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completed_statu
Level 2
17 years ago

cannot create duplicate job

For new jobs that I create for some reason I cannot create duplicate jobs for them.  I have initial jobs that backup to a data domain and then I create duplicate jobs that backup the data domain backup to tape. 
 
I have working jobs that are doing this and can select existing jobs as the source for the duplicate but for some reason I can no longer see new jobs that I create and schedule as an option for duplicate jobs.
 
Please help!
10.x and Earlier
Backup and Recovery
Backup Exec

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  • completed_statu's avatar
    completed_statu
    Level 2
    17 years ago
    In case anyone cares the problem was that I was creating new jobs by copying an old job and for some reason it didn't like creating duplicate backups from these copies. 
  • Sealy_IS_Dept's avatar
    Sealy_IS_Dept
    Level 2
    17 years ago
    Just had same issue in that I copied original job (backup to disk) that has a duplicate job (backup to tape) to create a job to backup direct to tape. When I deleted the copied job the duplicate job disappeared and I can no longer create a duplicate job for my original job! Version 11 and issues like this, jesus!
  • Sealy_IS_Dept's avatar
    Sealy_IS_Dept
    Level 2
    17 years ago
    Just managed to resolve this for v11d as follows:
     
    stop all backup exec services
     
    logon to backupexec sql server instance using Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express
     
    expand bedb database
     
    browse to dbo.jobs table
     
    open the table
     
    select the job record that cannot be duplicated
     
    goto linkedjobid column and replace value with 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
     
    close the table and mssms express
     
    start the backup exec services
     
    you should now be able to duplicate the job
     
    The issue seems to occur because during the copy process the linkedjobid is copied also, rather than being blanked.
     
    HTH.