Scheduled DB Backup Never Executed, Why? Why?

Howdy folks,
I am running win 2000 server + SP3 and SQL Server 7 with
SP3. I used Enterprise Manager to schedule weekly local
disk backup but it never executed. How do I know? I
browse throught the local disk, sql server log and could
not find any indications at all.
In Enterprise Manager->Management->Sql Server Log (no new
logs)
In Enterprise Manager->select the db->all task->backup db
1) On General Tab
Backup Portion -> DB Complete
Destinatin Portion -> Add and navigated to default
location, C:\MSSQL\BACKUP\AprilBackup.bak
Overwrite Portion -> overwrite existing media
Schedule -> recurring and entered the desinated day & hour
2) On Option Tab
I selected "Verify Backup upon completion"
I scheduled to run on Every Thursday at 4:00am but for the
past 4 weeks, no scheduled backup had ever executed.
Why? Can anyone help me, please.
Vito Corleone
President
Export & Import Oliver Oil Co.Vito,
Check if sqlagent is running.
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Dinesh
SQL Server MVP
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"Vito Corleone" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:13fa01c4265a$edae9410$a301280a@.phx.gbl...
> Howdy folks,
> I am running win 2000 server + SP3 and SQL Server 7 with
> SP3. I used Enterprise Manager to schedule weekly local
> disk backup but it never executed. How do I know? I
> browse throught the local disk, sql server log and could
> not find any indications at all.
> In Enterprise Manager->Management->Sql Server Log (no new
> logs)
> In Enterprise Manager->select the db->all task->backup db
> 1) On General Tab
> Backup Portion -> DB Complete
> Destinatin Portion -> Add and navigated to default
> location, C:\MSSQL\BACKUP\AprilBackup.bak
> Overwrite Portion -> overwrite existing media
> Schedule -> recurring and entered the desinated day & hour
> 2) On Option Tab
> I selected "Verify Backup upon completion"
> I scheduled to run on Every Thursday at 4:00am but for the
> past 4 weeks, no scheduled backup had ever executed.
> Why? Can anyone help me, please.
> Vito Corleone
> President
> Export & Import Oliver Oil Co.|||I'm sure you have verified this, but have you checked to make sure that the job is enabled. In EM go to Management - Sql Server Agent - Jobs. Make sure that the job in question has a yes in the enabled column.|||Hi,
As Dinesh posted.. Please check whether your "SQL Agent" service in SQL
Server machine is
running. If stopped "start" the service and verify whether the job gets
executed.
Incase if the service failed to start, go to Control Panel -- Services-- SQL
Agent Log ON window.. Re- enter the
OS user name and password (if it is not starting in Local system account).
Enter the same OS User you used to start MSSQL
Server service.This will probably solve your issue
Thanks
Hari
MCDBA
"Vito Corleone" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:13fa01c4265a$edae9410$a301280a@.phx.gbl...
> Howdy folks,
> I am running win 2000 server + SP3 and SQL Server 7 with
> SP3. I used Enterprise Manager to schedule weekly local
> disk backup but it never executed. How do I know? I
> browse throught the local disk, sql server log and could
> not find any indications at all.
> In Enterprise Manager->Management->Sql Server Log (no new
> logs)
> In Enterprise Manager->select the db->all task->backup db
> 1) On General Tab
> Backup Portion -> DB Complete
> Destinatin Portion -> Add and navigated to default
> location, C:\MSSQL\BACKUP\AprilBackup.bak
> Overwrite Portion -> overwrite existing media
> Schedule -> recurring and entered the desinated day & hour
> 2) On Option Tab
> I selected "Verify Backup upon completion"
> I scheduled to run on Every Thursday at 4:00am but for the
> past 4 weeks, no scheduled backup had ever executed.
> Why? Can anyone help me, please.
> Vito Corleone
> President
> Export & Import Oliver Oil Co.