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BA6997: The backup failed because the reverse incremental merge operation was interrupted

Error code Product Applies to
BA6997 BackupAssist For BackupAssist Classic v12 and later.

Description

The backup failed during the reverse-incremental merge stage and cannot currently be used for recovery. The backup will be fixed during the next run of this job, and will then be available for use in a recovery.

Note

Until a successful backup is achieved the backups created by this job can not be used in a recovery, as the full backup is affected.

Resolution

Re-run the backup job to fix the fault.

Last updated Created Further assistance
18th Oct 2023 18th Oct 2023 BackupAssist Support page