Mapped Drive not availible for backup

To save space on our database server I have shared a folder on our web
server, and mapped it as a drive (S on our database server. It shows up as
a drive in Windows Explorer, and in any file save dialog box, but is not
availible as a backup option from SQL Enterprise manager. If I type in
s:\DbBackups as the backup device and try to back up I get the following
error:
************************************************** ******
Cannot open backup device 'S:\DBBACKUPS\MyDB.bak'. Device error or device
off-line. See the SQL Server error log for more details. BACKUP DATABASE is
terminating abnormally.
************************************************** ******
The error log shows
************************************************** *******
Event Type:Error
Event Source:MSSQLSERVER
Event Category:(6)
Event ID:17055
Date:9/15/2004
Time:4:17:47 PM
User:N/A
Computer:SYNCDB
Description:
3041 :
BACKUP failed to complete the command BACKUP DATABASE [DigitalDraw_Sys] TO
DISK = N'S:\DBBACKUPS\MyDB.bak' WITH NOINIT , NOUNLOAD , NAME = N'MyDB
backup', NOSKIP , STATS = 10, NOFORMAT
************************************************** *********
What is keeping me from backing up to this mapped drive?
Is it some sort of permissions issue? If so what acct do I need to grant
permissions for?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
-Dan
You can't use a mapped drive for backups but you can use the UNC name:
BACKUP DATABASE mydb TO DISK = '\\servername\share name\DBBACKUPS\MyDB.bak'
HTH
Kalen Delaney
SQL Server MVP
www.SolidQualityLearning.com
"Dan" <Dan@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0DD86426-C9C6-48B6-8DE8-0F64C592F07E@.microsoft.com...
> To save space on our database server I have shared a folder on our web
> server, and mapped it as a drive (S on our database server. It shows up
> as
> a drive in Windows Explorer, and in any file save dialog box, but is not
> availible as a backup option from SQL Enterprise manager. If I type in
> s:\DbBackups as the backup device and try to back up I get the following
> error:
> ************************************************** ******
> Cannot open backup device 'S:\DBBACKUPS\MyDB.bak'. Device error or device
> off-line. See the SQL Server error log for more details. BACKUP DATABASE
> is
> terminating abnormally.
> ************************************************** ******
> The error log shows
> ************************************************** *******
> Event Type: Error
> Event Source: MSSQLSERVER
> Event Category: (6)
> Event ID: 17055
> Date: 9/15/2004
> Time: 4:17:47 PM
> User: N/A
> Computer: SYNCDB
> Description:
> 3041 :
> BACKUP failed to complete the command BACKUP DATABASE [DigitalDraw_Sys] TO
> DISK = N'S:\DBBACKUPS\MyDB.bak' WITH NOINIT , NOUNLOAD , NAME = N'MyDB
> backup', NOSKIP , STATS = 10, NOFORMAT
> ************************************************** *********
> What is keeping me from backing up to this mapped drive?
> Is it some sort of permissions issue? If so what acct do I need to grant
> permissions for?
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
> -Dan
>
|||Hi,
Try doing this:-
1. Have a common OS user in both systems, Say name of the OS user is
backupuser.
2. Start the MSSQL Server and SQl Agent service using backupuser
How to do that:
So go to Control Panel -- Admin Tools -- Services -- MSSQL Server sercice--
Double click and select the "Log on" option. There you give a the backupuser
and password to start the service.
Now stop and start the MSSQL Serevr service.
3. Give the necessary privileges (write) in the remote machine directory
and share.
4. After this you try to execute the Backup database command in Query
Analyzer:-
Backup database <dbname> to
Disk='\\RemoteServername\share\folder\dbname.bak' with init ( With init will
overwrite the backup file every time)
I think this will definitely work out.
Thanks
Hari
MCDBA
"Dan" <Dan@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0DD86426-C9C6-48B6-8DE8-0F64C592F07E@.microsoft.com...
> To save space on our database server I have shared a folder on our web
> server, and mapped it as a drive (S on our database server. It shows up
> as
> a drive in Windows Explorer, and in any file save dialog box, but is not
> availible as a backup option from SQL Enterprise manager. If I type in
> s:\DbBackups as the backup device and try to back up I get the following
> error:
> ************************************************** ******
> Cannot open backup device 'S:\DBBACKUPS\MyDB.bak'. Device error or device
> off-line. See the SQL Server error log for more details. BACKUP DATABASE
> is
> terminating abnormally.
> ************************************************** ******
> The error log shows
> ************************************************** *******
> Event Type: Error
> Event Source: MSSQLSERVER
> Event Category: (6)
> Event ID: 17055
> Date: 9/15/2004
> Time: 4:17:47 PM
> User: N/A
> Computer: SYNCDB
> Description:
> 3041 :
> BACKUP failed to complete the command BACKUP DATABASE [DigitalDraw_Sys] TO
> DISK = N'S:\DBBACKUPS\MyDB.bak' WITH NOINIT , NOUNLOAD , NAME = N'MyDB
> backup', NOSKIP , STATS = 10, NOFORMAT
> ************************************************** *********
> What is keeping me from backing up to this mapped drive?
> Is it some sort of permissions issue? If so what acct do I need to grant
> permissions for?
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
> -Dan
>