Article: Q245211
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:5.5
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbClustServSearch exc55
Last Modified: 22-MAR-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5
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SYMPTOMS
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If you perform an incremental backup of Exchange Server on the second node of a
cluster server, the incremental backup may not work and the following error
message may be generated:
Event ID: 8010
Source: NT backup
Type: Error
Description: Microsoft Exchange services returned "Unable to perform an
incremental backup because a required Microsoft Exchange database log file
could not be found from a call to BackupPrepare"
WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, start the Cluster Administrator program, and in the
Exchange group, right-click Microsoft Exchange System Attendant, and then click
Properties on the shortcut menu. Click the Registry Replication tab, and then
click Add to include the following registry entry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Exchange\Backupinformation
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
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The error message in the "Symptoms" section of this article is generated when a
full online backup has been performed on the first node of a cluster server and
a failover is performed to the second node. If you attempt an incremental backup
on the second node, the error message is generated.
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbClustServSearch exc55
Technology : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version : winnt:5.5
Issue type : kbprb
Solution Type : kbnofix
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