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Database Backup (.mdf and .ldf)

kalyanmaddy
Level 3

Hi

 

I am using Backup Exec Ver 10.0 5484,and i have a sql server 2005 also,i installed remote agent in sql server and try to take a backup (.mdf and .ldf) its not getting completed and the file was skipped i am getting the follwing message i e.unable to open the item the file was skipped,

but i can run other job sucessfully....

 

kindly help me

1 REPLY 1

Ken_Putnam
Level 6

You need to

 

1)  Purchase and install a MSSQL Agent

 

2)  Shut down MSSQL during backups (normally not an aoption)

 

3)  Use SQL Enterprise Manager to dump the databases to disk, then grab the BKF files with BackupExec (if you have enough disk space, that is Smiley Wink )