{"id":3869,"date":"2014-08-14T15:00:10","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/?p=3869"},"modified":"2019-11-07T07:36:57","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T07:36:57","slug":"6-server-backups-fails-business-can-avoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/6-server-backups-fails-business-can-avoid","title":{"rendered":"6 server backups fails and how your business can avoid them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/news\/6-server-backups-fails-business-can-avoid\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3885 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/6-backup-fails.jpg\" alt=\"6  backup fails and how to avoid them\" width=\"639\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/6-backup-fails.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/6-backup-fails-300x117.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you own or operate a small business, your server backups are your safety net.&nbsp; They\u2019re how you ensure that if something goes wrong, your business can get back on its feet and resume operating as usual.&nbsp; So server backup fails are a pretty big deal.<\/p>\n<p>Here are 6 common server backup fails and what your business can do to avoid them.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, for good measure, we\u2019ve thrown in an analogous internet fail for each.&nbsp; Just to underline how much it\u2019s going to hurt if this happens to you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">6: Destination Fail: Wrong place, wrong time, wrong removable media<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/charging-cable-390083_640.jpg\" alt=\"check your server backup destination\" width=\"450\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/charging-cable-390083_640.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/charging-cable-390083_640-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If your backup job detects the incorrect destination media attached, the backup job will fail.&nbsp;&nbsp; Server backup software like BackupAssist will label media within a schedule so that it can detect when an incorrect media is plugged in.<\/p>\n<p>For example:&nbsp; if you have a specific USB hard drive that is only backed up to once a month for archival purposes, but you insert it to perform a daily incremental backup. The software will detect the incorrect media and your server backup will fail.<\/p>\n<p>This one is easy to avoid \u2013 simply keep an eye on your alerts and backup reports.<\/p>\n<p>Not too painful at all as long as you\u2019re careful \u2013 there <em>are<\/em> worse things that can happen when you connect a device the wrong way\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">5. Tape Fail: Your tape drive won\u2019t fire with the safety on<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3874\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/hand-277065_640.jpg\" alt=\"server backup fail write protection\" width=\"450\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/hand-277065_640.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/hand-277065_640-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re backing up to tape and finding a job is failing, you might want to check that little switch on the side of the cassette is flicked the right way.&nbsp; This is called a \u201cWrite Protect\u201d lock, and most tapes will have them.&nbsp; It stops them from being written over by accident, but unfortunately it can also stop them from being written over intentionally as part of a scheduled backup.<\/p>\n<p>When using BackupAssist, you\u2019ll receive an email report notifying you of the error and alerting you how to resolve it (flick that switch!).&nbsp; Once again, this goes to show the importance of regularly checking your reports and alerts to ensure your backups are behaving as expected.<\/p>\n<p>Being confident you\u2019ve flicked the safety catch&nbsp;is all well and good, but it\u2019s always worth a double check\u2026<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3872\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3872\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/cheezburger.com\/7234099456\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3872 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/cheezburger-dumb-cop.jpg\" alt=\"gun safety Cheezburger\" width=\"380\" height=\"261\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/cheezburger.com\/7234099456\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">CheezBurger.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">4. General Fail: Do you have your permission slip signed?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/back-to-school-183533_640.jpg\" alt=\"server backup permissions\" width=\"450\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/back-to-school-183533_640.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/back-to-school-183533_640-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Both the data you\u2019re backing up and the backup destination will have access permissions that define who exactly can use them.&nbsp; When you set up a server backup job, it will use a backup account that defines permissions that the backup will require.<\/p>\n<p>However, if someone changes these permissions either at the source or destination, the backup job may fail.&nbsp; The simple fix to this server backup fail is to clearly define who has permissions to perform backups of what data, and who is allowed to change those permissions!<\/p>\n<p>Isn\u2019t needing permission fun?<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 340px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/2hLIXsq\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hosted by imgur.com\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2hLIXsq.png\" alt=\"imgur permission slip\" width=\"350\" height=\"250\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/2hLIXsq?tags\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Imgur<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">3. Hyper-V Fail: Information overload&nbsp;for VSS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/scrap-iron-404081_640.jpg\" alt=\"VSS fail server backup\" width=\"450\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/scrap-iron-404081_640.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/scrap-iron-404081_640-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When backing up Hyper-V servers, problems can occur if the VSS times out because the system is too busy.&nbsp; Processing problems on the guest or host, insufficient memory or insufficient processing power can all cause important server backups to fail when using Hyper-V.<\/p>\n<p>This problem can best be avoided by ensuring each guest and host is responsible for just one role or application.&nbsp; Also ensure VMs have adequate resources available.&nbsp; You can find out more about best-practices in this regard by reading our <a title=\"Best practices for Hyper-V\" href=\"http:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/support\/10-tips-for-best-practice-hyper-v-backups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hyper-V best practices<\/a> article.<\/p>\n<p>Information overload isn\u2019t just a problem for VMs\u2026<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3882\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wtffunfact.com\/post\/58702230434\/information-overload-facts\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/wtffunfact.png\" alt=\"information overload wtffunfact\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/wtffunfact.png 500w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/wtffunfact-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/wtffunfact-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/wtffunfact.com\/post\/58702230434\/information-overload-facts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">WTFfunfact.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">2. Exchange Fail: Your mail server is the touch-feely sort, keep it connected<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3889\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/network-197303_1920.jpg\" alt=\"server backup keep exchange connected\" width=\"450\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/network-197303_1920.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/network-197303_1920-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When conducting an Exchange Server backup, you need to make sure a stable connection to the backup destination is maintained.&nbsp; This holds particularly true when backing up to an iSCSI target or NAS device, because if the connection is lost for even a moment it will cause the backup to fail.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to maintaining a stable connection to avoid mail server backup fails, it\u2019s also a good idea to ensure your backup solution doesn\u2019t rely on a single static backup destination.&nbsp; We cover how best to avoid this in our <a title=\"Backup best practices\" href=\"http:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/support\/six-best-practice-backup-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">backup best practices<\/a> article \u2013 definitely worth a read.<\/p>\n<p>Really, we\u2019d always recommend making sure important machines stay properly connected\u2026<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3883\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3883\" style=\"width: 279px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/explosm.net\/comics\/1135\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/pulltheplug.png\" alt=\"pull the plug - Cyanide and Happiness\" width=\"289\" height=\"196\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/explosm.net\/comics\/1135\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Explosm.net<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">1. SQL Fail: Too many logs, not enough storage<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3895\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/wood-358108_640.jpg\" alt=\"sql server backup log files fail\" width=\"450\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/wood-358108_640.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/wood-358108_640-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With SQL Server backups, transaction logs are used to allow for point in time restores.&nbsp; When these logs are turned on, they add to the amount of data that needs to be backed up.&nbsp; If left unchecked, this will eventually fill up the backup destination and your server backup will fail.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Best server backup software\" href=\"http:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Decent backup software<\/a> will back up these logs so that they can be used in restores, but truncate them so that they don\u2019t continue to grow in size with each and every backup.&nbsp; BackupAssist does this using the <a title=\"SQL server backup software\" href=\"http:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/BackupAssist\/tour_SQL.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SQL Add-on<\/a>, which provides point-in-time SQL restores while saving and truncating required logs.&nbsp; This means they won\u2019t cause a server backup fail by filling up and eventually overwhelming the backup destination.<\/p>\n<p>This is the effect watching a backup destination fill up with log files can have on a person\u2026<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3896\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3896\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gif-it-all-to-me.tumblr.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3896\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/08\/tumblr_m40xo34Wwu1rvku5eo1_250.gif\" alt=\"Gif me all the gifs\" width=\"250\" height=\"197\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/gif-it-all-to-me.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Tumblr<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><br \/>\nKnow of another common server backup fail?<br \/>\nTweet us @BackupAssist or post it to our <a title=\"BackupAssist on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/BackupAssist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook wall<\/a>.<br \/>\nShare this article &#8211; &#8217;cause knowledge is power!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you own or operate a small business, your server backups are your safety net.&nbsp; They\u2019re how you ensure that if something goes wrong, your business can get back on its feet and resume operating as usual.&nbsp; So server backup fails are a pretty big deal. 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