Online Backup Fails with Error : Failed To Open Destination File
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Article ID: 40513
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CA Spectrum
Issue/Introduction
SpectroSERVER Online Database Backup fails with an error similar to the following
Error: Failed to open destination file (D:/SS-DB-Backup/db_20160405_1231.SSdb.tmpdir/ssAlarms.db) in copy_file. Error: Failed to copy database file (ssAlarms.db) to directory (D:/SS-DB-Backup/db_20160405_1231.SSdb.tmpdir).
Environment
Release: Component:
Cause
There are several reasons why this could occur:
When there is a temporary directory (*tmpdir) left over from a previous backup in the $SPECROOT/SS-DB-Backup directory (default), or the directory configured by the user to save the backup to.
When there is not enough space available to save the file(s).
Permissions on the backup directory have been changed.
On Windows, if there is another rm.exe program installed on the system besides the one in the $SPECROOT/NT-Tools/SRE/bin directory
Resolution
Check the contents of the backup directory for any left over tmpdir directory and remove
Ensure there is available space
Check and verify the permission on the backup directory
Remove any rm.exe programs other than the one in the $SPECROOT/NT-Tools/SRE/bin directory