BackupSysAdmin
13 years agoLevel 4
Host Sql Server backups
I am having an issue with the backup of one of the servers that host my SQL servers. This server is running Windows 2003, SQL 2005, and Netbackup 7.0.1. The problem is that I am backing up the Serv...
- 13 years ago
exclude those database files from OS filesystem backups
URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH52558
Solution
To prevent Windows file system backups on a Microsoft SQL Server from exiting with a NetBackup Status Code 1 (the requested operation was partially successful), it is necessary to create an exclude list for the MS-Windows policy to exclude the database files.
The SQL database files have three different file extensions: .mdf, .ndf, .ldf. When creating the exclude list, be sure to exclude these three file types from the file system backup policy.