Backup Exec Stopped Services

The next time this happens, open the Windows Servvices console and see if all the Be services are stopped. Search in the windows event viewer for any messages related to a service crash. Check if there are any pending updates for SQL. I have typically seen this before when there is an update trying to install over SQL Instance and ends up stopping/crashing BE.

...are you on BE 2010 R3? Might be worth the upgrade as it fixed a number of issues with previous versions. You can use the same license keys. You just need to grab copies of the Data/Catalogs folders before doing any upgrade.

Otherwise check and make sure that any AV running on the server isn't perhaps blocking the BE services...

Thanks!

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the speedy replies. I've checked the event viewer and the following backup exec services were indeed not running:

Backup Exec Agent Browser
Backup Exec Device & Media Service
Backup Exec Job Engine
Backup Exec Server

I also found the following error in the event viewer: The Backup Exec service 'Backup Exec Server' failed to start because it uses a Windows Server account that does not have the following necessary privileges:
Create Token Object

As for the AV, we are currently using Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10 and not sure what to look for there...

Hi Sy,

The BESA needs the following rights:

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH23689

Without them, you're going to run into issues.

As for your AV, check to see if it is actively scanning the BE services, and if so, put in exclusions for them. I've had McAfee block BE services for some strange reason on a number of occassions.

Thanks!

Hi Graig,

Thanks for the link. Unfortunately that didn't do me much good, as on friday checked and confirmed that the domain admin account has all the rights as listed in the article. However that did not solve my problem, as this morning I was once again faced with the same dillema. I'm still getting the services stopped dialog box which I then have to manually restart.

I also set my backup exec service manager to be excluded in my AV Firewall, however I think this has been an issue before I installed the new AV. Will still test like this and get back to you.

Best Regards,

...does the account perhaps lock out? Are you on BE 2010 R3?

Thanks!

Hi Graig,

The account does not lock out. I am on BE 2010 just not sure if it is R3 as it says media server version 13 and desktop and laptop option v 3.1. I did however noticed that the sql server 2005 express edition is still trying to install service pack 4 every night. I have downloaded the service pack and tried to install it with a clean boot but i still cannot get rid of that update. Please help me take the update out from windows update.

Thanks...!

This could be the problem. Could you stop all the Backup Exec services when no jobs are running and download and install the service pack manually.

...the build # for R3 is 5204...check and see if that shows. If not, then you're not on R3 and should look at upgrading to that, and installing BE 2010 R3 SP3 before push-installing these updates to any remote servers you might have. As for the SP installation, SQL Express 2005 SP4 is listed, so no incompatibility issues there. Stop ALL the BE services, including the SQL Express service and try the upgrade. If it still doesn't go through, check and see if your AV isn't perhaps blocking the installation.

Thanks!

Hi Craig,

Finally managed to to the installation from the link you gave me above. Just a couple of things that concerns me now. Since doing the installation I'm having trouble starting the services and as such I can't log into media server to give me access to backup exec. Any ideas what could be the problem? I've set my logon info to the credentials i've used previously, before the upgrade, but still having trouble starting services.

Below are the errors i'm getting:

Start services on server: BACKUPSERV
Starting Backup Exec Remote Agent for Windows Systems on BACKUPSERV.
Error starting the service Backup Exec Remote Agent for Windows Systems on BACKUPSERV.
The system cannot find the file specified.

Starting Backup Exec Device & Media Service on BACKUPSERV.
Error starting the service Backup Exec Device & Media Service on BACKUPSERV.
The system cannot find the file specified.

Starting Backup Exec Server on BACKUPSERV.
Error starting the service Backup Exec Server on BACKUPSERV.
The dependency service or group failed to start.

Starting Backup Exec Job Engine on BACKUPSERV.
Error starting the service Backup Exec Job Engine on BACKUPSERV.
The dependency service or group failed to start.

Starting Backup Exec Agent Browser on BACKUPSERV.
Error starting the service Backup Exec Agent Browser on BACKUPSERV.
The dependency service or group failed to start.

One other thing is that Backup Exec now says Trial Version since installing. What's up with that?

Regards,