error message:"the job failed with the following error

[David_Knight_4]

The operation failed to acquire the minimum number of drives and media needed. I have had some issues with the catalog production. I have taken the tick out of "use storage media-based catalogs"

David

[priya_khire]

Hello,

What are you backing up in this job? Are you directing the backup to a tape device or a b2d? What is the exact error code in the job log? Do also check if there are any errors in the Windows event logs.

What is the capacity of the backup job and the available capacity on the tape?