Backup error

Hi all!
I take backup of a database every night using
"BACKUP DATABASE [Db1] TO DISK = N'\\server\e$\Backup\Databases\Db1\Db1
.bak' WITH INIT , NOUNLOAD , NAME = N'Db1 backup', NOSKIP , STATS = 10,
NOFORMAT"
But some nights a have recived the following error message when I view the j
ob history.
"'\\server\e$\Backup\Db1\Db1\Db1.bak' is incorrectly formatted. Backups cann
ot be appended, but existing backup sets may still be usable. [SQLSTATE
42000] (Error 3266) BACKUP DATABASE is terminating abnormally. [SQLSTAT
E 42000] (Error 3013). The step fa
iled."
I have tried to delete the backup devices and created new ones. I am backing
up close to twenty databases to the same folder every night. But I get erro
r on a couple backup jobs every night, not the same ones every night. I have
tride to run the jobs manu
ally daytime and sometimes they run ok and sometimes they fails.
I have read the MS KB 290787 but i'm not sure if it answers my question. Doe
s anybody has any more info/help/hints it would be greatly appriciated.
Thansk
FredrikSounds like you may have some disk issues. Have you checked the integrity
of that disk lately?
Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
"Fredrik" <Fredrik@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:46FACB20-2670-41DD-9452-CE9753680453@.microsoft.com...
> Hi all!
> I take backup of a database every night using
> "BACKUP DATABASE [Db1] TO DISK =
N'\\server\e$\Backup\Databases\Db1\Db1.bak' WITH INIT , NOUNLOAD , NAME =
N'Db1 backup', NOSKIP , STATS = 10, NOFORMAT"
> But some nights a have recived the following error message when I view the
job history.
> "'\\server\e$\Backup\Db1\Db1\Db1.bak' is incorrectly formatted. Backups
cannot be appended, but existing backup sets may still be usable. [SQLST
ATE
42000] (Error 3266) BACKUP DATABASE is terminating abnormally. [SQLSTAT
E
42000] (Error 3013). The step failed."
> I have tried to delete the backup devices and created new ones. I am
backing up close to twenty databases to the same folder every night. But I
get error on a couple backup jobs every night, not the same ones every
night. I have tride to run the jobs manually daytime and sometimes they run
ok and sometimes they fails.
> I have read the MS KB 290787 but i'm not sure if it answers my question.
Does anybody has any more info/help/hints it would be greatly appriciated.
> Thansk
> Fredrik|||Hi Fredrik
I have a similar problem and was able to fix it, quick and simple.
I renamed the backup and log file
and re ran my backup job, it obviously was unable to append as the file was
not fould (due to name change), this created new file
and the backup job suceeded.
Note before all this I manually backed up DB (FULL) and Log file (for each d
b that I had the problem for) Just in case
For completness my exact error was
Executed as user: [USER NAME]. The backup data in '[DB NAME]' is inc
orrectly formatted. Backups cannot be appended, but existing backup sets may
still be usable. [SQLSTATE 42000] (Error 3266) BACKUP DATABASE is term
inating abnormally. [SQLSTATE 42000] (E
rror 3013). The step failed.
obviously i was able to delete all non required excess backup files after a
few days as I was happy with my backups
Good Luck
Eoin B
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