Issues creating Exchange 2010 DAG Backup

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Hello I am new to the forum and would appreciate any help. I am looking for help or step by step instructions for creating a new networker backup for Exchange 2010 DAG. I trying to do this with networker 8.2.0.5 and NMM 8.2 I think I may have something wrong with the settings I have on my clients? I have six servers in the DAG. I have two entries for each server (one for OS and one for exchange) and one for the DAG name. The OS Client Save Set : ALL   Backup Commands and Application Info are blank. The Exchange Client Entries Save Set : APPLICATIONS:\Microsoft Exchange 2010    Backup Commands and Application Info are blank. EXCDAG Save Set : APPLICATIONS:\Microsoft Exchange 2010  Backup Command: nsrsnap_vss_save Application Information: NSR_SNAP_TYPE=vss CIRCULAR_PROMOTION_POLICY=Promote NSR_FEDERATED_BACKUP=yes NSR_FEDERATED_PSOL=EXCCLIENT01,EXCCLIENT02,EXCCLIENT03,EXCCLIENT04,EXCCLIENT05,EXCCLIENT06 NSR_EXCH_INCL_SA=TRUE NSR_ALT_PATH=c:
w_mount NSR_EXCH2010_DAG=ExcDAG NSR_EXCH2010_BACKUP=preferred NSR_EXCH_CHECK=no The Exchange Group Has only the EXCDAG in it and the properties are: Snapshot, policy and pool are all selected. Configuration ... Retries to runtime limit are all set to 0 I am trying to run the group that has just the DAG as a client and it does not backup any data and fails. I get one of these for each member of the DAG. EXCDAG:APPLICATIONS:\Microsoft Exchange 2010 85940:nsrsnap_vss_save:Slave backup with job id (1885684) failed on host Also get one of these in each of the servers event log: The group or resource is not in the correct state to perform the requested operation. . Any help or ideas is much appreciated. Thank you

CarlosRojas · Accepted Answer

Hi ttobey Can you please check the nmm.raw file (render it so it's readable) ? Maybe you would like to attach it here? Thank you, Carlos

ttobey · Answer

Here is the latest try in nmm.log from one of the servers. Thanks for looking Carlos Rojas

ttobey · Answer

A small update.........

I am right now trying again after changing the DAG to backup ACTIVE instead of PREFERRED and it seems to be making better progress. (Maybe its bypassing the non-healthy copies?) I will post results and if needed new nmm in a bit.

Thanks

CarlosRojas · Answer

Hi,

The error message:

The database state for saveset Microsoft Exchange 2010\DB10 doesn't match the NSR_EXCH2010_BACKUP or NSR_EXCH_BACKUP value and will not be backed up

Means that doesn't like the value NSR_EXCH2010_BACKUP=ACTIVE

Have you tried to use "Preferred passive" instead? Or even passive? You can try to make sure this is the only configuration issue, and if it works we take it from there.

Thank you,

Carlos

ttobey · Answer

I did.

When I set it to active I get the error you see.

When set to passive or preferred I get that the (clones) DB are not healthy.

I have the exchange guy rebooting the seemed problem server and I will try again with preferred and passive and post back. Thanks

ttobey · Answer

As I mentioned here is the latest. Thanks again

ttobey · Answer

I do believe I am all set.

After the replication of the non healthy server it seems to be OK.

I hit a few other minor self explanatory snags that I worked out.

The backup was successful and we will soon test a restore to make sure we are good.

Thanks Carlos Rojas for willingness to help me out.

NetWorker

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