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Re: [Networker] MSEXCH: invalid Argument

2004-07-14 18:54:27
Subject: Re: [Networker] MSEXCH: invalid Argument
From: tim aitken <timmy8ken AT GMAIL DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 08:54:16 +1000
Thankyou so much for that info. I hadn't added the backup command and
it is now going through a treat. I am very glad that I have found this
list server as it has already solved a number of problems I have had
after only a couple of days!.

Thanks again

Tim

On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 12:02:45 +0200, Riaan Louwrens
<riaanl AT sourceconsulting.co DOT za> wrote:
> Tim,
>
> Just perhaps a silly question, Have you installed the "module" on the
> exchange client (this would probably be version BSM 4 Exch 2.5) and have you
> configured the client on your backup server to use the "backup command -
> nsrxchsv.exe" ? (remote tab)
>
> As this is normally when one forgets to tell it to use the module executable
> and it tries to use the normal backup command to understand the MSEXCH
> saveset ...
>
> Regards,
>
> Riaan
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tim aitken [mailto:timmy8ken AT GMAIL DOT COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 11:16 AM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: [Networker] MSEXCH: invalid Argument
>
> Hello All,
>
> I have just upgraded out Networker backup system from 5.7 to 7.1, it
> was running on NT4 but is now running on Win2k server. I have managed
> to get all clients up and running and doing backups and recoveries -
> except our exchange server (NT4 service pack 6/Exchange 5.5 service
> pack 4).
>
> I am able to do a file system backup (except for the folders that
> exchange have locked open) but when it comes to doing an MSEXCH backup
> I am having problems. This is the error that I am getting
>
> Jul 14 18:52:23 qmbackup.qmtechnologies.com: Start time:   Wed Jul 14
> 18:51:06 2004
> Jul 14 18:52:23 qmbackup.qmtechnologies.com: End time:     Wed Jul 14
> 18:52:23 2004
> Jul 14 18:52:23 qmbackup.qmtechnologies.com: --- Successful Save Sets ---
> Jul 14 18:52:23 qmbackup.qmtechnologies.com: *
> ntexch1.qmtechnologies.com:MSEXCH: save: using `MSEXCH:\' for
> `MSEXCH:'
> Jul 14 18:52:23 qmbackup.qmtechnologies.com: *
> ntexch1.qmtechnologies.com:MSEXCH: save: cannot stat MSEXCH:\: Invalid
> argument
> Jul 14 18:52:23 qmbackup.qmtechnologies.com: *
> ntexch1.qmtechnologies.com:MSEXCH: save: Could not stat MSEXCH::
> Invalid argument
> Jul 14 18:52:23 qmbackup.qmtechnologies.com:
> ntexch1.qmtechnologies.com: MSEXCH: level=full,    1 KB 00:00:38
> 1 file
> Jul 14 18:52:23 qmbackup.qmtechnologies.com:
> qmbackup.qmtechnologies.com: index:ntexch1.qmtechnologies.com
> level=full, 4098 KB 00:00:16    509 files
> Jul 14 18:53:26 qmbackup.qmtechnologies.com: NetWorker savegroup:
> (info) starting  msexchange (with 1 client(s))
> Jul 14 18:54:43 qmbackup.qmtechnologies.com: NetWorker savegroup:
> (notice) msexchange completed, total 1 client(s), 0 Hostname(s)
> Unresolved, 0 Failed, 1 Succeeded.
>
> This happens wether I use MSEXCH, MSEXCH:IS, MSEXCH:/Directory.
>
> I am able to connect using the client on exchange (BSM for exchange
> version 2.0 patch 3) and browse through the previous backups without a
> problem, so the connection is obviously there.
>
> Any help that you may have will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Tim Aitken
>
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