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Re: [Networker] Returning MSSql backup on a network share

2009-06-02 18:52:10
Subject: Re: [Networker] Returning MSSql backup on a network share
From: "Smith, Al" <Al.Smith AT TIMET DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 18:44:42 -0400
by default networker ignores cifs shares just like nfs mounted  
volumes. the volume or disk presented must appear to be local to the  
client.

On Jun 2, 2009, at 18:31, "Eugene Vilensky" <evilensky AT GMAIL DOT COM> wrote:

> you mssql data files are on a cifs share?  Is this supported by  
> microsoft?
>
> On Tuesday, June 2, 2009, GOKHAN ERTON <GOKHAN.ERTON AT lcwaikiki DOT com>  
> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'd appreciate if anyone could tell me if it's possible to return  
>> mssql backups on a network share.
>>
>> We are trying to run tests on a sun storage 7000 series and they do  
>> share the drives over CIFS, and Windows 2003 can see them as  
>> network shares.
>>
>> I tried to return backups by using network path like \\servername 
>> \share<file:///\\servername\share> and mapping the share as drive,  
>> but none of them worked for me. I have to keep the datafiles on the  
>> network shares, cause sun insists on our using CIFS instead of  
>> iSCSI. We had a couple of controller failures on our iscsi attempts.
>>
>> We are using networker 7.4.4 on both server and client side. Our  
>> networker user for sql server version is 5.2.0.71 on Windows 2003  
>> environment.
>>
>> We get an error as follows on each attempt:
>>
>> Recovering files of client 'xxxxxx' from server  
>> 'xxxxxx.lcwaikiki.local' to client 'TEST1'.
>> 43708:nsrsqlrc:Start time: Tue Jun 02 14:53:56 2009
>> 43621:nsrsqlrc:Computer Name: TEST1     User Name: Administrator
>>                  NSR_CLIENT: xxxxxx;
>>                  NSR_SERVER: xxxxxx.local;
>> 37725:nsrsqlrc:Recovering database 'Xxxxxx' into 'Xxxxxx' ...
>> 4690:nsrsqlrc:RESTORE database [Xxxxxx] FROM  
>> virtual_device='Legato#ca398c60-3fe2-4a44-9c0d-1516a290cb99'  WITH  
>> move 'Xxxxxx_Data' to '\\128.128.1.181\sqltest8kb\testfolder 
>> \Xxxxxx_Xxxxxx_21546.mdf', move 'Xxxxxx_Data_2' to '\ 
>> \128.128.1.181\sqltest8kb\testfolder 
>> \Xxxxxx_Xxxxxx_Data_2_21546.ndf', move 'Xxxxxx_Data_3' to '\\128.128.1.181 
>> \sqltest8kb\testfolder\Xxxxxx_Xxxxxx_Data_3_21546.ndf', move  
>> 'Xxxxxx_Data_4' to '\\128.128.1.181\sqltest8kb\testfolder 
>> \Xxxxxx_Xxxxxx_Data_4_21546.ndf',
>> Reverse DNS lookup failed for host xxxxxx, 29085:nsrsqlrc:Microsoft  
>> SQL Server Provider error:
>> 38006:nsrsqlrc:The file "\\128.128.1.181\sqltest8kb\testfolder 
>> \Xxxxxx_Xxxxxx_21546.mdf<file:///\\128.128.1.181\sqltest8kb\testfolder\Xxxxxx_Xxxxxx_21546.mdf
>>  
>> >" is on a network path that is not supported for database files..
>> 38006:nsrsqlrc:File 'Xxxxxx_Data' cannot be restored to '\\128.128.1.181 
>> \sqltest8kb\testfolder\Xxxxxx_Xxxxxx_21546.mdf'. Use WITH MOVE to  
>> identify a valid location for the file..
>> 38006:nsrsqlrc:The file "\\128.128.1.181\sqltest8kb\testfolder 
>> \Xxxxxx_Xxxxxx_Data_2_21546.ndf<file:///\\128.128.1.181\sqltest8kb\testfolder\Xxxxxx_Xxxxxx_Data_2_21546.ndf
>>  
>> >" is on a network path that is not supported for database files..
>> 38006:nsrsqlrc:File 'Xxxxxx_Data_2' cannot be restored to '\\128.128.1.181 
>> \sqltest8kb\testfolder\Xxxxxx_Xxxxxx_Data_2_21546.ndf'. Use WITH  
>> MOVE to identify a valid location for the file..
>> 38006:nsrsqlrc:The file "\\128.128.1.181\sqltest8kb\testfolder 
>> \Xxxxxx_Xxxxxx_Data_3_21546.ndf<file:///\\128.128.1.181\sqltest8kb\testfolder\Xxxxxx_Xxxxxx_Data_3_21546.ndf
>>  
>> >" is on a network path that is not supported for database files..
>> 38006:nsrsqlrc:File 'Xxxxxx_Data_3' cannot be restored to '\\128.128.1.181 
>> \sqltest8kb\testfolder\Xxxxxx_Xxxxxx_Data_3_21546.ndf'. Use WITH  
>> MOVE to identify a valid location for the file..
>> 38006:nsrsqlrc:The file "\\128.128.1.181\sqltest8kb\testfolder 
>> \Xxxxxx_Xxxxxx_Data_4_21546.ndf<file:///\\128.128.1.181\sqltest8kb\testfolder\Xxxxxx_Xxxxxx_Data_4_21546.ndf
>>  
>> >" is on a network path that is not supported for database files..
>> 38006:nsrsqlrc:File 'Xxxxxx_Data_4' cannot be restored to '\\128.128.1.181 
>> \sqltest8kb\testfolder\Xxxxxx_Xxxxxx_Data_4_21546.ndf'. Use WITH  
>> MOVE to identify a valid location for the file..
>> 38006:nsrsqlrc:The file "\\128.128.1.181\log 
>> \Xxxxxx_Xxxxxx_log_21546.ldf<file:///\\128.128.1.181\log\Xxxxxx_Xxxxxx_log_21546.ldf
>>  
>> >" is on a network path that is not supported for database files..
>> 38006:nsrsqlrc:File 'Xxxxxx_Log' cannot be restored to '\\128.128.1.181 
>> \log\Xxxxxx_Xxxxxx_log_21546.ldf'. Use WITH MOVE to identify a  
>> valid location for the file..
>> 38006:nsrsqlrc:Problems were identified while planning for the  
>> RESTORE statement. Previous messages provide details..
>> 38006:nsrsqlrc:RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally..
>> 37708:nsrsqlrc:nsrsqlado.cpp(2353): ExecuteFailed event arrived.
>> 35867:nsrsqlrc:Error processing SQL database 'Xxxxxx'.
>> Internal error.
>>
>> unknown XBSA error 1359 (0x54f)
>> 43709:nsrsqlrc:Stop time: Tue Jun 02 14:56:03 2009
>>
>> Restore completion time: Tue Jun 02 14:56:04 2009
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your comments.
>>
>> Gokhan Erton
>> Database Administrator
>> Tema Magazacilik Hizmetleri AS
>>
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