The following issues prevent a backup completing successfully:
▪ Backup media is out of disk space
Making a backup requires the same amount of disk space as the database being backed-up. Ensure that you have enough disk space in the backup storage device.
▪ Invalid path for backup directory
The backup directory must be a valid path name in the server operating system. For example, if the server runs on a UNIX operating system, path separators must be slashes, not backslashes.
▪ Local backup directory does not exist
If you specify a non-existent backup directory, the server prints an error message and the backup fails. If you perform backups as timed operations, you can ensure the success of backups from solmsg.out file.
▪ Local backup directory is the same as the database directory
If the backup copies database files with their original names to the target directory, same source and target directory names leads to a file sharing conflict.
▪ solidDB network backup server does not exist in the specified location
If you try to start a network backup without setting up solidDB network backup server properly, the netbackup fails.
Backup slows down the database
Backup can slow down the database, in the following cases:
▪ The backup write uses the same device controller as the database.
▪ The backup write uses the same physical storage device as the database.
▪ The operating system buffers large amounts of the backup data into memory.