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BackupExec v9.0 - should these files be skipped / log shows complete with exceptions

Using Backup Exec v9.0 rev 4454 on a win server 2003 machine, we get the following skipped files. Is that normal? When would you get a 100% complete / succcessful job, if ever?!

Backup - C: Unable to open the item C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.EVANS-SERVER\Cookies\index.dat - skipped.
Unable to open the item C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.EVANS-SERVER\Local Settings\History\History.IE5\index.dat - skipped.
Unable to open the item C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.EVANS-SERVER\Local Settings\History\History.IE5\MSHist012006032220060323\index.dat - skipped.
Unable to open the item C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.EVANS-SERVER\Local Settings\Temp\~DF4E40.tmp - skipped.
Unable to open the item C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.EVANS-SERVER\Local Settings\Temp\~DF4E47.tmp - skipped.
Unable to open the item C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.EVANS-SERVER\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\index.dat - skipped.
Unable to open the item C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL$BKUPEXEC\LOG\ERRORLOG - skipped.
Unable to open the item C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL$BKUPEXEC\LOG\SQLAGENT.OUT - skipped.
Unable to open the item C:\WINDOWS\WindowsUpdate.log - skipped.
Unable to open the item C:\WINDOWS\system32\h323log.txt - skipped.
Unable to open the item C:\WINDOWS\system32\dhcp\DhcpSrvLog-Wed.log - skipped.
Unable to open the item C:\WINDOWS\system32\dhcp\tmp.edb - skipped.

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Mike Montgomery

I agree with David and IPKON

The problem is that these files are open and so inaccessible by BE unless you use the open file manager.. Sometimes the OFM actually works!

Mike

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open file agent - is that a veritas extra $$ item or something built into Server 2K3?

Yeah, they aren't all taht important from what I could tell, I would just like to have a completed status without a but...

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This ties in with a question I posted in the OS area - can veritas or other apps allow a quick restore from 'bare metal' I think it's been called? boot from the right CD or floppy, supply the correct RAID card drivers and then dump everything from a tape or other backup media that would get you back in that one shot to where you were at the tim e of the backup? I have 2 new clients that have hard drive failures. restoring the OS from the restore CD then apply all the patches THEN restore the backup data is getting tiring. I'd love a more complete backup that lets you dump the whole tape to the newly replaced hard drive. doable?

I thnk that's what the new ghost app lets you do -it makes a complete snapshot of the hard drive?

David_Fong

For a total restore you could use the IDR option but for open files you still need the open file agent.

>restoring the OS from the restore CD then apply all the patches THEN restore the backup data is getting tiring

I don't patch the OS on a manual restore, just install the OS unpatched into a /winnt32XYZ directory and then do a full restore so that backup program can write to the normal winnt32 directory without anything being open, then on next boot the normal winnt32 directory with all the patches gets used because restore has overwritten boot.ini as well as restoring the (patched) OS files to their original location.