Guest Jill Johnson Posted April 5, 2008 Posted April 5, 2008 We are running Windows 2003 Standard Edition server. We use NTBackup to schedule backup jobs. We backup the files to disk. The backup file is called "daily.bkf". After the backup is complete, we renamed the backup file as today's date. For example, we renamed daily.bkf to 20080403.bkf. Before we started to restore, we renamed the file 20080403.bkf to daily.bkf. When we tried to do a Restore, it gave the error message "Backup file could not be found or is not the file that was request". Is there a way to fix this backup file? Thank you.
Guest Jabez Gan [MVP] Posted April 5, 2008 Posted April 5, 2008 Re: Restore Error Message Hi Jill, By renaming the backup file, it won't affect the backup/restore process. Cna you try doing a Tools -> Catalog a backup file and add the Daily.bkf or add the <date>.bkf file to the list and restore from there? -- Jabez Gan Microsoft MVP: Windows Server http://www.msblog.org "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:%23rXb7hslIHA.2396@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > We are running Windows 2003 Standard Edition server. We use NTBackup to > schedule backup jobs. We backup the files to disk. The backup file is > called "daily.bkf". After the backup is complete, we renamed the backup > file as today's date. For example, we renamed daily.bkf to 20080403.bkf. > Before we started to restore, we renamed the file 20080403.bkf to > daily.bkf. When we tried to do a Restore, it gave the error message > "Backup > file could not be found or is not the file that was request". Is there a > way to fix this backup file? Thank you. > >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted April 5, 2008 Posted April 5, 2008 Re: Restore Error Message The message means just what it says: That the data contained in the ..bkf file does not conform to the format expected by ntbackup.exe. This could happen if the backup process went wrong, if it was run under a different version of ntbackup.exe or if the file was subsequently corrupted. Was the "verify" switch turned on during the backup process? If so, what did the verify report say? Does someone examine the backup report regularly? FYI: Below you see what the header of one of my .bkf files looks like. I suggest you comparei it with your file, using a binary viewer. 0000 0000 54 41 50 45 00 00 03 00 1C 02 0E 02 00 00 00 00 TAPE ? ·???? 0000 0010 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 · 0000 0020 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 · 0000 0030 02 00 17 04 19 90 84 38 03 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 ? ???Éä8·? ? 0000 0040 02 00 01 00 52 00 5E 00 04 01 B0 00 00 00 00 00 ? ? R ^ ·??? 0000 0050 66 00 B4 01 00 04 BE 0C 1F 61 09 20 33 01 4F 00 f ?? ???·?a? 3?O 0000 0060 4C 00 42 00 61 00 63 00 6B 00 75 00 70 00 2E 00 L B a c ·k u p .. 0000 0070 62 00 6B 00 66 00 20 00 63 00 72 00 65 00 61 00 b k f ·c r e a 0000 0080 74 00 65 00 64 00 20 00 34 00 2F 00 30 00 34 00 t e d ·4 / 0 4 0000 0090 2F 00 32 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 20 00 61 00 74 00 / 2 0 0 ·8 a t 0000 00A0 20 00 36 00 3A 00 30 00 30 00 20 00 50 00 4D 00 6 : 0 ·0 P M 0000 00B0 4D 00 54 00 46 00 20 00 4D 00 65 00 64 00 69 00 M T F ·M e d i 0000 00C0 61 00 20 00 4C 00 61 00 62 00 65 00 6C 00 7C 00 a L a ·b e l | 0000 00D0 31 00 2E 00 30 00 7C 00 53 00 65 00 61 00 67 00 1 . 0 | ·S e a g 0000 00E0 61 00 74 00 65 00 7C 00 4E 00 54 00 42 00 61 00 a t e | ·N T B a 0000 00F0 63 00 6B 00 75 00 70 00 35 00 2E 00 30 00 7C 00 c k u p ·5 . 0 | 0000 0100 32 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 2F 00 30 00 34 00 2F 00 2 0 0 8 ·/ 0 4 / 0000 0110 30 00 34 00 2E 00 31 00 36 00 3A 00 30 00 30 00 0 4 . 1 ·6 : 0 0 0000 0120 3A 00 35 00 31 00 7C 00 53 00 65 00 61 00 67 00 : 5 1 | ·S e a g 0000 0130 61 00 74 00 65 00 20 00 32 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 a t e ·2 0 0 8 0000 0140 2F 00 30 00 34 00 2F 00 30 00 34 00 2E 00 31 00 / 0 4 / ·0 4 . 1 0000 0150 36 00 3A 00 30 00 30 00 3A 00 35 00 31 00 7C 00 6 : 0 0 ·: 5 1 | 0000 0160 31 00 7C 00 7B 00 32 00 34 00 39 00 37 00 42 00 1 | { 2 ·4 9 7 B "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:eNh6f%23xlIHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Thanks very much for your suggestion. I got the error message when I > tried > to do Catalog. The error message is "backup files contains unrecognized > data and cannot be used". Do you have any other suggestions? Thanks. > > "Jabez Gan [MVP]" <mingteikg@blizNOSPAMhosting.com> wrote in message > news:6DA25D78-2707-4722-A3DB-A6739D806A9C@microsoft.com... >> Hi Jill, >> >> By renaming the backup file, it won't affect the backup/restore process. >> >> Cna you try doing a Tools -> Catalog a backup file and add the Daily.bkf > or >> add the <date>.bkf file to the list and restore from there? >> >> -- >> Jabez Gan >> Microsoft MVP: Windows Server >> http://www.msblog.org >> >> >> "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:%23rXb7hslIHA.2396@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> > We are running Windows 2003 Standard Edition server. We use NTBackup >> > to >> > schedule backup jobs. We backup the files to disk. The backup file is >> > called "daily.bkf". After the backup is complete, we renamed the >> > backup >> > file as today's date. For example, we renamed daily.bkf to > 20080403.bkf. >> > Before we started to restore, we renamed the file 20080403.bkf to >> > daily.bkf. When we tried to do a Restore, it gave the error message >> > "Backup >> > file could not be found or is not the file that was request". Is >> > there > a >> > way to fix this backup file? Thank you. >> > >> > >> > >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted April 5, 2008 Posted April 5, 2008 Re: Restore Error Message P.S. Your computer clock appears to be fast or else your time zone is incorrectly set. "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:eNh6f%23xlIHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Thanks very much for your suggestion. I got the error message when I > tried > to do Catalog. The error message is "backup files contains unrecognized > data and cannot be used". Do you have any other suggestions? Thanks. >
Guest Jill Johnson Posted April 5, 2008 Posted April 5, 2008 Re: Restore Error Message Thanks very much for your suggestion. I got the error message when I tried to do Catalog. The error message is "backup files contains unrecognized data and cannot be used". Do you have any other suggestions? Thanks. "Jabez Gan [MVP]" <mingteikg@blizNOSPAMhosting.com> wrote in message news:6DA25D78-2707-4722-A3DB-A6739D806A9C@microsoft.com... > Hi Jill, > > By renaming the backup file, it won't affect the backup/restore process. > > Cna you try doing a Tools -> Catalog a backup file and add the Daily.bkf or > add the <date>.bkf file to the list and restore from there? > > -- > Jabez Gan > Microsoft MVP: Windows Server > http://www.msblog.org > > > "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:%23rXb7hslIHA.2396@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > We are running Windows 2003 Standard Edition server. We use NTBackup to > > schedule backup jobs. We backup the files to disk. The backup file is > > called "daily.bkf". After the backup is complete, we renamed the backup > > file as today's date. For example, we renamed daily.bkf to 20080403.bkf. > > Before we started to restore, we renamed the file 20080403.bkf to > > daily.bkf. When we tried to do a Restore, it gave the error message > > "Backup > > file could not be found or is not the file that was request". Is there a > > way to fix this backup file? Thank you. > > > > >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted April 5, 2008 Posted April 5, 2008 Re: Restore Error Message The method to read the .bkf file depends on the binary viewer you use. If you don't have one then you could use XVI32.exe from http://www.chmaas.handshake.de. It's free. Backups without occasional test restores and without regular checks of the backup log are close to useless. An easy way to check the backup logs is to have them sent to you automatically once every 8 calendar days, using a command line mailer. I don't know what "PST Time" is but I assure you that your settings are incorrect. This is clearly visible: You are consistently posting in the future. I recommend you review your time zone settings. "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:%23h39QAzlIHA.5260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Thanks very much for your prompt response and information. I never > checked > the log file. I only checked to make sure that I have the *.bkf. I will > check the log file from now on. I checked the log file for this backup > and > it did not show any error messages. I did turn on Verify. Below is the > part of the log file. How do read .bkf file in Binary Viewer? Thanks. > > Verify Status > Operation: Verify After Backup > Active backup destination: File > Active backup destination: C:\backup\daily.bkf > > Verify of "E:" > Backup set #1 on media #1 > Backup description: "Set created 3/20/2008 at 8:52 PM" > Verify started on 3/31/2008 at 8:02 PM. > Verify completed on 3/31/2008 at 8:05 PM. > Directories: 808 > Files: 4210 > Different: 0 > Bytes: 5,651,386,838 > Time: 2 minutes and 48 seconds > > "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message > news:%23xKwGLylIHA.2268@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> The message means just what it says: That the data contained in the >> .bkf file does not conform to the format expected by ntbackup.exe. >> This could happen if the backup process went wrong, if it was run >> under a different version of ntbackup.exe or if the file was subsequently >> corrupted. Was the "verify" switch turned on during the backup >> process? If so, what did the verify report say? Does someone examine >> the backup report regularly? >> >> FYI: Below you see what the header of one of my .bkf files looks like. >> I suggest you comparei it with your file, using a binary viewer. >> 0000 0000 54 41 50 45 00 00 03 00 1C 02 0E 02 00 00 00 00 TAPE ? >> ·???? >> 0000 0010 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 · >> 0000 0020 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 · >> 0000 0030 02 00 17 04 19 90 84 38 03 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 ? ???Éä8·? > ? >> 0000 0040 02 00 01 00 52 00 5E 00 04 01 B0 00 00 00 00 00 ? ? R ^ ·??? >> 0000 0050 66 00 B4 01 00 04 BE 0C 1F 61 09 20 33 01 4F 00 f ?? ???·?a? >> 3?O >> 0000 0060 4C 00 42 00 61 00 63 00 6B 00 75 00 70 00 2E 00 L B a c ·k u > p >> . >> 0000 0070 62 00 6B 00 66 00 20 00 63 00 72 00 65 00 61 00 b k f ·c r > e >> a >> 0000 0080 74 00 65 00 64 00 20 00 34 00 2F 00 30 00 34 00 t e d ·4 / > 0 >> 4 >> 0000 0090 2F 00 32 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 20 00 61 00 74 00 / 2 0 0 ·8 > a >> t >> 0000 00A0 20 00 36 00 3A 00 30 00 30 00 20 00 50 00 4D 00 6 : 0 ·0 > P >> M >> 0000 00B0 4D 00 54 00 46 00 20 00 4D 00 65 00 64 00 69 00 M T F ·M e > d >> i >> 0000 00C0 61 00 20 00 4C 00 61 00 62 00 65 00 6C 00 7C 00 a L a ·b e > l >> | >> 0000 00D0 31 00 2E 00 30 00 7C 00 53 00 65 00 61 00 67 00 1 . 0 | ·S e > a >> g >> 0000 00E0 61 00 74 00 65 00 7C 00 4E 00 54 00 42 00 61 00 a t e | ·N T > B >> a >> 0000 00F0 63 00 6B 00 75 00 70 00 35 00 2E 00 30 00 7C 00 c k u p ·5 . > 0 >> | >> 0000 0100 32 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 2F 00 30 00 34 00 2F 00 2 0 0 8 ·/ 0 > 4 >> / >> 0000 0110 30 00 34 00 2E 00 31 00 36 00 3A 00 30 00 30 00 0 4 . 1 ·6 : > 0 >> 0 >> 0000 0120 3A 00 35 00 31 00 7C 00 53 00 65 00 61 00 67 00 : 5 1 | ·S e > a >> g >> 0000 0130 61 00 74 00 65 00 20 00 32 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 a t e ·2 0 > 0 >> 8 >> 0000 0140 2F 00 30 00 34 00 2F 00 30 00 34 00 2E 00 31 00 / 0 4 / ·0 4 > . >> 1 >> 0000 0150 36 00 3A 00 30 00 30 00 3A 00 35 00 31 00 7C 00 6 : 0 0 ·: 5 > 1 >> | >> 0000 0160 31 00 7C 00 7B 00 32 00 34 00 39 00 37 00 42 00 1 | { 2 ·4 9 > 7 >> B >> >> "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:eNh6f%23xlIHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> > Thanks very much for your suggestion. I got the error message when I >> > tried >> > to do Catalog. The error message is "backup files contains >> > unrecognized >> > data and cannot be used". Do you have any other suggestions? Thanks. >> > >> > "Jabez Gan [MVP]" <mingteikg@blizNOSPAMhosting.com> wrote in message >> > news:6DA25D78-2707-4722-A3DB-A6739D806A9C@microsoft.com... >> >> Hi Jill, >> >> >> >> By renaming the backup file, it won't affect the backup/restore > process. >> >> >> >> Cna you try doing a Tools -> Catalog a backup file and add the > Daily.bkf >> > or >> >> add the <date>.bkf file to the list and restore from there? >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Jabez Gan >> >> Microsoft MVP: Windows Server >> >> http://www.msblog.org >> >> >> >> >> >> "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> >> news:%23rXb7hslIHA.2396@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> >> > We are running Windows 2003 Standard Edition server. We use >> >> > NTBackup >> >> > to >> >> > schedule backup jobs. We backup the files to disk. The backup file > is >> >> > called "daily.bkf". After the backup is complete, we renamed the >> >> > backup >> >> > file as today's date. For example, we renamed daily.bkf to >> > 20080403.bkf. >> >> > Before we started to restore, we renamed the file 20080403.bkf to >> >> > daily.bkf. When we tried to do a Restore, it gave the error message >> >> > "Backup >> >> > file could not be found or is not the file that was request". Is >> >> > there >> > a >> >> > way to fix this backup file? Thank you. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> >> > >
Guest Jill Johnson Posted April 5, 2008 Posted April 5, 2008 Re: Restore Error Message Thanks very much for your prompt response and information. I never checked the log file. I only checked to make sure that I have the *.bkf. I will check the log file from now on. I checked the log file for this backup and it did not show any error messages. I did turn on Verify. Below is the part of the log file. How do read .bkf file in Binary Viewer? Thanks. Verify Status Operation: Verify After Backup Active backup destination: File Active backup destination: C:\backup\daily.bkf Verify of "E:" Backup set #1 on media #1 Backup description: "Set created 3/20/2008 at 8:52 PM" Verify started on 3/31/2008 at 8:02 PM. Verify completed on 3/31/2008 at 8:05 PM. Directories: 808 Files: 4210 Different: 0 Bytes: 5,651,386,838 Time: 2 minutes and 48 seconds "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message news:%23xKwGLylIHA.2268@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > The message means just what it says: That the data contained in the > .bkf file does not conform to the format expected by ntbackup.exe. > This could happen if the backup process went wrong, if it was run > under a different version of ntbackup.exe or if the file was subsequently > corrupted. Was the "verify" switch turned on during the backup > process? If so, what did the verify report say? Does someone examine > the backup report regularly? > > FYI: Below you see what the header of one of my .bkf files looks like. > I suggest you comparei it with your file, using a binary viewer. > 0000 0000 54 41 50 45 00 00 03 00 1C 02 0E 02 00 00 00 00 TAPE ? ·???? > 0000 0010 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 · > 0000 0020 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 · > 0000 0030 02 00 17 04 19 90 84 38 03 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 ? ???Éä8·? ? > 0000 0040 02 00 01 00 52 00 5E 00 04 01 B0 00 00 00 00 00 ? ? R ^ ·??? > 0000 0050 66 00 B4 01 00 04 BE 0C 1F 61 09 20 33 01 4F 00 f ?? ???·?a? > 3?O > 0000 0060 4C 00 42 00 61 00 63 00 6B 00 75 00 70 00 2E 00 L B a c ·k u p > . > 0000 0070 62 00 6B 00 66 00 20 00 63 00 72 00 65 00 61 00 b k f ·c r e > a > 0000 0080 74 00 65 00 64 00 20 00 34 00 2F 00 30 00 34 00 t e d ·4 / 0 > 4 > 0000 0090 2F 00 32 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 20 00 61 00 74 00 / 2 0 0 ·8 a > t > 0000 00A0 20 00 36 00 3A 00 30 00 30 00 20 00 50 00 4D 00 6 : 0 ·0 P > M > 0000 00B0 4D 00 54 00 46 00 20 00 4D 00 65 00 64 00 69 00 M T F ·M e d > i > 0000 00C0 61 00 20 00 4C 00 61 00 62 00 65 00 6C 00 7C 00 a L a ·b e l > | > 0000 00D0 31 00 2E 00 30 00 7C 00 53 00 65 00 61 00 67 00 1 . 0 | ·S e a > g > 0000 00E0 61 00 74 00 65 00 7C 00 4E 00 54 00 42 00 61 00 a t e | ·N T B > a > 0000 00F0 63 00 6B 00 75 00 70 00 35 00 2E 00 30 00 7C 00 c k u p ·5 . 0 > | > 0000 0100 32 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 2F 00 30 00 34 00 2F 00 2 0 0 8 ·/ 0 4 > / > 0000 0110 30 00 34 00 2E 00 31 00 36 00 3A 00 30 00 30 00 0 4 . 1 ·6 : 0 > 0 > 0000 0120 3A 00 35 00 31 00 7C 00 53 00 65 00 61 00 67 00 : 5 1 | ·S e a > g > 0000 0130 61 00 74 00 65 00 20 00 32 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 a t e ·2 0 0 > 8 > 0000 0140 2F 00 30 00 34 00 2F 00 30 00 34 00 2E 00 31 00 / 0 4 / ·0 4 .. > 1 > 0000 0150 36 00 3A 00 30 00 30 00 3A 00 35 00 31 00 7C 00 6 : 0 0 ·: 5 1 > | > 0000 0160 31 00 7C 00 7B 00 32 00 34 00 39 00 37 00 42 00 1 | { 2 ·4 9 7 > B > > "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:eNh6f%23xlIHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > Thanks very much for your suggestion. I got the error message when I > > tried > > to do Catalog. The error message is "backup files contains unrecognized > > data and cannot be used". Do you have any other suggestions? Thanks. > > > > "Jabez Gan [MVP]" <mingteikg@blizNOSPAMhosting.com> wrote in message > > news:6DA25D78-2707-4722-A3DB-A6739D806A9C@microsoft.com... > >> Hi Jill, > >> > >> By renaming the backup file, it won't affect the backup/restore process. > >> > >> Cna you try doing a Tools -> Catalog a backup file and add the Daily.bkf > > or > >> add the <date>.bkf file to the list and restore from there? > >> > >> -- > >> Jabez Gan > >> Microsoft MVP: Windows Server > >> http://www.msblog.org > >> > >> > >> "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message > >> news:%23rXb7hslIHA.2396@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > >> > We are running Windows 2003 Standard Edition server. We use NTBackup > >> > to > >> > schedule backup jobs. We backup the files to disk. The backup file is > >> > called "daily.bkf". After the backup is complete, we renamed the > >> > backup > >> > file as today's date. For example, we renamed daily.bkf to > > 20080403.bkf. > >> > Before we started to restore, we renamed the file 20080403.bkf to > >> > daily.bkf. When we tried to do a Restore, it gave the error message > >> > "Backup > >> > file could not be found or is not the file that was request". Is > >> > there > > a > >> > way to fix this backup file? Thank you. > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > >
Guest Jill Johnson Posted April 5, 2008 Posted April 5, 2008 Re: Restore Error Message Thanks for letting me know. I am in PST time. My computer clock is set correctly. Thanks. "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message news:%23s%23lmLylIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > P.S. Your computer clock appears to be fast or else your > time zone is incorrectly set. > > "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:eNh6f%23xlIHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > Thanks very much for your suggestion. I got the error message when I > > tried > > to do Catalog. The error message is "backup files contains unrecognized > > data and cannot be used". Do you have any other suggestions? Thanks. > > > >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted April 5, 2008 Posted April 5, 2008 Re: Restore Error Message Blat.exe is a popular command line mailer. You can freely download it from lots of sites. And yes, you're still posting one hour in the future. "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Oiph%23X1lIHA.4480@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Thanks again for your prompt response and information. I will download > XVI32.exe and let you know status. Do you have a sample of command line > mailer to setup to have backup logs sent every 8 calendar days? > > PST time is Pacific Standard Time. I am not sure why my computer sent out > the time in the future. I checked the time in Control Panel and it was > setup correctly. > > Thanks. > > "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message > news:%23r7O$IzlIHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> The method to read the .bkf file depends on the binary >> viewer you use. If you don't have one then you could use >> XVI32.exe from http://www.chmaas.handshake.de. It's free. >> >> Backups without occasional test restores and without >> regular checks of the backup log are close to useless. >> An easy way to check the backup logs is to have them >> sent to you automatically once every 8 calendar days, >> using a command line mailer. >> >> I don't know what "PST Time" is but I assure you that >> your settings are incorrect. This is clearly visible: You >> are consistently posting in the future. I recommend you >> review your time zone settings. >> >> >> "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:%23h39QAzlIHA.5260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> > Thanks very much for your prompt response and information. I never >> > checked >> > the log file. I only checked to make sure that I have the *.bkf. I > will >> > check the log file from now on. I checked the log file for this backup >> > and >> > it did not show any error messages. I did turn on Verify. Below is >> > the >> > part of the log file. How do read .bkf file in Binary Viewer? Thanks. >> > >> > Verify Status >> > Operation: Verify After Backup >> > Active backup destination: File >> > Active backup destination: C:\backup\daily.bkf >> > >> > Verify of "E:" >> > Backup set #1 on media #1 >> > Backup description: "Set created 3/20/2008 at 8:52 PM" >> > Verify started on 3/31/2008 at 8:02 PM. >> > Verify completed on 3/31/2008 at 8:05 PM. >> > Directories: 808 >> > Files: 4210 >> > Different: 0 >> > Bytes: 5,651,386,838 >> > Time: 2 minutes and 48 seconds >> > >> > "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message >> > news:%23xKwGLylIHA.2268@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> >> The message means just what it says: That the data contained in the >> >> .bkf file does not conform to the format expected by ntbackup.exe. >> >> This could happen if the backup process went wrong, if it was run >> >> under a different version of ntbackup.exe or if the file was > subsequently >> >> corrupted. Was the "verify" switch turned on during the backup >> >> process? If so, what did the verify report say? Does someone examine >> >> the backup report regularly? >> >> >> >> FYI: Below you see what the header of one of my .bkf files looks like. >> >> I suggest you comparei it with your file, using a binary viewer. >> >> 0000 0000 54 41 50 45 00 00 03 00 1C 02 0E 02 00 00 00 00 TAPE ? >> >> ·???? >> >> 0000 0010 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 · >> >> 0000 0020 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 · >> >> 0000 0030 02 00 17 04 19 90 84 38 03 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 ? >> >> ???Éä8·? >> > ? >> >> 0000 0040 02 00 01 00 52 00 5E 00 04 01 B0 00 00 00 00 00 ? ? R ^ > ·??? >> >> 0000 0050 66 00 B4 01 00 04 BE 0C 1F 61 09 20 33 01 4F 00 f ?? > ???·?a? >> >> 3?O >> >> 0000 0060 4C 00 42 00 61 00 63 00 6B 00 75 00 70 00 2E 00 L B a c >> >> ·k > u >> > p >> >> . >> >> 0000 0070 62 00 6B 00 66 00 20 00 63 00 72 00 65 00 61 00 b k f >> >> ·c > r >> > e >> >> a >> >> 0000 0080 74 00 65 00 64 00 20 00 34 00 2F 00 30 00 34 00 t e d >> >> ·4 > / >> > 0 >> >> 4 >> >> 0000 0090 2F 00 32 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 20 00 61 00 74 00 / 2 0 0 >> >> ·8 >> > a >> >> t >> >> 0000 00A0 20 00 36 00 3A 00 30 00 30 00 20 00 50 00 4D 00 6 : 0 >> >> ·0 >> > P >> >> M >> >> 0000 00B0 4D 00 54 00 46 00 20 00 4D 00 65 00 64 00 69 00 M T F >> >> ·M > e >> > d >> >> i >> >> 0000 00C0 61 00 20 00 4C 00 61 00 62 00 65 00 6C 00 7C 00 a L a >> >> ·b > e >> > l >> >> | >> >> 0000 00D0 31 00 2E 00 30 00 7C 00 53 00 65 00 61 00 67 00 1 . 0 | >> >> ·S > e >> > a >> >> g >> >> 0000 00E0 61 00 74 00 65 00 7C 00 4E 00 54 00 42 00 61 00 a t e | >> >> ·N > T >> > B >> >> a >> >> 0000 00F0 63 00 6B 00 75 00 70 00 35 00 2E 00 30 00 7C 00 c k u p >> >> ·5 > . >> > 0 >> >> | >> >> 0000 0100 32 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 2F 00 30 00 34 00 2F 00 2 0 0 8 >> >> ·/ > 0 >> > 4 >> >> / >> >> 0000 0110 30 00 34 00 2E 00 31 00 36 00 3A 00 30 00 30 00 0 4 . 1 >> >> ·6 > : >> > 0 >> >> 0 >> >> 0000 0120 3A 00 35 00 31 00 7C 00 53 00 65 00 61 00 67 00 : 5 1 | >> >> ·S > e >> > a >> >> g >> >> 0000 0130 61 00 74 00 65 00 20 00 32 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 a t e >> >> ·2 > 0 >> > 0 >> >> 8 >> >> 0000 0140 2F 00 30 00 34 00 2F 00 30 00 34 00 2E 00 31 00 / 0 4 / >> >> ·0 > 4 >> > . >> >> 1 >> >> 0000 0150 36 00 3A 00 30 00 30 00 3A 00 35 00 31 00 7C 00 6 : 0 0 >> >> ·: > 5 >> > 1 >> >> | >> >> 0000 0160 31 00 7C 00 7B 00 32 00 34 00 39 00 37 00 42 00 1 | { 2 >> >> ·4 > 9 >> > 7 >> >> B >> >> >> >> "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> >> news:eNh6f%23xlIHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> >> > Thanks very much for your suggestion. I got the error message when > I >> >> > tried >> >> > to do Catalog. The error message is "backup files contains >> >> > unrecognized >> >> > data and cannot be used". Do you have any other suggestions? > Thanks. >> >> > >> >> > "Jabez Gan [MVP]" <mingteikg@blizNOSPAMhosting.com> wrote in message >> >> > news:6DA25D78-2707-4722-A3DB-A6739D806A9C@microsoft.com... >> >> >> Hi Jill, >> >> >> >> >> >> By renaming the backup file, it won't affect the backup/restore >> > process. >> >> >> >> >> >> Cna you try doing a Tools -> Catalog a backup file and add the >> > Daily.bkf >> >> > or >> >> >> add the <date>.bkf file to the list and restore from there? >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> Jabez Gan >> >> >> Microsoft MVP: Windows Server >> >> >> http://www.msblog.org >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> >> >> news:%23rXb7hslIHA.2396@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> >> >> > We are running Windows 2003 Standard Edition server. We use >> >> >> > NTBackup >> >> >> > to >> >> >> > schedule backup jobs. We backup the files to disk. The backup > file >> > is >> >> >> > called "daily.bkf". After the backup is complete, we renamed the >> >> >> > backup >> >> >> > file as today's date. For example, we renamed daily.bkf to >> >> > 20080403.bkf. >> >> >> > Before we started to restore, we renamed the file 20080403.bkf > to >> >> >> > daily.bkf. When we tried to do a Restore, it gave the error > message >> >> >> > "Backup >> >> >> > file could not be found or is not the file that was request". >> >> >> > Is >> >> >> > there >> >> > a >> >> >> > way to fix this backup file? Thank you. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> > >
Guest Jill Johnson Posted April 5, 2008 Posted April 5, 2008 Re: Restore Error Message Thanks again for your prompt response and information. I will download XVI32.exe and let you know status. Do you have a sample of command line mailer to setup to have backup logs sent every 8 calendar days? PST time is Pacific Standard Time. I am not sure why my computer sent out the time in the future. I checked the time in Control Panel and it was setup correctly. Thanks. "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message news:%23r7O$IzlIHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > The method to read the .bkf file depends on the binary > viewer you use. If you don't have one then you could use > XVI32.exe from http://www.chmaas.handshake.de. It's free. > > Backups without occasional test restores and without > regular checks of the backup log are close to useless. > An easy way to check the backup logs is to have them > sent to you automatically once every 8 calendar days, > using a command line mailer. > > I don't know what "PST Time" is but I assure you that > your settings are incorrect. This is clearly visible: You > are consistently posting in the future. I recommend you > review your time zone settings. > > > "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:%23h39QAzlIHA.5260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > > Thanks very much for your prompt response and information. I never > > checked > > the log file. I only checked to make sure that I have the *.bkf. I will > > check the log file from now on. I checked the log file for this backup > > and > > it did not show any error messages. I did turn on Verify. Below is the > > part of the log file. How do read .bkf file in Binary Viewer? Thanks. > > > > Verify Status > > Operation: Verify After Backup > > Active backup destination: File > > Active backup destination: C:\backup\daily.bkf > > > > Verify of "E:" > > Backup set #1 on media #1 > > Backup description: "Set created 3/20/2008 at 8:52 PM" > > Verify started on 3/31/2008 at 8:02 PM. > > Verify completed on 3/31/2008 at 8:05 PM. > > Directories: 808 > > Files: 4210 > > Different: 0 > > Bytes: 5,651,386,838 > > Time: 2 minutes and 48 seconds > > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message > > news:%23xKwGLylIHA.2268@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > >> The message means just what it says: That the data contained in the > >> .bkf file does not conform to the format expected by ntbackup.exe. > >> This could happen if the backup process went wrong, if it was run > >> under a different version of ntbackup.exe or if the file was subsequently > >> corrupted. Was the "verify" switch turned on during the backup > >> process? If so, what did the verify report say? Does someone examine > >> the backup report regularly? > >> > >> FYI: Below you see what the header of one of my .bkf files looks like. > >> I suggest you comparei it with your file, using a binary viewer. > >> 0000 0000 54 41 50 45 00 00 03 00 1C 02 0E 02 00 00 00 00 TAPE ? > >> ·???? > >> 0000 0010 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 · > >> 0000 0020 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 · > >> 0000 0030 02 00 17 04 19 90 84 38 03 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 ? ???Éä8·? > > ? > >> 0000 0040 02 00 01 00 52 00 5E 00 04 01 B0 00 00 00 00 00 ? ? R ^ ·??? > >> 0000 0050 66 00 B4 01 00 04 BE 0C 1F 61 09 20 33 01 4F 00 f ?? ???·?a? > >> 3?O > >> 0000 0060 4C 00 42 00 61 00 63 00 6B 00 75 00 70 00 2E 00 L B a c ·k u > > p > >> . > >> 0000 0070 62 00 6B 00 66 00 20 00 63 00 72 00 65 00 61 00 b k f ·c r > > e > >> a > >> 0000 0080 74 00 65 00 64 00 20 00 34 00 2F 00 30 00 34 00 t e d ·4 / > > 0 > >> 4 > >> 0000 0090 2F 00 32 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 20 00 61 00 74 00 / 2 0 0 ·8 > > a > >> t > >> 0000 00A0 20 00 36 00 3A 00 30 00 30 00 20 00 50 00 4D 00 6 : 0 ·0 > > P > >> M > >> 0000 00B0 4D 00 54 00 46 00 20 00 4D 00 65 00 64 00 69 00 M T F ·M e > > d > >> i > >> 0000 00C0 61 00 20 00 4C 00 61 00 62 00 65 00 6C 00 7C 00 a L a ·b e > > l > >> | > >> 0000 00D0 31 00 2E 00 30 00 7C 00 53 00 65 00 61 00 67 00 1 . 0 | ·S e > > a > >> g > >> 0000 00E0 61 00 74 00 65 00 7C 00 4E 00 54 00 42 00 61 00 a t e | ·N T > > B > >> a > >> 0000 00F0 63 00 6B 00 75 00 70 00 35 00 2E 00 30 00 7C 00 c k u p ·5 .. > > 0 > >> | > >> 0000 0100 32 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 2F 00 30 00 34 00 2F 00 2 0 0 8 ·/ 0 > > 4 > >> / > >> 0000 0110 30 00 34 00 2E 00 31 00 36 00 3A 00 30 00 30 00 0 4 . 1 ·6 : > > 0 > >> 0 > >> 0000 0120 3A 00 35 00 31 00 7C 00 53 00 65 00 61 00 67 00 : 5 1 | ·S e > > a > >> g > >> 0000 0130 61 00 74 00 65 00 20 00 32 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 a t e ·2 0 > > 0 > >> 8 > >> 0000 0140 2F 00 30 00 34 00 2F 00 30 00 34 00 2E 00 31 00 / 0 4 / ·0 4 > > . > >> 1 > >> 0000 0150 36 00 3A 00 30 00 30 00 3A 00 35 00 31 00 7C 00 6 : 0 0 ·: 5 > > 1 > >> | > >> 0000 0160 31 00 7C 00 7B 00 32 00 34 00 39 00 37 00 42 00 1 | { 2 ·4 9 > > 7 > >> B > >> > >> "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message > >> news:eNh6f%23xlIHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > >> > Thanks very much for your suggestion. I got the error message when I > >> > tried > >> > to do Catalog. The error message is "backup files contains > >> > unrecognized > >> > data and cannot be used". Do you have any other suggestions? Thanks. > >> > > >> > "Jabez Gan [MVP]" <mingteikg@blizNOSPAMhosting.com> wrote in message > >> > news:6DA25D78-2707-4722-A3DB-A6739D806A9C@microsoft.com... > >> >> Hi Jill, > >> >> > >> >> By renaming the backup file, it won't affect the backup/restore > > process. > >> >> > >> >> Cna you try doing a Tools -> Catalog a backup file and add the > > Daily.bkf > >> > or > >> >> add the <date>.bkf file to the list and restore from there? > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Jabez Gan > >> >> Microsoft MVP: Windows Server > >> >> http://www.msblog.org > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message > >> >> news:%23rXb7hslIHA.2396@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > >> >> > We are running Windows 2003 Standard Edition server. We use > >> >> > NTBackup > >> >> > to > >> >> > schedule backup jobs. We backup the files to disk. The backup file > > is > >> >> > called "daily.bkf". After the backup is complete, we renamed the > >> >> > backup > >> >> > file as today's date. For example, we renamed daily.bkf to > >> > 20080403.bkf. > >> >> > Before we started to restore, we renamed the file 20080403.bkf to > >> >> > daily.bkf. When we tried to do a Restore, it gave the error message > >> >> > "Backup > >> >> > file could not be found or is not the file that was request". Is > >> >> > there > >> > a > >> >> > way to fix this backup file? Thank you. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > >
Guest Jill Johnson Posted April 5, 2008 Posted April 5, 2008 Re: Restore Error Message Thank you very much for your prompt response and information. I will download the Blat.exe file. I don't know why I am one hour in the future. Right now, my computer clock shows 1:18 pm PST time, Saturday, April 5, 2008. I downloaded XVI32.exe and extracted the file. Then, I opened the XVI32.exe and opened the daily.bkf file. It has been 30 minutes and the screen still said "reading file". I checked the Task Manager. It showed that XVI32.exe is running 50% CPU time. The file is 6.6 GB. Is it why it is taking a long time to read the file? Thanks. "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message news:%23f2s0a1lIHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Blat.exe is a popular command line mailer. You can freely > download it from lots of sites. And yes, you're still posting > one hour in the future. > > "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:Oiph%23X1lIHA.4480@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > > Thanks again for your prompt response and information. I will download > > XVI32.exe and let you know status. Do you have a sample of command line > > mailer to setup to have backup logs sent every 8 calendar days? > > > > PST time is Pacific Standard Time. I am not sure why my computer sent out > > the time in the future. I checked the time in Control Panel and it was > > setup correctly. > > > > Thanks. > > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message > > news:%23r7O$IzlIHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > >> The method to read the .bkf file depends on the binary > >> viewer you use. If you don't have one then you could use > >> XVI32.exe from http://www.chmaas.handshake.de. It's free. > >> > >> Backups without occasional test restores and without > >> regular checks of the backup log are close to useless. > >> An easy way to check the backup logs is to have them > >> sent to you automatically once every 8 calendar days, > >> using a command line mailer. > >> > >> I don't know what "PST Time" is but I assure you that > >> your settings are incorrect. This is clearly visible: You > >> are consistently posting in the future. I recommend you > >> review your time zone settings. > >> > >> > >> "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message > >> news:%23h39QAzlIHA.5260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > >> > Thanks very much for your prompt response and information. I never > >> > checked > >> > the log file. I only checked to make sure that I have the *.bkf. I > > will > >> > check the log file from now on. I checked the log file for this backup > >> > and > >> > it did not show any error messages. I did turn on Verify. Below is > >> > the > >> > part of the log file. How do read .bkf file in Binary Viewer? Thanks. > >> > > >> > Verify Status > >> > Operation: Verify After Backup > >> > Active backup destination: File > >> > Active backup destination: C:\backup\daily.bkf > >> > > >> > Verify of "E:" > >> > Backup set #1 on media #1 > >> > Backup description: "Set created 3/20/2008 at 8:52 PM" > >> > Verify started on 3/31/2008 at 8:02 PM. > >> > Verify completed on 3/31/2008 at 8:05 PM. > >> > Directories: 808 > >> > Files: 4210 > >> > Different: 0 > >> > Bytes: 5,651,386,838 > >> > Time: 2 minutes and 48 seconds > >> > > >> > "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message > >> > news:%23xKwGLylIHA.2268@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > >> >> The message means just what it says: That the data contained in the > >> >> .bkf file does not conform to the format expected by ntbackup.exe. > >> >> This could happen if the backup process went wrong, if it was run > >> >> under a different version of ntbackup.exe or if the file was > > subsequently > >> >> corrupted. Was the "verify" switch turned on during the backup > >> >> process? If so, what did the verify report say? Does someone examine > >> >> the backup report regularly? > >> >> > >> >> FYI: Below you see what the header of one of my .bkf files looks like. > >> >> I suggest you comparei it with your file, using a binary viewer. > >> >> 0000 0000 54 41 50 45 00 00 03 00 1C 02 0E 02 00 00 00 00 TAPE ? > >> >> ·???? > >> >> 0000 0010 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 · > >> >> 0000 0020 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 · > >> >> 0000 0030 02 00 17 04 19 90 84 38 03 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 ? > >> >> ???Éä8·? > >> > ? > >> >> 0000 0040 02 00 01 00 52 00 5E 00 04 01 B0 00 00 00 00 00 ? ? R ^ > > ·??? > >> >> 0000 0050 66 00 B4 01 00 04 BE 0C 1F 61 09 20 33 01 4F 00 f ?? > > ???·?a? > >> >> 3?O > >> >> 0000 0060 4C 00 42 00 61 00 63 00 6B 00 75 00 70 00 2E 00 L B a c > >> >> ·k > > u > >> > p > >> >> . > >> >> 0000 0070 62 00 6B 00 66 00 20 00 63 00 72 00 65 00 61 00 b k f > >> >> ·c > > r > >> > e > >> >> a > >> >> 0000 0080 74 00 65 00 64 00 20 00 34 00 2F 00 30 00 34 00 t e d > >> >> ·4 > > / > >> > 0 > >> >> 4 > >> >> 0000 0090 2F 00 32 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 20 00 61 00 74 00 / 2 0 0 > >> >> ·8 > >> > a > >> >> t > >> >> 0000 00A0 20 00 36 00 3A 00 30 00 30 00 20 00 50 00 4D 00 6 : 0 > >> >> ·0 > >> > P > >> >> M > >> >> 0000 00B0 4D 00 54 00 46 00 20 00 4D 00 65 00 64 00 69 00 M T F > >> >> ·M > > e > >> > d > >> >> i > >> >> 0000 00C0 61 00 20 00 4C 00 61 00 62 00 65 00 6C 00 7C 00 a L a > >> >> ·b > > e > >> > l > >> >> | > >> >> 0000 00D0 31 00 2E 00 30 00 7C 00 53 00 65 00 61 00 67 00 1 . 0 | > >> >> ·S > > e > >> > a > >> >> g > >> >> 0000 00E0 61 00 74 00 65 00 7C 00 4E 00 54 00 42 00 61 00 a t e | > >> >> ·N > > T > >> > B > >> >> a > >> >> 0000 00F0 63 00 6B 00 75 00 70 00 35 00 2E 00 30 00 7C 00 c k u p > >> >> ·5 > > . > >> > 0 > >> >> | > >> >> 0000 0100 32 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 2F 00 30 00 34 00 2F 00 2 0 0 8 > >> >> ·/ > > 0 > >> > 4 > >> >> / > >> >> 0000 0110 30 00 34 00 2E 00 31 00 36 00 3A 00 30 00 30 00 0 4 . 1 > >> >> ·6 > > : > >> > 0 > >> >> 0 > >> >> 0000 0120 3A 00 35 00 31 00 7C 00 53 00 65 00 61 00 67 00 : 5 1 | > >> >> ·S > > e > >> > a > >> >> g > >> >> 0000 0130 61 00 74 00 65 00 20 00 32 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 a t e > >> >> ·2 > > 0 > >> > 0 > >> >> 8 > >> >> 0000 0140 2F 00 30 00 34 00 2F 00 30 00 34 00 2E 00 31 00 / 0 4 / > >> >> ·0 > > 4 > >> > . > >> >> 1 > >> >> 0000 0150 36 00 3A 00 30 00 30 00 3A 00 35 00 31 00 7C 00 6 : 0 0 > >> >> ·: > > 5 > >> > 1 > >> >> | > >> >> 0000 0160 31 00 7C 00 7B 00 32 00 34 00 39 00 37 00 42 00 1 | { 2 > >> >> ·4 > > 9 > >> > 7 > >> >> B > >> >> > >> >> "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message > >> >> news:eNh6f%23xlIHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > >> >> > Thanks very much for your suggestion. I got the error message when > > I > >> >> > tried > >> >> > to do Catalog. The error message is "backup files contains > >> >> > unrecognized > >> >> > data and cannot be used". Do you have any other suggestions? > > Thanks. > >> >> > > >> >> > "Jabez Gan [MVP]" <mingteikg@blizNOSPAMhosting.com> wrote in message > >> >> > news:6DA25D78-2707-4722-A3DB-A6739D806A9C@microsoft.com... > >> >> >> Hi Jill, > >> >> >> > >> >> >> By renaming the backup file, it won't affect the backup/restore > >> > process. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Cna you try doing a Tools -> Catalog a backup file and add the > >> > Daily.bkf > >> >> > or > >> >> >> add the <date>.bkf file to the list and restore from there? > >> >> >> > >> >> >> -- > >> >> >> Jabez Gan > >> >> >> Microsoft MVP: Windows Server > >> >> >> http://www.msblog.org > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message > >> >> >> news:%23rXb7hslIHA.2396@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > >> >> >> > We are running Windows 2003 Standard Edition server. We use > >> >> >> > NTBackup > >> >> >> > to > >> >> >> > schedule backup jobs. We backup the files to disk. The backup > > file > >> > is > >> >> >> > called "daily.bkf". After the backup is complete, we renamed the > >> >> >> > backup > >> >> >> > file as today's date. For example, we renamed daily.bkf to > >> >> > 20080403.bkf. > >> >> >> > Before we started to restore, we renamed the file 20080403.bkf > > to > >> >> >> > daily.bkf. When we tried to do a Restore, it gave the error > > message > >> >> >> > "Backup > >> >> >> > file could not be found or is not the file that was request". > >> >> >> > Is > >> >> >> > there > >> >> > a > >> >> >> > way to fix this backup file? Thank you. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted April 5, 2008 Posted April 5, 2008 Re: Restore Error Message I don't know why XVI32 should not work for you - it's never let me down. You can use the attached VP script to examine the first few bytes of your backup file. It's a primitive hex lister. Copy the code into c:\lister.vbs, then invoke it from a Command prompt like so: cscript c:\lister.vbs e:\daily.bkf "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:OMLi6o1lIHA.1680@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Thank you very much for your prompt response and information. I will > download the Blat.exe file. I don't know why I am one hour in the future. > Right now, my computer clock shows 1:18 pm PST time, Saturday, April 5, > 2008. > > I downloaded XVI32.exe and extracted the file. Then, I opened the > XVI32.exe > and opened the daily.bkf file. It has been 30 minutes and the screen > still > said "reading file". I checked the Task Manager. It showed that > XVI32.exe > is running 50% CPU time. The file is 6.6 GB. Is it why it is taking a > long > time to read the file? Thanks. > Const lines = 32 Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set objArgs = WScript.Arguments If objArgs.Count = 0 Then WScript.Echo "Missing file name" WScript.Quit End If FileName = objArgs(0) If Not objFSO.FileExists(FileName) Then WScript.Echo "Cannot find file """ & FileName & """." WScript.Quit End If Set objFile = objFSO.GetFile(FileName) Set objStream = objFile.OpenAsTextStream ILine = objStream.Read(16 * lines) objStream.Close OLine = "0000 " text = "" For i = 1 To 16 * lines OLine = OLine & Right("0" & Hex(Asc(Mid(iLine, i, 1))), 2) & " " If Mid(iline, i, 1) >= " " Then text = text & Mid(iLine, i, 1) Else text = text & Chr(183) End If If i Mod 16 = 0 Then WScript.echo OLine & text OLine = Right("0000" & i \ 16, 4) & " " text = "" End If Next
Guest Jill Johnson Posted April 5, 2008 Posted April 5, 2008 Re: Restore Error Message By the way, I Remote Desktop to my computer at home and run XVI32.exe. I don't know if it would make any difference or the daily.bkf is corrupted that XVI32.exe would not be able to open it. Thanks. "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:OMLi6o1lIHA.1680@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Thank you very much for your prompt response and information. I will > download the Blat.exe file. I don't know why I am one hour in the future. > Right now, my computer clock shows 1:18 pm PST time, Saturday, April 5, > 2008. > > I downloaded XVI32.exe and extracted the file. Then, I opened the XVI32.exe > and opened the daily.bkf file. It has been 30 minutes and the screen still > said "reading file". I checked the Task Manager. It showed that XVI32.exe > is running 50% CPU time. The file is 6.6 GB. Is it why it is taking a long > time to read the file? Thanks. > > "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message > news:%23f2s0a1lIHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > Blat.exe is a popular command line mailer. You can freely > > download it from lots of sites. And yes, you're still posting > > one hour in the future. > > > > "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:Oiph%23X1lIHA.4480@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > > > Thanks again for your prompt response and information. I will download > > > XVI32.exe and let you know status. Do you have a sample of command line > > > mailer to setup to have backup logs sent every 8 calendar days? > > > > > > PST time is Pacific Standard Time. I am not sure why my computer sent > out > > > the time in the future. I checked the time in Control Panel and it was > > > setup correctly. > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message > > > news:%23r7O$IzlIHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > >> The method to read the .bkf file depends on the binary > > >> viewer you use. If you don't have one then you could use > > >> XVI32.exe from http://www.chmaas.handshake.de. It's free. > > >> > > >> Backups without occasional test restores and without > > >> regular checks of the backup log are close to useless. > > >> An easy way to check the backup logs is to have them > > >> sent to you automatically once every 8 calendar days, > > >> using a command line mailer. > > >> > > >> I don't know what "PST Time" is but I assure you that > > >> your settings are incorrect. This is clearly visible: You > > >> are consistently posting in the future. I recommend you > > >> review your time zone settings. > > >> > > >> > > >> "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > >> news:%23h39QAzlIHA.5260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > > >> > Thanks very much for your prompt response and information. I never > > >> > checked > > >> > the log file. I only checked to make sure that I have the *.bkf. I > > > will > > >> > check the log file from now on. I checked the log file for this > backup > > >> > and > > >> > it did not show any error messages. I did turn on Verify. Below is > > >> > the > > >> > part of the log file. How do read .bkf file in Binary Viewer? > Thanks. > > >> > > > >> > Verify Status > > >> > Operation: Verify After Backup > > >> > Active backup destination: File > > >> > Active backup destination: C:\backup\daily.bkf > > >> > > > >> > Verify of "E:" > > >> > Backup set #1 on media #1 > > >> > Backup description: "Set created 3/20/2008 at 8:52 PM" > > >> > Verify started on 3/31/2008 at 8:02 PM. > > >> > Verify completed on 3/31/2008 at 8:05 PM. > > >> > Directories: 808 > > >> > Files: 4210 > > >> > Different: 0 > > >> > Bytes: 5,651,386,838 > > >> > Time: 2 minutes and 48 seconds > > >> > > > >> > "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message > > >> > news:%23xKwGLylIHA.2268@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > >> >> The message means just what it says: That the data contained in the > > >> >> .bkf file does not conform to the format expected by ntbackup.exe. > > >> >> This could happen if the backup process went wrong, if it was run > > >> >> under a different version of ntbackup.exe or if the file was > > > subsequently > > >> >> corrupted. Was the "verify" switch turned on during the backup > > >> >> process? If so, what did the verify report say? Does someone examine > > >> >> the backup report regularly? > > >> >> > > >> >> FYI: Below you see what the header of one of my .bkf files looks > like. > > >> >> I suggest you comparei it with your file, using a binary viewer. > > >> >> 0000 0000 54 41 50 45 00 00 03 00 1C 02 0E 02 00 00 00 00 TAPE ? > > >> >> ·???? > > >> >> 0000 0010 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > · > > >> >> 0000 0020 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > · > > >> >> 0000 0030 02 00 17 04 19 90 84 38 03 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 ? > > >> >> ???Éä8·? > > >> > ? > > >> >> 0000 0040 02 00 01 00 52 00 5E 00 04 01 B0 00 00 00 00 00 ? ? R ^ > > > ·??? > > >> >> 0000 0050 66 00 B4 01 00 04 BE 0C 1F 61 09 20 33 01 4F 00 f ?? > > > ???·?a? > > >> >> 3?O > > >> >> 0000 0060 4C 00 42 00 61 00 63 00 6B 00 75 00 70 00 2E 00 L B a c > > >> >> ·k > > > u > > >> > p > > >> >> . > > >> >> 0000 0070 62 00 6B 00 66 00 20 00 63 00 72 00 65 00 61 00 b k f > > >> >> ·c > > > r > > >> > e > > >> >> a > > >> >> 0000 0080 74 00 65 00 64 00 20 00 34 00 2F 00 30 00 34 00 t e d > > >> >> ·4 > > > / > > >> > 0 > > >> >> 4 > > >> >> 0000 0090 2F 00 32 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 20 00 61 00 74 00 / 2 0 0 > > >> >> ·8 > > >> > a > > >> >> t > > >> >> 0000 00A0 20 00 36 00 3A 00 30 00 30 00 20 00 50 00 4D 00 6 : 0 > > >> >> ·0 > > >> > P > > >> >> M > > >> >> 0000 00B0 4D 00 54 00 46 00 20 00 4D 00 65 00 64 00 69 00 M T F > > >> >> ·M > > > e > > >> > d > > >> >> i > > >> >> 0000 00C0 61 00 20 00 4C 00 61 00 62 00 65 00 6C 00 7C 00 a L a > > >> >> ·b > > > e > > >> > l > > >> >> | > > >> >> 0000 00D0 31 00 2E 00 30 00 7C 00 53 00 65 00 61 00 67 00 1 . 0 | > > >> >> ·S > > > e > > >> > a > > >> >> g > > >> >> 0000 00E0 61 00 74 00 65 00 7C 00 4E 00 54 00 42 00 61 00 a t e | > > >> >> ·N > > > T > > >> > B > > >> >> a > > >> >> 0000 00F0 63 00 6B 00 75 00 70 00 35 00 2E 00 30 00 7C 00 c k u p > > >> >> ·5 > > > . > > >> > 0 > > >> >> | > > >> >> 0000 0100 32 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 2F 00 30 00 34 00 2F 00 2 0 0 8 > > >> >> ·/ > > > 0 > > >> > 4 > > >> >> / > > >> >> 0000 0110 30 00 34 00 2E 00 31 00 36 00 3A 00 30 00 30 00 0 4 . 1 > > >> >> ·6 > > > : > > >> > 0 > > >> >> 0 > > >> >> 0000 0120 3A 00 35 00 31 00 7C 00 53 00 65 00 61 00 67 00 : 5 1 | > > >> >> ·S > > > e > > >> > a > > >> >> g > > >> >> 0000 0130 61 00 74 00 65 00 20 00 32 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 a t e > > >> >> ·2 > > > 0 > > >> > 0 > > >> >> 8 > > >> >> 0000 0140 2F 00 30 00 34 00 2F 00 30 00 34 00 2E 00 31 00 / 0 4 / > > >> >> ·0 > > > 4 > > >> > . > > >> >> 1 > > >> >> 0000 0150 36 00 3A 00 30 00 30 00 3A 00 35 00 31 00 7C 00 6 : 0 0 > > >> >> ·: > > > 5 > > >> > 1 > > >> >> | > > >> >> 0000 0160 31 00 7C 00 7B 00 32 00 34 00 39 00 37 00 42 00 1 | { 2 > > >> >> ·4 > > > 9 > > >> > 7 > > >> >> B > > >> >> > > >> >> "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > >> >> news:eNh6f%23xlIHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > >> >> > Thanks very much for your suggestion. I got the error message > when > > > I > > >> >> > tried > > >> >> > to do Catalog. The error message is "backup files contains > > >> >> > unrecognized > > >> >> > data and cannot be used". Do you have any other suggestions? > > > Thanks. > > >> >> > > > >> >> > "Jabez Gan [MVP]" <mingteikg@blizNOSPAMhosting.com> wrote in > message > > >> >> > news:6DA25D78-2707-4722-A3DB-A6739D806A9C@microsoft.com... > > >> >> >> Hi Jill, > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> By renaming the backup file, it won't affect the backup/restore > > >> > process. > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> Cna you try doing a Tools -> Catalog a backup file and add the > > >> > Daily.bkf > > >> >> > or > > >> >> >> add the <date>.bkf file to the list and restore from there? > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> -- > > >> >> >> Jabez Gan > > >> >> >> Microsoft MVP: Windows Server > > >> >> >> http://www.msblog.org > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > >> >> >> news:%23rXb7hslIHA.2396@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > >> >> >> > We are running Windows 2003 Standard Edition server. We use > > >> >> >> > NTBackup > > >> >> >> > to > > >> >> >> > schedule backup jobs. We backup the files to disk. The backup > > > file > > >> > is > > >> >> >> > called "daily.bkf". After the backup is complete, we renamed > the > > >> >> >> > backup > > >> >> >> > file as today's date. For example, we renamed daily.bkf to > > >> >> > 20080403.bkf. > > >> >> >> > Before we started to restore, we renamed the file 20080403.bkf > > > to > > >> >> >> > daily.bkf. When we tried to do a Restore, it gave the error > > > message > > >> >> >> > "Backup > > >> >> >> > file could not be found or is not the file that was request". > > >> >> >> > Is > > >> >> >> > there > > >> >> > a > > >> >> >> > way to fix this backup file? Thank you. > > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >
Guest Jill Johnson Posted April 5, 2008 Posted April 5, 2008 Re: Restore Error Message The XVI32.exe has been running over one hour. I only got the message "Reading File" on the screen. Nothing is displayed in the background. I canceled the XVI32.exe. Am I supposed to open XVI32.exe and then open daily.bkf file? Thanks. "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:eMpF411lIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > By the way, I Remote Desktop to my computer at home and run XVI32.exe. I > don't know if it would make any difference or the daily.bkf is corrupted > that XVI32.exe would not be able to open it. Thanks. > > "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:OMLi6o1lIHA.1680@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > Thank you very much for your prompt response and information. I will > > download the Blat.exe file. I don't know why I am one hour in the future. > > Right now, my computer clock shows 1:18 pm PST time, Saturday, April 5, > > 2008. > > > > I downloaded XVI32.exe and extracted the file. Then, I opened the > XVI32.exe > > and opened the daily.bkf file. It has been 30 minutes and the screen > still > > said "reading file". I checked the Task Manager. It showed that > XVI32.exe > > is running 50% CPU time. The file is 6.6 GB. Is it why it is taking a > long > > time to read the file? Thanks. > > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message > > news:%23f2s0a1lIHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > > Blat.exe is a popular command line mailer. You can freely > > > download it from lots of sites. And yes, you're still posting > > > one hour in the future. > > > > > > "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > > news:Oiph%23X1lIHA.4480@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > > > > Thanks again for your prompt response and information. I will > download > > > > XVI32.exe and let you know status. Do you have a sample of command > line > > > > mailer to setup to have backup logs sent every 8 calendar days? > > > > > > > > PST time is Pacific Standard Time. I am not sure why my computer sent > > out > > > > the time in the future. I checked the time in Control Panel and it > was > > > > setup correctly. > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message > > > > news:%23r7O$IzlIHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > > >> The method to read the .bkf file depends on the binary > > > >> viewer you use. If you don't have one then you could use > > > >> XVI32.exe from http://www.chmaas.handshake.de. It's free. > > > >> > > > >> Backups without occasional test restores and without > > > >> regular checks of the backup log are close to useless. > > > >> An easy way to check the backup logs is to have them > > > >> sent to you automatically once every 8 calendar days, > > > >> using a command line mailer. > > > >> > > > >> I don't know what "PST Time" is but I assure you that > > > >> your settings are incorrect. This is clearly visible: You > > > >> are consistently posting in the future. I recommend you > > > >> review your time zone settings. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > > >> news:%23h39QAzlIHA.5260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > > > >> > Thanks very much for your prompt response and information. I never > > > >> > checked > > > >> > the log file. I only checked to make sure that I have the *.bkf. > I > > > > will > > > >> > check the log file from now on. I checked the log file for this > > backup > > > >> > and > > > >> > it did not show any error messages. I did turn on Verify. Below > is > > > >> > the > > > >> > part of the log file. How do read .bkf file in Binary Viewer? > > Thanks. > > > >> > > > > >> > Verify Status > > > >> > Operation: Verify After Backup > > > >> > Active backup destination: File > > > >> > Active backup destination: C:\backup\daily.bkf > > > >> > > > > >> > Verify of "E:" > > > >> > Backup set #1 on media #1 > > > >> > Backup description: "Set created 3/20/2008 at 8:52 PM" > > > >> > Verify started on 3/31/2008 at 8:02 PM. > > > >> > Verify completed on 3/31/2008 at 8:05 PM. > > > >> > Directories: 808 > > > >> > Files: 4210 > > > >> > Different: 0 > > > >> > Bytes: 5,651,386,838 > > > >> > Time: 2 minutes and 48 seconds > > > >> > > > > >> > "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message > > > >> > news:%23xKwGLylIHA.2268@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > > >> >> The message means just what it says: That the data contained in > the > > > >> >> .bkf file does not conform to the format expected by ntbackup.exe. > > > >> >> This could happen if the backup process went wrong, if it was run > > > >> >> under a different version of ntbackup.exe or if the file was > > > > subsequently > > > >> >> corrupted. Was the "verify" switch turned on during the backup > > > >> >> process? If so, what did the verify report say? Does someone > examine > > > >> >> the backup report regularly? > > > >> >> > > > >> >> FYI: Below you see what the header of one of my .bkf files looks > > like. > > > >> >> I suggest you comparei it with your file, using a binary viewer. > > > >> >> 0000 0000 54 41 50 45 00 00 03 00 1C 02 0E 02 00 00 00 00 TAPE > ? > > > >> >> ·???? > > > >> >> 0000 0010 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > > · > > > >> >> 0000 0020 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > > · > > > >> >> 0000 0030 02 00 17 04 19 90 84 38 03 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 ? > > > >> >> ???Éä8·? > > > >> > ? > > > >> >> 0000 0040 02 00 01 00 52 00 5E 00 04 01 B0 00 00 00 00 00 ? ? R > ^ > > > > ·??? > > > >> >> 0000 0050 66 00 B4 01 00 04 BE 0C 1F 61 09 20 33 01 4F 00 f ?? > > > > ???·?a? > > > >> >> 3?O > > > >> >> 0000 0060 4C 00 42 00 61 00 63 00 6B 00 75 00 70 00 2E 00 L B a > c > > > >> >> ·k > > > > u > > > >> > p > > > >> >> . > > > >> >> 0000 0070 62 00 6B 00 66 00 20 00 63 00 72 00 65 00 61 00 b k f > > > >> >> ·c > > > > r > > > >> > e > > > >> >> a > > > >> >> 0000 0080 74 00 65 00 64 00 20 00 34 00 2F 00 30 00 34 00 t e d > > > >> >> ·4 > > > > / > > > >> > 0 > > > >> >> 4 > > > >> >> 0000 0090 2F 00 32 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 20 00 61 00 74 00 / 2 0 > 0 > > > >> >> ·8 > > > >> > a > > > >> >> t > > > >> >> 0000 00A0 20 00 36 00 3A 00 30 00 30 00 20 00 50 00 4D 00 6 : > 0 > > > >> >> ·0 > > > >> > P > > > >> >> M > > > >> >> 0000 00B0 4D 00 54 00 46 00 20 00 4D 00 65 00 64 00 69 00 M T F > > > >> >> ·M > > > > e > > > >> > d > > > >> >> i > > > >> >> 0000 00C0 61 00 20 00 4C 00 61 00 62 00 65 00 6C 00 7C 00 a L > a > > > >> >> ·b > > > > e > > > >> > l > > > >> >> | > > > >> >> 0000 00D0 31 00 2E 00 30 00 7C 00 53 00 65 00 61 00 67 00 1 . 0 > | > > > >> >> ·S > > > > e > > > >> > a > > > >> >> g > > > >> >> 0000 00E0 61 00 74 00 65 00 7C 00 4E 00 54 00 42 00 61 00 a t e > | > > > >> >> ·N > > > > T > > > >> > B > > > >> >> a > > > >> >> 0000 00F0 63 00 6B 00 75 00 70 00 35 00 2E 00 30 00 7C 00 c k u > p > > > >> >> ·5 > > > > . > > > >> > 0 > > > >> >> | > > > >> >> 0000 0100 32 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 2F 00 30 00 34 00 2F 00 2 0 0 > 8 > > > >> >> ·/ > > > > 0 > > > >> > 4 > > > >> >> / > > > >> >> 0000 0110 30 00 34 00 2E 00 31 00 36 00 3A 00 30 00 30 00 0 4 .. > 1 > > > >> >> ·6 > > > > : > > > >> > 0 > > > >> >> 0 > > > >> >> 0000 0120 3A 00 35 00 31 00 7C 00 53 00 65 00 61 00 67 00 : 5 1 > | > > > >> >> ·S > > > > e > > > >> > a > > > >> >> g > > > >> >> 0000 0130 61 00 74 00 65 00 20 00 32 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 a t e > > > >> >> ·2 > > > > 0 > > > >> > 0 > > > >> >> 8 > > > >> >> 0000 0140 2F 00 30 00 34 00 2F 00 30 00 34 00 2E 00 31 00 / 0 4 > / > > > >> >> ·0 > > > > 4 > > > >> > . > > > >> >> 1 > > > >> >> 0000 0150 36 00 3A 00 30 00 30 00 3A 00 35 00 31 00 7C 00 6 : 0 > 0 > > > >> >> ·: > > > > 5 > > > >> > 1 > > > >> >> | > > > >> >> 0000 0160 31 00 7C 00 7B 00 32 00 34 00 39 00 37 00 42 00 1 | > { 2 > > > >> >> ·4 > > > > 9 > > > >> > 7 > > > >> >> B > > > >> >> > > > >> >> "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > > >> >> news:eNh6f%23xlIHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > > >> >> > Thanks very much for your suggestion. I got the error message > > when > > > > I > > > >> >> > tried > > > >> >> > to do Catalog. The error message is "backup files contains > > > >> >> > unrecognized > > > >> >> > data and cannot be used". Do you have any other suggestions? > > > > Thanks. > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > "Jabez Gan [MVP]" <mingteikg@blizNOSPAMhosting.com> wrote in > > message > > > >> >> > news:6DA25D78-2707-4722-A3DB-A6739D806A9C@microsoft.com... > > > >> >> >> Hi Jill, > > > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> By renaming the backup file, it won't affect the backup/restore > > > >> > process. > > > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> Cna you try doing a Tools -> Catalog a backup file and add the > > > >> > Daily.bkf > > > >> >> > or > > > >> >> >> add the <date>.bkf file to the list and restore from there? > > > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> -- > > > >> >> >> Jabez Gan > > > >> >> >> Microsoft MVP: Windows Server > > > >> >> >> http://www.msblog.org > > > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > > >> >> >> news:%23rXb7hslIHA.2396@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > > >> >> >> > We are running Windows 2003 Standard Edition server. We use > > > >> >> >> > NTBackup > > > >> >> >> > to > > > >> >> >> > schedule backup jobs. We backup the files to disk. The > backup > > > > file > > > >> > is > > > >> >> >> > called "daily.bkf". After the backup is complete, we renamed > > the > > > >> >> >> > backup > > > >> >> >> > file as today's date. For example, we renamed daily.bkf to > > > >> >> > 20080403.bkf. > > > >> >> >> > Before we started to restore, we renamed the file > 20080403.bkf > > > > to > > > >> >> >> > daily.bkf. When we tried to do a Restore, it gave the error > > > > message > > > >> >> >> > "Backup > > > >> >> >> > file could not be found or is not the file that was request". > > > >> >> >> > Is > > > >> >> >> > there > > > >> >> > a > > > >> >> >> > way to fix this backup file? Thank you. > > > >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted April 5, 2008 Posted April 5, 2008 Re: Restore Error Message "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:e86m872lIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Thanks again for the information and suggestion. Your script works. > Below > is the information. The backup job was created on 3-28-08. It looks > similar like yours. Do you see anything unusual? Thanks. The first 512 bytes of your backup file do indeed look like a .bkf file. This makes me wonder if ntbackup has a problem on your machine, even though the verify log file says otherwise (if it is the verify log file that pertains to the problem backup run . . .). I would now create a test backup & restore in order to prove that ntbackup.exe works for the current installation. If it does not then you have your answer. It it does work then I'm running out of ideas. You might have to give the .bkf file to a date recovery service for closer examination. You may have to treat the cost as the tuition fee for learning how to run a robust and dependable backup process.
Guest Jill Johnson Posted April 5, 2008 Posted April 5, 2008 Re: Restore Error Message Thanks again for the information and suggestion. Your script works. Below is the information. The backup job was created on 3-28-08. It looks similar like yours. Do you see anything unusual? Thanks. 0000 54 41 50 45 00 00 03 00 14 02 0E 02 00 00 00 00 TAPE············ 0001 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ················ 0002 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ················ 0003 02 00 1F 04 62 9E 7C 38 03 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 ····bz|8········ 0004 02 00 01 00 4C 00 5E 00 04 01 AA 00 00 00 00 00 ····L·^···ª····· 0005 66 00 AE 01 00 04 BE 0C 1F 60 F9 3C C4 01 64 00 f·r···_··`ù<Ä·d· 0006 61 00 69 00 6C 00 79 00 2E 00 62 00 6B 00 66 00 a·i·l·y·.·b·k·f· 0007 20 00 63 00 72 00 65 00 61 00 74 00 65 00 64 00 ·c·r·e·a·t·e·d· 0008 20 00 33 00 2F 00 32 00 38 00 2F 00 32 00 30 00 ·3·/·2·8·/·2·0· 0009 30 00 38 00 20 00 61 00 74 00 20 00 37 00 3A 00 0·8· ·a·t· ·7·:· 0010 35 00 31 00 20 00 50 00 4D 00 4D 00 54 00 46 00 5·1· ·P·M·M·T·F· 0011 20 00 4D 00 65 00 64 00 69 00 61 00 20 00 4C 00 ·M·e·d·i·a· ·L· 0012 61 00 62 00 65 00 6C 00 7C 00 31 00 2E 00 30 00 a·b·e·l·|·1·.·0· 0013 7C 00 53 00 65 00 61 00 67 00 61 00 74 00 65 00 |·S·e·a·g·a·t·e· 0014 7C 00 4E 00 54 00 42 00 61 00 63 00 6B 00 75 00 |·N·T·B·a·c·k·u· 0015 70 00 35 00 2E 00 30 00 7C 00 32 00 30 00 30 00 p·5·.·0·|·2·0·0· 0016 38 00 2F 00 30 00 33 00 2F 00 32 00 39 00 2E 00 8·/·0·3·/·2·9·.· 0017 30 00 32 00 3A 00 35 00 31 00 3A 00 30 00 34 00 0·2·:·5·1·:·0·4· 0018 7C 00 53 00 65 00 61 00 67 00 61 00 74 00 65 00 |·S·e·a·g·a·t·e· 0019 20 00 32 00 30 00 30 00 38 00 2F 00 30 00 33 00 ·2·0·0·8·/·0·3· 0020 2F 00 32 00 39 00 2E 00 30 00 32 00 3A 00 35 00 /·2·9·.·0·2·:·5· 0021 31 00 3A 00 30 00 34 00 7C 00 31 00 7C 00 7B 00 1·:·0·4·|·1·|·{· 0022 36 00 31 00 38 00 38 00 37 00 34 00 39 00 32 00 6·1·8·8·7·4·9·2· 0023 2D 00 46 00 37 00 32 00 34 00 2D 00 34 00 39 00 -·F·7·2·4·-·4·9· 0024 36 00 46 00 2D 00 39 00 44 00 30 00 35 00 2D 00 6·F·-·9·D·0·5·-· 0025 38 00 35 00 42 00 32 00 35 00 43 00 33 00 35 00 8·5·B·2·5·C·3·5· 0026 44 00 32 00 36 00 45 00 7D 00 7C 00 7C 00 42 00 D·2·6·E·}·|·|·B· 0027 61 00 63 00 6B 00 75 00 70 00 20 00 55 00 74 00 a·c·k·u·p· ·U·t· 0028 69 00 6C 00 69 00 74 00 79 00 20 00 28 00 4E 00 i·l·i·t·y· ·(·N· 0029 54 00 42 00 41 00 43 00 4B 00 55 00 50 00 2E 00 T·B·A·C·K·U·P·.· 0030 45 00 58 00 45 00 29 00 20 00 56 00 65 00 72 00 E·X·E·)· ·V·e·r· 0031 73 00 69 00 6F 00 6E 00 20 00 31 00 2E 00 30 00 s·i·o·n· ·1·.·0· "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message news:OS16iO2lIHA.5692@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > I don't know why XVI32 should not work for you - it's never let > me down. You can use the attached VP script to examine the first > few bytes of your backup file. It's a primitive hex lister. Copy > the code into c:\lister.vbs, then invoke it from a Command prompt > like so: > > cscript c:\lister.vbs e:\daily.bkf > > "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:OMLi6o1lIHA.1680@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > Thank you very much for your prompt response and information. I will > > download the Blat.exe file. I don't know why I am one hour in the future. > > Right now, my computer clock shows 1:18 pm PST time, Saturday, April 5, > > 2008. > > > > I downloaded XVI32.exe and extracted the file. Then, I opened the > > XVI32.exe > > and opened the daily.bkf file. It has been 30 minutes and the screen > > still > > said "reading file". I checked the Task Manager. It showed that > > XVI32.exe > > is running 50% CPU time. The file is 6.6 GB. Is it why it is taking a > > long > > time to read the file? Thanks. > > > > Const lines = 32 > Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") > Set objArgs = WScript.Arguments > If objArgs.Count = 0 Then > WScript.Echo "Missing file name" > WScript.Quit > End If > > FileName = objArgs(0) > If Not objFSO.FileExists(FileName) Then > WScript.Echo "Cannot find file """ & FileName & """." > WScript.Quit > End If > > Set objFile = objFSO.GetFile(FileName) > Set objStream = objFile.OpenAsTextStream > ILine = objStream.Read(16 * lines) > objStream.Close > > OLine = "0000 " > text = "" > For i = 1 To 16 * lines > OLine = OLine & Right("0" & Hex(Asc(Mid(iLine, i, 1))), 2) & " " > If Mid(iline, i, 1) >= " " Then > text = text & Mid(iLine, i, 1) > Else > text = text & Chr(183) > End If > > If i Mod 16 = 0 Then > WScript.echo OLine & text > OLine = Right("0000" & i \ 16, 4) & " " > text = "" > End If > Next > >
Guest Jill Johnson Posted April 6, 2008 Posted April 6, 2008 Re: Restore Error Message Thanks again for your prompt response and information. I was able to restore the backup file that was completed last night. It was the same backup schedule that was setup to run daily. Well, thanks again for all your help. You have been great to help me out. Now, I don't know how to explain to my users why I was not able to restore this backup job. Thanks very much again for your efforts. "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message news:%23$F1bN3lIHA.5260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > > "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:e86m872lIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > > Thanks again for the information and suggestion. Your script works. > > Below > > is the information. The backup job was created on 3-28-08. It looks > > similar like yours. Do you see anything unusual? Thanks. > > The first 512 bytes of your backup file do indeed look like a .bkf > file. This makes me wonder if ntbackup has a problem on your > machine, even though the verify log file says otherwise (if it is > the verify log file that pertains to the problem backup run . . .). > I would now create a test backup & restore in order to prove > that ntbackup.exe works for the current installation. If it does not > then you have your answer. It it does work then I'm running out > of ideas. You might have to give the .bkf file to a date recovery > service for closer examination. You may have to treat the cost > as the tuition fee for learning how to run a robust and dependable > backup process. > >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted April 6, 2008 Posted April 6, 2008 Re: Restore Error Message "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:ug1$2S3lIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Thanks again for your prompt response and information. I was able to > restore the backup file that was completed last night. It was the same > backup schedule that was setup to run daily. > > Well, thanks again for all your help. You have been great to help me out. > Now, I don't know how to explain to my users why I was not able to restore > this backup job. Thanks very much again for your efforts. > Thanks for the feedback. As mentioned before, to make your backup process reliable, it is essential to do two things: a) Regularly (e.g. once every six months) restore some sample folders. This has to be a manual process that can be triggered by a reminder in Outlook. b) Examine the backup logs once every 8 days. Eight days gives you a sliding time table so that you cover each weekday once in a while. This is best done with a scheduled task. By the way, have you tried re-cataloging the backup file?
Guest Jill Johnson Posted April 6, 2008 Posted April 6, 2008 Re: Restore Error Message Thank you very much again for your suggestions. I will implement your suggestions next week. I have learned something new about backup process. Yes, I have tried to re-cataloging the backup file. I still got the same error message: Backup files contains unrecognized data and cannot be used. You know something? We have a server that has 10 drives. Each drive has 72GB. This server keeps all the backup files. This server does not have a tape drive. All the backup files that I copied to one of the disk drives have the same error message: Backup files contains unrecognized data and cannot be used. That means this disk drive has a problem. The backup file that I did last Friday (4/4/08) was copied to a different drive and I did not have any problem of restoring. Thanks. "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message news:Ovxw3z6lIHA.5280@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > "Jill Johnson" <jjohnson@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:ug1$2S3lIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > Thanks again for your prompt response and information. I was able to > > restore the backup file that was completed last night. It was the same > > backup schedule that was setup to run daily. > > > > Well, thanks again for all your help. You have been great to help me out. > > Now, I don't know how to explain to my users why I was not able to restore > > this backup job. Thanks very much again for your efforts. > > > > Thanks for the feedback. As mentioned before, to make your > backup process reliable, it is essential to do two things: > a) Regularly (e.g. once every six months) restore some sample > folders. This has to be a manual process that can be triggered > by a reminder in Outlook. > b) Examine the backup logs once every 8 days. Eight days gives you > a sliding time table so that you cover each weekday once in a > while. This is best done with a scheduled task. > > By the way, have you tried re-cataloging the backup file? > >
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