman_stage
rman_channels defines the number of parallel sbt channel allocations
rman_filesperset = 0 means:
one file per save set - for non-incremental backups
all files in one save set - for incremental backups
the others have the same meaning as for native RMAN
rman_channels = 1
rman_filesperset = 0
rman_maxpiecesize = 0 # in KB - former name rman_kbytes
rman_rate = 0 # in KB - former name rman_readrate
rman_maxopenfiles = 0
rman_maxsetsize = 0 # in KB - former name rman_setsize
additional parameters for RMAN version 8.1
the parameters have the same meaning as for native RMAN
rman_diskratio = 0 # deprecated in Oracle 10g
rman_pool = 0
rman_copies = 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 # former name rman_duplex
rman_proxy = no | yes | only
special parameters for an external backup library, example:
rman_parms = "BLKSIZE=65536 ENV=(BACKUP_SERVER=HOSTNAME)"
rman_send = "'<command>'"
rman_send = ("channel sbt_1 '<command1>' parms='<parameters1>'",
"channel sbt_2 '<command2>' parms='<parameters2>'")
remote copy-out command (backup_dev_type = pipe)
$-character is replaced by current device address
no default
copy_out_cmd = "dd ibs=8k obs=64k of=$"
remote copy-in command (backup_dev_type = pipe)
$-character is replaced by current device address
no default
copy_in_cmd = "dd ibs=64k obs=8k if=$"
rewind command
$-character is replaced by current device address
no default
operating system dependent, examples:
HP-UX: "mt -f $ rew"
TRU64: "mt -f $ rewind"
AIX: "tctl -f $ rewind"
Solaris: "mt -f $ rewind"
Windows: "mt -f $ rewind"
Linux: "mt -f $ rewind"
rewind = "mt -f $ rewind"
rewind and set offline command
$-character is replaced by current device address
default: value of the rewind parameter
operating system dependent, examples:
HP-UX: "mt -f $ offl"
TRU64: "mt -f $ offline"
AIX: "tctl -f $ offline"
Solaris: "mt -f $ offline"
Windows: "mt -f $ offline"
Linux: "mt -f $ offline"
rewind_offline = "mt -f $ offline"
tape positioning command
first $-character is replaced by current device address
second $-character is replaced by number of files to be skipped
no default
operating system dependent, examples:
HP-UX: "mt -f $ fsf $"
TRU64: "mt -f $ fsf $"
AIX: "tctl -f $ fsf $"
Solaris: "mt -f $ fsf $"
Windows: "mt -f $ fsf $"
Linux: "mt -f $ fsf $"
tape_pos_cmd = "mt -f $ fsf $"
mount backup volume command in auto loader / juke box
used if backup_dev_type = tape_box | pipe_box
no default
mount_cmd = "<mount_cmd> $ $ $ [$]"
dismount backup volume command in auto loader / juke box
used if backup_dev_type = tape_box | pipe_box
no default
dismount_cmd = "<dismount_cmd> $ $ [$]"
split mirror disks command
used if backup_type = offline_split | online_split | offline_mirror
| online_mirror
no default
split_cmd = "<split_cmd> [$]"
resynchronize mirror disks command
used if backup_type = offline_split | online_split | offline_mirror
| online_mirror
no default
resync_cmd = "<resync_cmd> [$]"
additional options for SPLITINT interface program
no default
split_options = "<split_options>"
resynchronize after backup flag [no | yes]
default: no
split_resync = no
volume size in KB = K, MB = M or GB = G (backup device dependent)
default: 1200M
recommended values for tape devices without hardware compression:
60 m 4 mm DAT DDS-1 tape: 1200M
90 m 4 mm DAT DDS-1 tape: 1800M
120 m 4 mm DAT DDS-2 tape: 3800M
125 m 4 mm DAT DDS-3 tape: 11000M
112 m 8 mm Video tape: 2000M
112 m 8 mm high density: 4500M
DLT 2000 10/20 GB: 10000M
DLT 2000XT 15/30 GB: 15000M
DLT 4000 20/40 GB: 20000M
DLT 7000 35/70 GB: 35000M
recommended values for tape devices with hardware compression:
60 m 4 mm DAT DDS-1 tape: 1000M
90 m 4 mm DAT DDS-1 tape: 1600M
120 m 4 mm DAT DDS-2 tape: 3600M
125 m 4 mm DAT DDS-3 tape: 10000M
112 m 8 mm Video tape: 1800M
112 m 8 mm high density: 4300M
DLT 2000 10/20 GB: 9000M
DLT 2000XT 15/30 GB: 14000M
DLT 4000 20/40 GB: 18000M
DLT 7000 35/70 GB: 30000M
tape_size = 100G
volume size in KB = K, MB = M or GB = G used by brarchive
default: value of the tape_size parameter
tape_size_arch = 100G
level of parallel execution
default: 0 - set to number of backup devices
exec_parallel = 0
address of backup device without rewind
[<dev_address> | (<dev_address_list>)]
no default
operating system dependent, examples:
HP-UX: /dev/rmt/0mn
TRU64: /dev/nrmt0h
AIX: /dev/rmt0.1
Solaris: /dev/rmt/0mn
Windows: /dev/nmt0 | /dev/nst0
Linux: /dev/nst0
tape_address = /dev/nmt0
address of backup device without rewind used by brarchive
default: value of the tape_address parameter
operating system dependent
tape_address_arch = /dev/nmt0
address of backup device with rewind
[<dev_address> | (<dev_address_list>)]
no default
operating system dependent, examples:
HP-UX: /dev/rmt/0m
TRU64: /dev/rmt0h
AIX: /dev/rmt0
Solaris: /dev/rmt/0m
Windows: /dev/mt0 | /dev/st0
Linux: /dev/st0
tape_address_rew = /dev/mt0
address of backup device with rewind used by brarchive
default: value of the tape_address_rew parameter
operating system dependent
tape_address_rew_arch = /dev/mt0
address of backup device with control for mount/dismount command
[<dev_address> | (<dev_address_list>)]
default: value of the tape_address_rew parameter
operating system dependent
tape_address_ctl = /dev/...
address of backup device with control for mount/dismount command
used by brarchive
default: value of the tape_address_rew_arch parameter
operating system dependent
tape_address_ctl_arch = /dev/...
volumes for brarchive
[<volume_name> | (<volume_name_list>) | SCRATCH]
no default
volume_archive = (THDA01, THDA02, THDA03, THDA04, THDA05,
THDA06, THDA07)
volumes for brbackup
[<volume_name> | (<volume_name_list>) | SCRATCH]
no default
volume_backup = (THDB01, THDB02, THDB03, THDB04, THDB05,
THDB06, THDB07)
expiration period for backup volumes in days
default: 30
expir_period = 30
recommended usages of backup volumes
default: 100
tape_use_count = 100
backup utility parameter file
default: no parameter file
util_par_file = initTHD.utl
mount/dismount command parameter file
default: no parameter file
mount_par_file = initTHD.mnt
Oracle instance string to the primary database
[primary_db = <conn_name> | LOCAL]
no default
primary_db = <conn_name>
description of parallel instances for Oracle RAC
parallel_instances = <instance_desc> | (<instance_desc_list>)
<instance_desc_list> -> <instance_desc>[,<instance_desc>...]
<instance_desc> -> <Oracle_sid>:<Oracle_home>@<conn_name>
<Oracle_sid> -> Oracle system id for parallel instance
<Oracle_home> -> Oracle home for parallel instance
<conn_name> -> Oracle instance string to parallel instance
Please include the local instance in the parameter definition!
default: no parallel instances
example for initRAC001.sap:
parallel_instances = (RAC001:/oracle/RAC/920_64@RAC001,
RAC002:/oracle/RAC/920_64@RAC002, RAC003:/oracle/RAC/920_64@RAC003)
database owner of objects to be checked
<owner> | (<owner_list>)
default: all SAP owners
check_owner = sapr3
database objects to be excluded from checks
all_part | non_sap | [<owner>.]<table> | [<owner>.]<index>
| [<owner>.]<prefix>* | <tablespace> | (<object_list>)
default: no exclusion, example:
check_exclude = (SDBAH, SAPR3.SDBAD)
database owner of SDBAH, SDBAD and XDB tables for cleanup
<owner> | (<owner_list>)
default: all SAP owners
cleanup_owner = sapr3
retention period in days for brarchive log files
default: 30
cleanup_brarchive_log = 30
retention period in days for brbackup log files
default: 30
cleanup_brbackup_log = 30
retention period in days for brconnect log files
default: 30
cleanup_brconnect_log = 30
retention period in days for brrestore log files
default: 30
cleanup_brrestore_log = 30
retention period in days for brrecover log files
default: 30
cleanup_brrecover_log = 30
retention period in days for brspace log files
default: 30
cleanup_brspace_log = 30
retention period in days for archive log files saved on disk
default: 30
cleanup_disk_archive = 30
retention period in days for database files backed up on disk
default: 30
cleanup_disk_backup = 30
retention period in days for brspace export dumps and scripts
default: 30
cleanup_exp_dump = 30
retention period in days for Oracle trace and audit files
default: 30
cleanup_ora_trace = 30
retention period in days for records in SDBAH and SDBAD tables
default: 100
cleanup_db_log = 100
retention period in days for records in XDB tables
default: 100
cleanup_xdb_log = 100
retention period in days for database check messages
default: 100
cleanup_check_msg = 100
database owner of objects to adapt next extents
<owner> | (<owner_list>)
default: all SAP owners
next_owner = sapr3
database objects to adapt next extents
all | all_ind | special | [<owner>.]<table> | [<owner>.]<index>
| [<owner>.]<prefix>* | <tablespace> | (<object_list>)
default: all abjects of selected owners, example:
next_table = (SDBAH, SAPR3.SDBAD)
database objects to be excluded from adapting next extents
all_part | [<owner>.]<table> | [<owner>.]<index> | [<owner>.]<prefix>*
| <tablespace> | (<object_list>)
default: no exclusion, example:
next_exclude = (SDBAH, SAPR3.SDBAD)
database objects to get special next extent size
all_sel:<size>[/<limit>] | [<owner>.]<table>:<size>[/<limit>]
| [<owner>.]<index>:<size>[/<limit>]
| [<owner>.]<prefix>*:<size>[/<limit>] | (<object_size_list>)
default: according to table category, example:
next_special = (SDBAH:100K, SAPR3.SDBAD:1M/200)
maximum next extent size
default: 2 GB - 5 * <database_block_size>
next_max_size = 1G
maximum number of next extents
default: 0 - unlimited
next_limit_count = 300
database owner of objects to update statistics
<owner> | (<owner_list>)
default: all SAP owners
stats_owner = sapr3
database objects to update statistics
all | all_ind | all_part | missing | info_cubes | dbstatc_tab
| dbstatc_mon | dbstatc_mona | [<owner>.]<table> | [<owner>.]<index>
| [<owner>.]<prefix>* | <tablespace> | (<object_list>) | harmful
| locked | system_stats | oradict_stats
default: all abjects of selected owners, example:
stats_table = (SDBAH, SAPR3.SDBAD)
database objects to be excluded from updating statistics
all_part | info_cubes | [<owner>.]<table> | [<owner>.]<index>
| [<owner>.]<prefix>* | <tablespace> | (<object_list>)
default: no exclusion, example:
stats_exclude = (SDBAH, SAPR3.SDBAD)
method for updating statistics for tables not in DBSTATC
E | EH | EI | EX | C | CH | CI | CX | A | AH | AI | AX | E= | C= | =H
| =I | =X | +H | +I
default: according to internal rules
stats_method = E
sample size for updating statistics for tables not in DBSTATC
P<percentage_of_rows> | R<thousands_of_rows>
default: according to internal rules
stats_sample_size = P10
number of buckets for updating statistics with histograms
default: 75
stats_bucket_count = 75
threshold for collecting statistics after checking
default: 50%
stats_change_threshold = 50
number of parallel threads for updating statistics
default: 1
stats_parallel_degree = 1
processing time limit in minutes for updating statistics
default: 0 - no limit
stats_limit_time = 0
parameters for calling DBMS_STATS supplied package
all:R|B:<degree> | all_part:R|B:<degree> | info_cubes:R|B:<degree>
| [<owner>.]<table>:R|B:<degree> | [<owner>.]<prefix>*:R|B:<degree>
| (<object_list>) | NO
default: NULL - use ANALYZE statement
stats_dbms_stats = ([ALL:R:1,][<owner>.]<table>:R|B:<degree>,...)
definition of info cube tables
default | rsnspace_tab | [<owner>.]<table> | [<owner>.]<prefix>*
| (<object_list>) | null
default: from RSNSPACE control table
stats_info_cubes = (/BIC/D, /BI0/D, ...)
recovery type [complete | dbpit | tspit | reset | restore | apply
| disaster]
default: complete
recov_type = complete
directory for brrecover file copies
default: $SAPDATA_HOME/sapbackup
recov_copy_dir = C:\oracle\THD\sapbackup
time period for searching for backups
0 - all available backups, >0 - backups from n last days
default: 30
recov_interval = 30
degree of paralelism for applying archive log files
0 - use Oracle default parallelism, 1 - serial, >1 - parallel
default: Oracle default
recov_degree = 0
number of lines for scrolling in list menus
0 - no scrolling, >0 - scroll n lines
default: 20
scroll_lines = 20
time period for displaying profiles and logs
0 - all available logs, >0 - logs from n last days
default: 30
show_period = 30
directory for brspace file copies
default: $SAPDATA_HOME/sapreorg
space_copy_dir = C:\oracle\THD\sapreorg
directory for table export dump files
default: $SAPDATA_HOME/sapreorg
exp_dump_dir = C:\oracle\THD\sapreorg
database tables for reorganization
[<owner>.]<table> | [<owner>.]<prefix>* | [<owner>.]<prefix>%
| (<table_list>)
no default
reorg_table = (SDBAH, SAPR3.SDBAD)
database indexes for rebuild
[<owner>.]<index> | [<owner>.]<prefix>* | [<owner>.]<prefix>%
| (<index_list>)
no default
rebuild_index = (SDBAH0, SAPR3.SDBAD0)
database tables for export
[<owner>.]<table> | [<owner>.]<prefix>* | [<owner>.]<prefix>%
| (<table_list>)
no default
exp_table = (SDBAH, SAPR3.SDBAD)
database tables for import
[<owner>.]<table> | (<table_list>)
no default
imp_table = (SDBAH, SAPR3.SDBAD)
I can log in to ftp from server
C:\Documents and Settings\thdadm>ftp srv1
Connected to srv1.
220 Microsoft FTP Service
User (srv1:(none)): thdadm
331 Password required for thdadm.
Password:
230 User thdadm logged in.
ftp> ls
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list.
sapbackup
226 Transfer complete.
ftp: 11 bytes received in 0,00Seconds 11000,00Kbytes/sec.
ftp> mkdir sap
257 "sap" directory created.
please help
best regards
Olzhas Suleimenovdel
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Background:
I'm running Server 2012 Essentials with all Windows Updates installed. I have been backing up approx 2.8TB of data (Bare Metal Recovery, C:, S: (shared folders), and system reserved) for the past year+ onto a storage pool made up of two-2TB external
USB drives. Backup is slow (takes approx 1.5 days to complete), but generally works. Not surprisingly I was constantly getting capacity low messages so I decided to increase my backup storage pool by adding a 3TB drive and another spare 750GB drive
for a total of 7.75TB. Instead of having four separate external USB enclosures, I bot a 4-bay enclosure - Startech.com model #S3540BU33E to simplify this (or so I thought!).
The first problem I had was adding the two new drives to the existing storage pool. I think that is because the Startech uses a JMicron USB controller that reports identical uniqueid's for all drives so only one shows up in the GUI interface for creating storage
pools. After doing research on this, I set up a new storage pool and virtual disk using all four drives via Powershell and thought I was good. However, when the backup ran, it failed after filling the first drive, saying there was no remaining capacity. In
reality there were three remaining empty drives and there storage pool reported almost 5TB of avail capacity. I assumed this was due to the identical uniqueid issue so I decided to try a different tactic.
Instead of using a storage pool that combines all four disks into one virtual disk, I just added each of them to Windows Server Backup as individual drives thinking it would manage them collectively. I.e., when a drive filled up during a particular backup,
it would just start using the next drive and so on. Apparently this was a foolish assumption because the backup failed again as soon as the first disk filled up.
So now I don't know if this is still an issue with the identical uniqueid's or if Server Backup actually can't spread a single backup across multiple individual drives that aren't in a pool or other virtual disk implementation. Hence, my original question.
My guess is that it does *not* spread them across individual disks, but I just wanted to get confirmation.
ThanksMandy,
Thank you for following up on my question.
Unfortunately the article you referenced doesn't address what I am trying to accomplish.
The article focuses on saving the same backup job to multiple disks and rotating the disks between on and offsite for enhanced protection. However, it still requires that an individual backup job fits on a single disk.
What I am trying to determine is if a single backup job can span across more than one physical disk (during the backup process) without those physical disks being in some type of virtual disk implementation (e.g., storage pool, RAID, etc.).
Thanks,
Gerry -
I encountered the below error when attempted to alter a Windows 7 backup.
Error:
"Set up backup: The function atetmpted to use a name that is reserved for use by another transaction. (0x80071A09)"
Solution:
Create backup without schedule, enable schedule, set required schedule.
Found several others with this issue online but no resolution thus created this post.Solution in above.
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Windows 7 Backup "The System cannot find the path specified" - Error Code 0x80070003
I'm having severe problems backing up my own machine to a share on our
FILE-SERVER as \\FILE-SERVER\Backup\
I have already backed up another PC successfully using exactly the same settings I have used on my own PC. So I presume it is nothing to do with the
FILE-SERVER or the Backup settings. It has to be something to do with what I'm trying to backup from my machine.
First some background.
This exercise all began when the Windows Server 2008 r2
O/S fell over on one of our Servers. I tried reinstalling the O/S several times, without success. In the end I grabbed another drive and re-built the O/S. I then had problems promoting it to a Domain Controller on the network.
In the end I renamed the Server from FILESERVER
to FILE-SERVER.
We routinely share four folders on what is now
FILE-SERVER:
\\FILE-SERVER\Backup
- a Folder where backups from all other machines are written, so that they will be backed up with the Server
\\FILE-SERVER\Company
- holds all our Company data
\\FILE-SERVER\GEM
- this is the application folder for our own database
\\FILE-SERVER\Install
- holds all Install files for the software we use
These are all held on a RAID 1 Array that is separate from the System Disk that fell over.
Prior to the Server falling over, I had Backup working fine on my machine.
On my Notebook PC I had made these shared folders 'Available Offline', so that I still had everything available to me when I was out of the office. They were
of course shared as \\FILESERVER\... not \\FILE-SERVER\...
Having got the Server up and going again, I began to get the Backups from the Windows 7 Client PC's going again.
I started with a Desktop, which of course did not have any Offline Files.
That proved relatively straight-forward.
I then started with my machine. Initially I did not make the above shared folders 'Available Offline'. I set up my Backup using exactly the same settings that
had worked OK on the desktop machine. But when I ran the backup I got:
The System cannot find the path specified, Error Code 0x80070003
I tried all sorts of things to get it to work:
I restored the system to the earliest point possible,
I ran chkdsk,
I defragged the drive
All to no avail, so I tried backing up:
with and without a system image,
reducing the backup to a single folder,
a single Folder with only one .txt file in it,
making the Folders 'Available Offline' again.
Nothing made any difference.
In the end I looked in the Sync Center to look at the Offline Files Folder.
Under Mapped Network Drives I discovered I still had the Files and Folders from
\\FILESERVER. In their Shortcut Menu 'Always Available Offline' was greyed out. So I deleted the Offline Copies. This deleted the Files in the Folders but not the Folders.
Since I could find no way of deleting the old Mapped Network Drives, I decided I'd painted myself into a corner by renaming the Server.
So I bit the bullet and re-installed my Notebook too. This did get rid of the unwanted old Mapped Network Drives - BUT NOT THE ERROR!!
I’ve been through all the troubleshooting procedures in:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/629597bb-7be0-455c-b81e-a149472d3f9b/windows-7-backup-the-system-cannot-find-the-path-specified-error-0x80070003?forum=w7itprogeneral
Method 1
It had none of the symptoms reported in
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973455
but I scanned for ‘reparse’ points anyway. Found several “Junction Points” but none that were “Mounted Volumes”, just ordinary ‘File Folders’.
Method 2
Check a drive for errors.
Looked at:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Check-a-drive-for-errors
Checked
both boxes. I closed machine down, to check for errors when it re-started.
It didn’t seem to find anything.
I say seem, because I did not actually see it finishing checking the empty space, but stages 1-4 found no problems and Windows 7 restarted normally.
It did detect 66 ‘Reparse’ Points, which is more than it found when I scanned for them earlier.
Method 3
Yes, I am an administrator or my own machine and, as such, I have ‘Full Access’.
I downloaded an ran the Process Monitor, filtering for Process Name “Wbengine.exe”, but did dot get a single event.
So I’m not sure what’s going on.
HELP - I'm out of ideas!
I have a WORD Document that documents all the Settings I've used on both the Server and the Clients, together with the reasoning behind those settings, but
I cannot find a way of uploading it.I am having the exact same problem with Windows 7 Professional. Out of the blue, this issue just started a few months ago when running my monthly Windows Backup where I have used a USB drive for the last 3 years, and never ever had this issue before. Most
of the solutions listed on the Microsoft websites and answers deal with
"Restore" functions, not the
"Backup" itself. I have 3 folders being skipped during the backup.
So I went and changed the Backup from "let Microsoft choose files, directories, etc" to "Let me choose". I included the files and folders that were being skipped, and ran the "Backup" again, and got the same error message,
but the files that were skipped the first time were "Backed up" finally. This issue is somehow related to my "Libraries"?
The 3 backup problems are:
Backup encountered a problem while backing up file C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\My Audio Books\Audio Book Recordings. Error:(The system cannot find the path specified. (0x80070003))
Backup encountered a problem while backing up file C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\My Audio Books\Audio Book CD Label-Cover Art. Error:(The system cannot find the path specified. (0x80070003))
Backup encountered a problem while backing up file C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\My Audio Books\Audio Book MP3 Tag Art. Error:(The system cannot find the path specified. (0x80070003))
Did a "checkdisk" - no problems. Ran a program to fix registry - no problems. All updates up to date. I guess I could eliminate these folders from the Backup folders in the
Library, and just choose them under the "Users" locations, and be done with it. But I really want to understand this, and fix it. This is within Windows 7 and may be related to Windows Media Player or
some recent Windows update. Thanks. -
I need to add a secondary hard drive to my time capsule. Can something that has been set up for a windows machine work without re-formatting?
In addition to Niel's comments, if you plan to use Time Machine to backup a Mac to the secondary drive.....that application needs a drive that has been specifically formattted for Mac. That would be Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
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Symptom One
You attempt to
schedule a backup every day via Windows Server Backup on Windows Server 2008 R2. At the beginning, the backup works without issue. But after a few days it failed and you receive the error “Windows Server Backup:
The system cannot find the path specified.”
Cause
The issue may occur if there is
no shadow copy storage space available on the backup volume.
Verify
You can use the List ShadowStorage command to check if you have enough storage space to store the newly created shadow copy. If you've reviewed the size of the backup snapshot and discovered
that there is no allocated space for the storage association, you need to resize shadowstorage.
Solution
You could run the command below to create shadow copy storage space on the backup volume:
vssadmin resize
shadowstorage /for=<ForVolumeSpec> /on=<OnVolumeSpec> [/maxsize=<MaxSizeSpec>]
More Information
Vssadmin resize shadowstorage
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc788050.aspx
Symptom Two
When you add
another external hard drive to backup schedule via Windows Server Backup on Windows Server 2012, it fails and you receive the error “The System cannot find the path specified.”
Cause
The issue is due to the
Original Destination Disk was not attached to the server.
Verify
You could check the disk status in Disk Management to see if the Original Destination Disk is offline or removed.
Solution
You need to attach
Original Destination Disk to the Server then choose another external hard drive as backup target. After that, you could remove the Original Destination Disk.
Workaround
To work around this issue, please use the WBADMIN command line tool to add disk.
WBADMIN ENABLE BACKUP -addtarget :{ DiskID}
The AddTarget parameter takes disk ID as parameter. It can be retrieved by running "WBADMIN GET DISKS" command.
Example:
WBADMIN ENABLE BACKUP
-addtarget :{ aa123d14-bba0-1dd9-0d93-80aaaa6bbb63}
More Information
Wbadmin enable backup
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc742130.aspx
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Steps to migrate SQL Database to Windows/Oracle
hi
We have an SQL database in our client network and client wants to migrate it to Windows/Oracle. Currently they have multiple databases on the same SQL server.
So I am curious to know if oracle also allows the same in Windows.
I read that we can indeed install one oracle home and use DBCA to create multiple oracle databases on the same host. Any pointers to any documents relevant? I also want to understood this setup and what it means for performance, backup/restore/recovery, patching/upgrade etc.
Request your valuable inputs on this topic please.
Regards,
Raja936639 wrote:
Basically i'm an oracle DBA and never worked in SQL Server. So could you please explain me in detail the below points alone
" Currently they have multiple databases on the same SQL server (SQL allows it) . So I am curious to know if oracle also allows the same in Windows. I read that we can indeed install one oracle home and use DBCA to create multiple oracle databases on the same host"
As you said you are an Oracle dba so you should know that within one Oracle home, we can create as many database as we want based on the hardware specs of that machine, though its not a good idea. You can create multiple database definitely under one home on Windows as well.
Aman.... -
Dear all,
I am experiencing a problem with "Windows Server 2008 R2", using Windows Server Backup.
Here's my setup:
Server: RAID 5 Disk setup
Backup:
By using Windows Server Backup (within Windows Server 2008 R2), C: and D: were fully backed up, with "System State" and "Baremetal Recovery" options selected. Backup went okay without any errors.
Restore:
By using Windows Recovery Environment (booted from Windows Server DVD), C: and D: were fully restored to the original partitions with "System Recovery" option found within Windows RE (without re-formatting partitions during restore). Restore
went OK without any errors. Rebooted, and system has been running fine.
Problem:
After the restore, the system itself seems running OK; no BSOD, no crash, no visible errors.
However, our client insisted some files (around 6 to 7) which are related to the propriety software has "disappeared" right after System Recovery.
Question:
Since Windows Server Backup is using "Volume Shadow Copy" technology which enables "live backup" of the running system, is it possible that some files will disappear (=restore error) after
System Recovery?
I cannot really find any errors or warnings related to Windows Server Backup in the event log, through. No Windows-backup errors. No VSS errors, too.
Do anybody have experienced this kind of problem in the past? Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.Thank you for your reply, Ms. Mandy.
To make things clear, let me explain to you briefly:
1. The "missing data" was backed up with "full system backup".
2. After a system restore from the above backup image, as you mentioned, partitions has been overwritten with the partions' backup data in the Backup Data Set taken by Windows Server Backup. No error with backup. No error after restore, and reboot - system
has been running fine.
3. Although there was a report that the affected files(about 7 java exectables) were missing after the above restore operation, other aspect of system was running fine at the time of the report.
4. I have checked the original backup data set - and voila, there ARE files which seems to gone after restore.
5. When I used Windows Server Backup "on" Windows Server 2008 R2 normal environment (= NOT Recovery environment from DVD) and selectd ONLY these affected files to restore, these files could be RESTORED successfully, without any errors. SO... data
was property backed up.
> The recovery will overwrite the partitions so files created after the backup point will be missing.
I understand, and this is not the case this time, because the affected files are already present in the backup data set (= I have mounted the backup data as VHD, and I could clearly see them present in the mounted VHD file)
Plus, these files are completely restoreable via "selective file restore" in Windows Server Backup.
Things I want to know/confirm:
> The recovery will overwrite the partitions
If I understand this correctly, in case that the files in question are already present in the backup data set, these files SHOULD be restored after full system restore, right? (If these files could not be restored, Windows Server Backup SHOULD show some errors.)
What do you think, Ms. Mandy? :)
Jo
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