You Are Prompted to Reinsert the Same Disk or Tape During Backup Verification (813545)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you are verifying a backup that spans several pieces of removable media by using Ntbackup, you may receive the following message:

Insert the following media

Media_label_name created Creation_date at Creation_time
Media #Media_number

Do you want to continue?

where Media_number is the same number on the current disk or tape you had inserted.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, make sure that you have inserted the correct media that Ntbackup has requested. You may have to insert the media multiple times before Ntbackup recognizes it.

In some situations, reinserting the disk or tape will not work, and the verification pass on the backup media will fail. This does not mean that the data on that and later media are invalid, it means that they were not verified by the Ntbackup software. The backup data on the media should be in a usable state.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	3/1/2004
Keywords:	kbprb kbbug KB813545