Recovery Point Set only creates a base

The orphan patch did not fix the problem.

I beleive that one main problem was that we were replicating the restore point destination share to another site.  That other site had a restore point destination share for machines in that site.  We excluded the RPAM_store.dat from the replication.  I believe one file was overwriting the other and this was causing a lot of problems.

After that, I had to do the following steps to get these systems back on track.  These steps are more extensive than what is covered in the tech articles.  I did the best I had time for with the formatting, so I apologize for it ahead of time.

1.         Stop the Backup Exec System Recovery service.

2.         Stop the Symantec Management Agent service.

3.         Navigate to the client’s subfolder under the restore point destination.

                        3a)  Create a folder named save.

                        3b)  Move all .v2i and .iv2i files to the newly created save folder

4.         On the client, navigate to c:\documents and settings\all users\application data\symantec\backup exec system recovery

4a.  Delete the following folders and files.

                        i)  History

                        ii)  Schedule

                        ii)  Logs

                        iv)  clientname.v2i

                        v)  Backup Exec System Recovery.notify.xml

                        vi)  RemoteComputers.xml

                        vii)  Settings.ini

5.         Move up one directory to c:\documents and settings\all users\application data\symantec\

            5a.  Delete the following folder.

                        i)  RPAM

6.         Navigate to C:\Program Files\Altiris\Altiris Agent\Client Policies

            6a.  Delete the following files.

                        i)  acpstm.SidleyAcct.com.username.xml

                        ii)  acpstm.SidleyAcct.com.xml

7.         Open the registry editor.

            7a.  Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Symantec.

            7b.  Delete the following registy keys if they exist.

                        i)  Backup Exec System Recovery Manager

                        ii)  Backup Exec System Recovery8.0BackUp

            7c.  Exit the registry editor.

8.         Start the Backup Exec System Recovery service.

9.         Start the Syamantec Management Agent Service.

10.       Right-click on the Symantec Management Agent icon in the system tray

          10a.  Choose Symantec Management Agent Settings.

          10b.  Click on Update under the Configuration section. 

           10c.  Click on Send under the Basic Inventory section.

11.       Open the local Backup Exec System Recovery console.

            11a.  Click on the Backup Jobs Tab.

            11b.  Click on the Run backup job with options link under the Tasks menu on the left.

            11c.  Choose New Recovery Point Set and click OK.

12.       When the job completes, return to the Symantec Management Agent window.

            12a.  Click on Send under the Basic Inventory section.

            12b.  Click on Update under the Configuration section.

13.       Return to the Backup Exec System Recovery console.

            13a.  Click on the Run backup job with options link under the Tasks menu on the left.

            13b.  Choose Incremental recovery point of recent changes and click OK.

14.       When the job completes, return to the Symantec Management Agent window.

            14a.  Click on Send under the Basic Inventory section.

            14b.  Click on Update under the Configuration section.

15.       Navigate to the client’s subfolder under the restore point destination.

            15a.  Verify that a base and an incremental were created and named correctly.

            15b.  If the files were created correctly, delete the save folder created in step 3a.

16.       Verify the client is reporting correctly in the Management Solutions Console.

17.       On the client, navigate to c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Symantec\Backup Exec System Recovery\

            17a.  Open the History folder.

                        i)  Open the .PQH file for the OS drive.

                        ii)  Search for .v2i and verify that the correct file names for the base exists.

ii) Verify that the timestamp listed in the lines preceding the file name is the current date.

                        iv)  Search for .iv2i and verify that the correct file name for the incremental exists.

                        v) Verify that the timestamp listed in the lines preceding the file name is the current date.

            17b.  Open the Schedule folder.

                        i)  Open the .PQJ file (there should be only one).

                        ii)  Search for LastBackup and verify that the date is the current date.

                        iii)  Search for LastExpectedBackup and verify that the date is the next day.

18.  Close all files (if prompted to save, click no), folders, windows and either log off or lock the client.

19.  Monitor the client’s backups over the next few days.