Failed backups error 0008703
I have a customer with 2003 SBS with Veritas 9.1 ver. They are a small company with about 18 users. They are doing a full backup each day. They started getting errors and the backup would not work. Th...
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Hi,
Are you getting this error during test run?
This error usually occurs when The backup device specified in the backup job is a "backup-to-disk-folder" that has not been written to before.
Just try running a small overwrite backup job on the backup to disk folder and check the results.
Once the backup to disk folder is been overwritten for the first time then you will be able to "Test Run" on it, there after.
Additionally refer the following technote:
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/265015.htm
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Are you getting this error during test run?
This error usually occurs when The backup device specified in the backup job is a "backup-to-disk-folder" that has not been written to before.
Just try running a small overwrite backup job on the backup to disk folder and check the results.
Once the backup to disk folder is been overwritten for the first time then you will be able to "Test Run" on it, there after.
Additionally refer the following technote:
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/265015.htm
NOTE : If we do not receive your reply within two business days, this post would be marked "assumed answered" and would be moved to "answered questions" pool.
