BackupExec 2012 reinstalled, now 4GB backups!

[ForemanNZ]

I reinstalled BackupExec 2012 on my server because it kept crashing, now I have a local backup of the backup server working but at 4GB when my drive is 37GB - what the hell!

Ver 14 rev 1798

I hate this program ...

[Backup_Exec1]

Hi

So you mean to say backup is failing when it backup local server around 4gb or what is the exact issue here

Thanks

[ForemanNZ]

The backup is not failing, its saying its successfully backed up the C: of 37GB and the SQL database, and the resulting backup size is 4GB

[Backup_Exec1]

Hi

So are you reffering the bkf file of 4gb of physical disk. It might be there would be few several 4gb bkf files used for this above backup of C & SQl database. have you checked in job log ,how many bkf files were used.

Thanks

[ForemanNZ]

      Completed status: Successful
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      Job Information
Job server: backupserver
Job name: EoM DR backupserver-Full
Job started: Monday, 3 September 2012 at 2:56:14 p.m.
Job type: Backup
Job Log: BEX_backupserver_00005.xml

Checkpoint restart cannot be applied to the following resource(s):

 backupserver.mydomain.com\BKUPEXEC
Drive and media mount requested: 3/09/2012 2:56:15 p.m.
No appendable media could be mounted.
Switching to overwrite operation on scratch media.

      Device and Media Information
Drive and media information from media mount: 3/09/2012 2:56:18 p.m.
Drive Name: AKB2D08
Media Label: B2D000009
Media GUID: {bc0b7c01-4054-4620-856f-be906c18095a}

All Media Used
 B2D000009

 B2D000010

      Job Operation - Backup
            Backup Options
Media operation - Append to media, overwrite if no appendable media is available.

Compression Type: None

Encryption Type: None

Backup Set Retention Period: 50 Weeks.Server - backupserver.mydomain.com
Snapshot Technology: Started for resource: "backupserver.mydomain.com\BKUPEXEC". Snapshot technology used: Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS).
The following volumes are dependent on resource: "C:" .
The snapshot technology used by VSS for volume C: - Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0 (Version 1.0.0.7).
Database Consistency Checks
Consistency checking BEDB
Consistency Check Physical Only.
Consistency check was completed.
Consistency checking master
Consistency Check Physical Only.
Consistency check was completed.
Consistency checking model
Consistency Check Physical Only.
Consistency check was completed.
Consistency checking msdb
Consistency Check Physical Only.
Consistency check was completed.

                  Set Information - backupserver.mydomain.com\BKUPEXEC
                        Backup Set Information
Family Name: "Media created 3/09/2012 2:56:15 p.m."
Backup of "backupserver.mydomain.com\BKUPEXEC"
Backup set #1 on storage media #1
Backup set description: "EoM DR backupserver-Full"
Backup Method: Full - Back up entire database
Microsoft SQL Server Agent: Started

Backup started on 3/09/2012 at 2:56:38 p.m..
Backup completed on 3/09/2012 at 2:56:41 p.m..
Backup Set Summary
Backed up 4 databases
Processed 34,705,916 bytes in  3 seconds.
Throughput rate: 662 MB/min

Snapshot Technology: Started for resource: "\\backupserver.mydomain.com\C:". Snapshot technology used: Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS).
The snapshot technology used by VSS for volume C: - Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0 (Version 1.0.0.7).

Drive and media mount requested: 3/09/2012 2:56:46 p.m.
No appendable media could be mounted.
Switching to overwrite operation on scratch media.

Drive and media information from media mount: 3/09/2012 2:56:48 p.m.
Drive Name: AKB2D08
Media Label: B2D000010
Media GUID: {ba87766e-9972-446b-8e71-7f34f55c0c13}
Set Information - \\backupserver.mydomain.com\C:
                        Backup Set Information
Family Name: "Media created 3/09/2012 2:56:15 p.m."
Backup of "\\backupserver.mydomain.com\C:"
Backup set #1 on storage media #1
Backup set description: "EoM DR backupserver-Full"
Backup Method: Full - Back Up Files - Allow incrementals and differentials using modified time

Backup started on 3/09/2012 at 2:56:50 p.m..
Backup completed on 3/09/2012 at 2:59:58 p.m..
Backup Set Summary
Backed up 30267 files in 3363 directories.
Processed 4,001,534,647 bytes in  3 minutes and  8 seconds.
Throughput rate: 1218 MB/min

[Backup_Exec1]

Hi

It has use 2 files below

B2D000009, B2D000010 so you mean to say the file size of each on pysical location is 4gb is each?

You will have to check compression too ,if you are getting any.

Thanks

[ForemanNZ]

Compression is not turned on.

B2D000009 = 33,940kb

B2D000010 = 3,940,576kb

[pkh]

Is any of your data under DSFR?  If so, they are backed up when you backup the system state.  They will not be backed up during the backup of the folders.

You should backup the system state and see how much data is backed up?  The system state could account for all the missing data.

[ForemanNZ]

I don't understand how it has changed - my last backup the same way ended up being 53GB before I reinstalled BackupExec, and the Windows folder now is 7.7GB by itself

[Backup_Exec1]

Hi

What is the exact issue here the size of C drive is mis matching or size of bkf file as you are having different query different post

Thanks

[ForemanNZ]

Ok, it dies trying to backup the system state: 8004230F

Server 2008 R2, SP1, latest Windows updates
Freshly reinstalled server, no other VSS providers, never used Windows Server Backup on this install

[Backup_Exec1]

Hi

I think for this new issue you it would be good if you open a new thread. Also for system state have you tried doing backup using windows backup does it work fine. If not please check that

Thanks

[ForemanNZ]

Backing up with Windows Server Backup works fine, 15.7GB of files, 13.32GB backed up - smaller than the space used on the drive, but still alot more than 4GB!