Synthetic Backups

[Philip_Brown_2]

Windows 2003 Enterprise SP2

Netbackup 6.5.3

Attempting to create synthetic backups. After running full backup, attempt to run synthetic backup and receive error message: 
1/15/2009 11:49:43 PM - begin Query Database 
1/15/2009 11:49:43 PM - end Query Database; elapsed time: 00:00:00 
1/15/2009 11:49:43 PM - begin Process Extents 
1/15/2009 11:49:43 PM - Error DBImageQuery::getNextRecord(pid=6084) unable to receive the response to the image query, error=no entity was found(227) 
1/15/2009 11:49:43 PM - Error SynthJob::findImages(pid=6084) caught synth EXCEPTION, error=no entity was found(227) 
1/15/2009 11:49:43 PM - Error SynthJob::doStart(pid=6084) preparation for generating synthetic image failed, error = no images were found to synthesize(607) 
1/15/2009 11:49:43 PM - Error SynthJob::endJob_i(pid=6084) end bpsynth with status = no images were found to synthesize(607) 
1/15/2009 11:49:43 PM - end Process Extents; elapsed time: 00:00:00 
1/15/2009 11:49:42 PM - requesting resource dcnetbackup.NBU_CLIENT.MAXJOBS.AR01D1 
1/15/2009 11:49:42 PM - requesting resource dcnetbackup.NBU_POLICY.MAXJOBS.AR01D1 
1/15/2009 11:49:42 PM - granted resource dcnetbackup.NBU_CLIENT.MAXJOBS.AR01D1 
1/15/2009 11:49:42 PM - granted resource dcnetbackup.NBU_POLICY.MAXJOBS.AR01D1 
1/15/2009 11:49:42 PM - estimated 0 kbytes needed 
1/15/2009 11:49:42 PM - begin Parent Job 
1/15/2009 11:49:42 PM - begin Synthetic , Start Notify Script 
1/15/2009 11:49:43 PM - started process RUNCMD (7284) 
Status 0 
1/15/2009 11:49:43 PM - end Synthetic , Start Notify Script; elapsed time: 00:00:01 
1/15/2009 11:49:43 PM - begin Synthetic , Execute Script 
1/15/2009 11:49:43 PM - started process bpbrm (6084) 
1/15/2009 11:49:43 PM - end writing 
Status 607 
1/15/2009 11:49:48 PM - end Synthetic , Execute Script; elapsed time: 00:00:05 
1/15/2009 11:49:48 PM - begin Synthetic , Stop On Error 
Status 0 
1/15/2009 11:49:48 PM - end Synthetic , Stop On Error; elapsed time: 00:00:00 
1/15/2009 11:49:48 PM - begin Synthetic , End Notify Script 
1/15/2009 11:49:49 PM - started process RUNCMD (2672) 
Status 0 
1/15/2009 11:49:49 PM - end Synthetic , End Notify Script; elapsed time: 00:00:01 
Status 607 
1/15/2009 11:49:49 PM - end Parent Job; elapsed time: 00:00:07 
no images were found to synthesize(607)

[Andy_Welburn · Accepted solution]

Have you run any incrementals?

Need a full & subsequent incrementals to create a synthetic full backup.

From the Admin Guide:

"...

A policy for synthetic backups must contain at least three types of schedules:
■ At least one traditional, full backup must be run successfully to create a full image. The synthetic backup jobs fails if there is not at least one previous full image.
■ Schedule(s) for incremental backups. Incremental backups are necessary to capture the changes in the file system since the last full or incremental backup. The synthetic backup job receives a status code of 1 for a policy that contains full or incremental synthetic backup schedules, but no incremental backup schedules. The synthetic backup synthesizes all of the incremental backups to create a new full or cumulative backup image. Therefore, the synthetic backup is only as current as the last incremental backup.
Note: To configure a synthetic cumulative backup for any clients that are archive bit-based (default), use only differential incremental backups for the traditional, non-synthesized backups.
■ One full and/or one cumulative backup schedule with the Synthetic Backup option selected.

..."

[Philip_Brown_2]

Thanks synthetic backups are running.