For the original problem reported, the requester should run ntbackup.exe 
and see if they can run a backup of the system state normally.

On Wed, 16 Dec 2009, Spearman, David wrote:

> For what it's worth Symantec just sent out an alert with these 2 links.
>
>
> http://entsupport.symantec.com/docs/338410
>
>
>
> http://entsupport.symantec.com/docs/338003
>
>
> David Spearman
> County of Henrico, Va.
>
> From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu 
> [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Len 
> Boyle
> Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 10:52 AM
> To: Nathan Kippen; VERITAS-BU AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Status 71 for System State backup
>
> Disabling multistreaming will not fix the system state backup problem, it 
> will only change the return code to a status of 1 if the rest of the backup 
> works. Which in most cases does.
>
> We have submitted  enhancement request to netbackup to change the code such 
> that an unique status code and message would be generated in the case of a 
> system state backup failure.
> len
>
> From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu 
> [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Nathan 
> Kippen
> Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 10:37 AM
> To: VERITAS-BU AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Status 71 for System State backup
>
> what version are you running?  I was seeing the same error until I upgraded 
> to 6.5.4  .. the other option is to disable multistreaming.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 3:04 AM, mince <netbackup-forum AT backupcentral DOT 
> com<mailto:netbackup-forum AT backupcentral DOT com>> wrote:
>
> hi
>
> still getting system state backup status 71 for Windows 2000 server machines 
> on netbackup, any ideas??
>
> Michael
>
> +----------------------------------------------------------------------
> |This was sent by mai AT sanger.ac DOT uk<mailto:mai AT sanger.ac DOT uk> via 
> Backup Central.
> |Forward SPAM to abuse AT backupcentral DOT com<mailto:abuse AT backupcentral 
> DOT com>.
> +----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Veritas-bu maillist  -  Veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT 
> edu<mailto:Veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu>
> http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
>
>
_______________________________________________
Veritas-bu maillist  -  Veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu