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Kleber
Yak Posting Veteran

67 Posts

Posted - 2004-01-30 : 14:59:23
Hi All

I have a database presenting a problem when i try to do a full backup.

Statment:
backup database dtbXMO to tape = N'\\.\tape0'
WITH
FORMAT,
MEDIANAME = 'BKBF01feb',
NAME = N'dtbXMO Backup',
DESCRIPTION = N'Salva completa do banco dtbXMO'

Return error on query analyzer:

Server: Msg 3229, Level 16, State 2, Line 1
Request for device '\\.\tape0' timed out.
Server: Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Backup or restore operation terminating abnormally.

The database has 28Gb and the backup must be done at a DAT (DDS2)Tape
O.S - Windows NT4.0 Sp6a
SQL 7.0

I have ohters databases with more than 20Gb and backup works fine.
I found an article on Microsoft (KB244513) That show this error, gives me an workaround, but it does not work.

Any help will be appreciated.

Kleber
Brazil

SamC
White Water Yakist

3467 Posts

Posted - 2004-01-30 : 15:11:04
This may not be much help, but I wonder if a backup of this DB to disk (not tape) would run with or without error?
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Kleber
Yak Posting Veteran

67 Posts

Posted - 2004-01-30 : 15:24:38
To disk it works fine. But I don't have available space to do it usually.

Kleber
Brazil
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stephe40
Posting Yak Master

218 Posts

Posted - 2004-01-30 : 16:09:18
Its reccommended that backups are done to disk and then dumped to tapes or some other backup media. Is there a network volume you could store it on? or could you try shrinking the database before your back it up.

HTH

- Eric
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Kleber
Yak Posting Veteran

67 Posts

Posted - 2004-01-30 : 16:29:34
Ok. SQL Server should ask for new tapes, if necessary, right? And it isn't happening!
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2004-01-30 : 17:03:57
Is the tape device attached to the SQL Server? SQL Server can not backup to a remote tape device.

What do you mean SQL Server should ask for new tapes?

Tara
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Kleber
Yak Posting Veteran

67 Posts

Posted - 2004-02-02 : 08:08:40
Yes, the tape device is attached to the SQL Server.
And I mean that when a Tape Media is full, the SQL Server should ask for a new empty media to continue the backup, shoudn't it?
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2004-02-03 : 12:14:51
It doesn't mention that anywhere in SQL Server Books Online. So I'd say no.

Tara
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