Job fails with "path Parameter name: config\MOMLog.evt is not valid for GetLongPath()"

  • Document ID:7004422
  • Creation Date:09-Sep-2009
  • Modified Date:25-Jul-2017
    • Micro Focus Products:
      PlateSpin Migrate
      PlateSpin Protect

Environment

PlateSpin Migrate 9 .x, 11.x. 12.x

PlateSpin Protect 10.x, 11.x

Situation

This article discusses the common job failure with the location of the event logs within the source server’s registry on a Windows-based server. When running a protect job or migration, the job will fail with:
 

Error Information:

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Error Code

 

Type

System.ArgumentException

Message

path Parameter name: config\MOMLog.evt is not valid for GetLongPath()

Source

PlateSpin.Utility

Source Method

PlateSpin.LongPathSupport.IO.GetLongPath

Source Method Signature

System.String GetLongPath(System.String)

Source Module

C:\Program Files (x86)\PlateSpin Portability Suite Server\Controller\PlateSpin.Utility.dll

Stack Trace

at PlateSpin.LongPathSupport.IO.GetLongPath(String path) at PlateSpin.LongPathSupport.IO.GetAllAttributesForFile(String fileName) at PlateSpin.LongPathSupport.IO.FileExists(String file) at PlateSpin.Athens.Operations.Machine.Copy.Source.LiveTransferHelpers.GetEventLogReaderActions() at PlateSpin.Athens.Operations.Machine.Copy.Source.VolumeServer.CreateFileReader(String[] paths) at PlateSpin.Athens.Operations.Machine.Copy.Source.ParallelServerSkeleton.SendPaths(String[] paths) at PlateSpin.Athens.Operations.Machine.Copy.Source.ServerSkeleton.Send(String[] pathsToRead, IActionContext contextForErrorRecovery) at PlateSpin.Athens.Operations.Machine.Copy.Source.VolumeServer.Send(String[] pathsToRead, IActionContext contextForErrorRecovery) at PlateSpin.Athens.Operations.Machine.Copy.Source.ServeFiles.Execute(IActionContext actionContext) at PlateSpin.OperationsFramework.Controller.Execution.Action.run(Boolean rollback)

Resolution

Platespin recommends checking the registry location configured on your source server. This can be done by doing the following:

1.       Open the Registry Editor in Windows on your source server
2.       Navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Operations Manager registry key
3.       Edit the REG_SZ file to state c:\windows\system32\config\MOMLog.evt rather then what it would most likely currently state, config\MOMLog.evt
4.       Retry the job
5.       If the job fails again, try restarting the source server and retry the job
 

If issues still pertain after following the steps above please contact Platespin support for additional assistance at support@platespin.com