Kbase P116183: Backup fails intermittently with error 8563 appearing in the Windows Event Viewer log file
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
18/05/2006 |
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Status: Unverified
SYMPTOM(s):
Nightly backup job fails intermittently
Error 8563 appears in the Windows Event Viewer log file
!!! ERROR - Database backup utility FAILED !!! (8563)
No errors appear in the database log file between the time when it is stopped and when it is restarted
Database is backed up to a file
FTP script transfers the backup file to another server for storage
PROBKUP overwrites the backup created the previous day
Database is very large at 40+ GB
CAUSE:
FTP script was sometimes taking over 24 hours to complete. Since the backup file was being used by the script, PROBKUP was unable to overwrite it and therefore failed.
FIX:
Backup the database to a new file rather than overwriting the previous version.
Modify the FTP script to remove the previous backup after it completes to conserve storage space.