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BA9000: The service is not contactable

Error code Product Applies to
BA9000 BackupAssist ER BackupAssist ER v1 or later

Description

BackupAssist ER could not communicate with BackupAssist ER Service. The service may not be running.

Resolution

Follow these steps to resolve this issue:

  1. Select the Close option shown with this error to close BackupAssist ER.

  2. Restart the service using the services.msc user interface. This can be accessed by opening Task Manager and selecting the Services or Open Services link the Task Manager's Services tab.

  3. Once you have located the service, right click it and select Start if it is not running. Select Restart if it is running.

    Backup service

  4. Now start BackupAssist ER.

If this does not resolve the issue, restart the machine.

Last updated Created Further assistance
28th June 2019 28th June 2019 BackupAssist ER Support page