BE2012: Restore from incomplete Backup
Hi there:
Recently we had a client with a server that crashed overnight while in the middle of their backup. They were running Backup Exec 10. They utilize Backup To Disk (B2D) on external media.
We put in a temporary 2003 Server with Backup Exec 10 on it despite the backup not being complete it was able to catalog it and show us data that could be restored (and red marks on the ones that could not). This server is so incredibly slow that any restore job brings the server to a crawl. Restoring large amounts of data from here is not an option.
A new SBS 2011 server has been installed on the network. Backup Exec 2012 for SBS has been installed. I have imported the external drive as a Legacy B2D. I then perform an Inventy/Catalog but it always fails with this:
Completed status: Failed
Final error: 0xe00084ca - The data being read from the media is inconsistent.
Final error category: Backup Media ErrorsFor additional information regarding this error refer to link V-79-57344-33994
and
Catalog- \\SERVER1A\Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes An inconsistency was encountered on the storage media in Backup-to-disk folder 0001.
V-79-57344-33994 - The data being read from the media is inconsistent.
I have reviewed the link they recommend but none of them seem to apply to our scenario.
How can I get the partial data seen on the new server so I can restore?
1. Enable the Backup Exec 2012 console to display the hidden Backup to Disk media by creating and setting the ShowHiddenMedia registry key to a value of 1 decimal. See Related Document (TECH179265).
2. Open the Backup Exec command line utulity BEMCLI and issue the following command:
BEMCLI>Set-BEBackupExecSetting -UseStorageBasedCatalog $false
3) To catalog one peice of Backup Exec to disk media issue the following command:
Example: To Submit a catalog job for the disk media named B2D000001
BEMCLI>Get-BEMedia B2D000001 | Submit-BECatalogMediaJob | Wait-BEJob
Example: To Submit a catalog job for mutliple disk mediaBEMCM>Get-BEMedia b2d* | select -first 1 | Submit-BECatalogMediaJob | Wait-BEJob | Get-BEJobLog
4) The catalog job may fail but generate catalog(s) or restore selections based on the media specified.
NOTE: After the catalog or catalog jobs it may be necessary to update the catalog index to populate the restore selection. This can be achived by restarting the Backup Exec services
Let me know if this helps