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  Asked: Jan 8 2008   6:51 PM GMT
  Asked by: Fjsittler


SQL Server 2000 backup failed


SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine, MSDE, SQL Server 2000

can not backup a 2000 db, dbcc checkdb ok. see following:
Errorlog:

2008-01-08 09:54:40.69 spid62 Starting up database 'CP2005'.

2008-01-08 09:54:41.00 backup BACKUP failed to complete the command BACKUP DATABASE [education]
TO DISK = N'C:\fjs1\education_db_200801080954.BAK' WITH INIT , NOUNLOAD , NOSKIP , STATS = 10, NOFORMAT

2008-01-08 10:19:18.34 backup BACKUP failed to complete the command BACKUP DATABASE [education]
TO DISK = N'C:\fjs1\education_db_200801080954.BAK'
WITH INIT , SKIP , STATS = 10, NOFORMAT;


2008-01-08 10:19:41.17 backup BACKUP failed to complete the command BACKUP DATABASE [education]
TO DISK = N'C:\fjs1\education_db_200801080954.BAK'
WITH INIT , SKIP;


2008-01-08 10:27:57.81 backup BACKUP failed to complete the command BACKUP DATABASE [education]
TO DISK = N'C:\fjs1\education_db_200801080954.BAK';



Event Viewer: Application Log:

3041 :
BACKUP failed to complete the command BACKUP DATABASE [education]
TO DISK = N'D:\fjs1\education_db_200801080917.BAK' WITH INIT , NOUNLOAD , NOSKIP , STATS = 10, NOFORMAT


Job History:


Message
Executed as user: COUGARS\SQLAdmin_juxa. Microsoft (R) SQLMaint Utility (Unicode), Version 8.00.2039
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation, 1995 - 1998 Logged on to SQL Server 'FRIPP'
as 'COUGARS\SQLAdmin_juxa' (trusted) Starting maintenance of database 'education'
on 1/8/2008 9:17:03 AM [1] Database education: Database Backup...
Destination: [D:\fjs1\education_db_200801080917.BAK]
[Microsoft SQL-DMO (ODBC SQLState: 42000)] Error 3013: [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]
BACKUP DATABASE is terminating abnormally.
End of maintenance for database 'education' on 1/8/2008 9:17:03 AM
SQLMAINT.EXE Process Exit Code: 1 (Failed). Process Exit Code 1. The step failed.

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If you look in the log folder you should see logs while were created by the SQLMaint Utility. The the newest one for the backup job and see what's in there. It should give you more info about what caused the failure.

Database backups most likly fail because the disk runs out of space.
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Mrdenny  |   Jan 9 2008  2:28AM GMT

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Mrdenny  |   Feb 22 2008  5:38AM GMT

Where the sqlmaint logs able to sheed any light on the problem?