Have you looked into the VSS status when the backup fails? I've found VSS writer failures to choke just about any backup app and a reboot of the server being backed up is really about the only thing that clears the VSS writer status...
*********************** Charlie Kaiser [email protected] Kingman, AZ *********************** > -----Original Message----- > From: Murray Freeman [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 8:10 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: NTBACKUP PROBLEM > > We're using Windows Server 2K3 NtBackup to backup our servers > to tape. From time to time, a backup job doesn't run, and in > trying to get the backup to run, we ultimately have to reboot > the server that runs the backup. I've even uninstalled and > reinstalled the tape drive and it shows as connected. When > the backup job runs, it gets as far as "preparing" to do the > shadow backup and then times out. It senses the tape, but the > job never gets past the "preparing to copy" stage. Invariably > the server reboot solves the problem, but I don't like to > have to do the reboot. Anyone here have any ideas as to the > cause of the problem and a fix that won't require a reboot? > > > Murray Freeman > > IT Manager > > > > Association of Legal Administrators > > 75 Tri-State International > > Suite 222 > > Lincolnshire, IL 60069-4435 > > 847.267.1252 TEL > > 847.267.1329 FAX > > 847.267.1367 DIRECT > > [email protected] > > www.alanet.org > > > > Your connection > > to knowledge, resources and networking > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
