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BA5301: Cannot back up to a destination hosting a rapidly recovered Hyper-V guest

Error code Product Applies to
BA5301 BackupAssist BackupAssist v9 and later

Description

The destination selected for your backup job is being used to host a rapidly recovered guest. You cannot use a media that contains a rapidly recovered guest as a backup destination.

Resolution

There are 2 possible resolutions for this problem

Resolution 1 - Select another backup destination.

Follow these instructions to select another backup destination:

  1. Open BackupAssist.
  2. Select Manage Backup Jobs
  3. Select the backup job.
  4. Select Edit from the top menu
  5. Select Destination from the options on the left
  6. Use the Select new destination link to select a new backup destination
  7. Provide the requested details and save your changes

Destination : Media checking & Media Useage

Resolution 2 - Stop the Rapid VM Recovery

To learn how to stop a Rapid VM Recovery, see our Rapid VM Recovery guide.

Last updated Created Further assistance
20th Aug 2015 19th Aug 2015 BackupAssist Support page