NetWorker: JOBSDB errors in daemon.raw whenever a backup starts 'database disk image is malformed'
Resumen: The NetWorker Jobs Database (JOBSDB) reports "database disk image is malformed" at the start of backups. The backup completes successfully.
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Síntomas
Backups complete successfully, but the
daemon.raw log file grows continuously. NetWorker logs repeated errors related to jobsdb when a backup starts: database disk image is malformed
- Linux:
/nsr/logs/daemon.raw - Windows (default):
C:\Program Files\EMC NetWorker\nsr\logs\daemon.raw - NetWorker: How to use nsr_render_log to render .raw log files
Example error in daemon.raw:
nsrjobd RAP critical Error returned on resource creation: database disk image is malformed
nsrjobd in daemon.raw indicate a malformed jobsdb database disk image.
NetWorker may report a critical error at the start of each backup, even though the backup succeeds.
Causa
The issue occurs due to an inconsistent or corrupted stat.db file located in:
- Linux:
/nsr/res/statistics/stat.db - Windows (Default):
C:\Program Files\EMC NetWorker\nsr\res\statistics\stat.db
This corruption triggers repeated jobsdb related errors during backup operations.
Resolución
- Stop NetWorker services:
- Linux:
nsrshutdownorsystemctl stop networker - Windows:
net stop nsrexecd /y
- Delete or rename the
stat.dbfile:
- Linux:
/nsr/res/statistics/stat.db - Windows (Default):
C:\Program Files\EMC NetWorker\nsr\res\statistics\stat.db
- Rename the
daemon.rawfile:
- Linux:
/nsr/logs/daemon.raw - Windows (default):
C:\Program Files\EMC NetWorker\nsr\logs\daemon.raw
- Start NetWorker again:
- Linux:
systemctl start networker - Windows:
net start nsrd- If the Windows NetWorker server is also the NetWorker Management Console (NMC) server, run:
net start gstd
- If the Windows NetWorker server is also the NetWorker Management Console (NMC) server, run:
- Start a backup and confirm that no more messages "
disk image is malformed" are logged in thedaemon.raw.
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Número del artículo: 000068370
Tipo de artículo: Solution
Última modificación: 08 ene 2026
Versión: 4
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