Notified that Job fails but no error messages in log

  • altered a job to backup the transaction log for a new database.

    The job appears to run. In the sql log it appears that all the

    transaction logs for the databases have been backed up.

    I do not se any errors. But I am getting notified that the job failed.

    SQLServer 2005 SP2.

    Also I am new to sqlserver, where do I find information regarding

    the system tables that I might want to query to find information

    regarding backups?

    Thanks,

    Maris

  • try to query the system tables like dbo.backupfile and dbo.backupset on the msdb database.

    Thanks!!

    The_SQL_DBA
    MCTS

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  • Please post the error message or the message under job step history here so that we can guess something out of it.

    MJ

  • here is the message from the Job History.

    Message

    The job failed. The Job was invoked by Schedule 3 (mpHour_General.Subplan). The last step to run was step 1 (Subplan).

    Message

    Executed as user: UIS\SQLCSPROD01-SQLAdmin. ...042.00 for 64-bit Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1984-2005. All rights reserved. Started: 5:45:00 PM Progress: 2008-11-06 17:45:04.06 Source: Back Up Database (Transaction Log) Executing query "BACKUP LOG [CCSAcctNum] TO DISK = N'T:\SQLBackups".: 100% complete End Progress Progress: 2008-11-06 17:45:04.17 Source: Back Up Database (Transaction Log) Executing query "BACKUP LOG [fsaATLAS] TO DISK = N'T:\SQLBackups\f".: 100% complete End Progress Progress: 2008-11-06 17:45:04.23 Source: Back Up Database (Transaction Log) Executing query "BACKUP LOG [GiveToKent] TO DISK = N'T:\SQLBackups".: 100% complete End Progress Progress: 2008-11-06 17:45:04.31 Source: Back Up Database (Transaction Log) Executing query "BACKUP LOG [Gmail_optin] TO DISK = N'T:\SQLBackup".: 100% complete End Progress Progress: 2008-11-06 17:45:04.37 Source: Back Up Database (Transaction Log) ... The package execution fa... The step failed.

  • more Information:

    Sql Security Patch 954606 was applied on 11/2

    Started getting notified that the SQLServer: Buffer Manger was

    below the threshold of 90.00.

    checking the perfmon on the server shows that the buffer hit ratio

    is maintained well over 90%.

    Thursday I edited two maintenance plans.

    One for the thransaction log backup & one for the daily backups.

    now I am getting notified that the jobs failed when they execute. But when I check the sql logs, it appears that the backups are complete.

    For example:

    When last nights full backup was run. I was notified by e-mail

    that the job failed. But when I checked the sqlserver log the

    backups completed for all the databases. I checked the job history log

    for the backup that appeared to have failed

    error message, and the sqllog stated that the job completed.

    (see log messages below)

    I am beginning to think that there my be a problem with

    the patch and the notification services.

    I would appreciate any comments or suggestions.

    Thank you,

    Maris

    SQLlog:

    Message

    Database backed up. Database: xxxxxx_fye, creation date(time): 2007/04/11(08:28:12), pages dumped: 787, first LSN: 80:179:37, last LSN: 80:195:1, number of dump devices: 1, device information: (FILE=1, TYPE=DISK: {'T:\SQLBackups\xxxxxx_fye_backup_200811062200.bak'}). This is an informational message only. No user action is required.

    jog history log:

    Date11/6/2008 10:00:00 PM

    LogJob History (mpDaily_General.Subplan)

    Step ID1

    Server[removed server name]

    Job NamempDaily_General.Subplan

    Step NameSubplan

    Duration00:04:48

    Sql Severity0

    Sql Message ID0

    Operator Emailed

    Operator Net sent

    Operator Paged

    Retries Attempted0

    Message

    Executed as user: ABC\xxxxxxxxxx-SQLAdmin. ...042.00 for 64-bit Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1984-2005. All rights reserved. Started: 10:00:00 PM Progress: 2008-11-06 22:00:08.35 Source: Back Up Database (Full) Executing query "BACKUP DATABASE [XX_FlashlinePoll] TO DISK = N'T:".: 100% complete End Progress Progress: 2008-11-06 22:01:37.98 Source: Back Up Database (Full) Executing query "BACKUP DATABASE [XX_VCenter] TO DISK = N'T:\SQLBa".: 100% complete End Progress Progress: 2008-11-06 22:01:38.87 Source: Back Up Database (Full) Executing query "BACKUP DATABASE [xxxxxx_MailServices] TO DISK".: 100% complete End Progress Progress: 2008-11-06 22:01:39.55 Source: Back Up Database (Full) Executing query "BACKUP DATABASE [xxxxx_practice] TO DISK = N".: 100% complete End Progress Progress: 2008-11-06 22:01:40.88 Source: Back Up Database (Full) Executing query "BACKUP DATABASE [xxxxxx_fye]... The package execution fa... The step failed.

  • Can you try dropping the existing plan and creating it again if noone(who has faced this before) replies back back with solution?

    MJ

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