Exchange2013 restore failed with Cannot restore session 'yyyy/mm/dd-id'.

  • KM02751703
  • 14-Mar-2017
  • 08-Mar-2021

Summary

Exchange2013 restore failed with Cannot restore session 'yyyy/mm/dd-id'.

Error

Exchange restore fails with below error message:

[Normal] From: OB2BAR_E2010_BAR@csh-mbx03.cshdxb.local "MS Exchange 2010+ Server"  Time: 3/14/2017 1:12:17 PM
 Starting restore of session 2016/07/22-3 using DP VSS Interface.

[Normal] From: OB2BAR_VSSBAR@csh-mbx03.cshdxb.local "MS Exchange 2010+ Server"  Time: 3/14/2017 1:12:19 PM
 Performing Restore.

[Major] From: OB2BAR_VSSBAR@csh-mbx03.cshdxb.local "MS Exchange 2010+ Server"  Time: 3/14/2017 1:12:20 PM
 Cannot restore session '2016/07/22-3'.

[Major] From: OB2BAR_VSSBAR@csh-mbx03.cshdxb.local "MS Exchange 2010+ Server"  Time: 3/14/2017 1:12:20 PM
 Restore failed.

[Major] From: OB2BAR_E2010_BAR@csh-mbx03.cshdxb.local "MS Exchange 2010+ Server"  Time: 3/14/2017 1:12:20 PM
 Error occured while executing restore for component CSHDB01\CSH-MBX01(2a43a816-67bd-4935-bdf2-2b9db0f4b710
)Use a Use adfdfgdsfgdfgdfgdfg.

 

Cause

- VSSBAR debug file shows the following error :


 [ 20] 2017-03-14 13:12:20.770 ("/integ/vss2/vss_main_restore.cpp $Rev: 48112 $ $Date:: 2015-05-05 11:04:29 ":556)
 [ 20] [RestoreSessionInit()] Number of objects:1

 [ -2] 2017-03-14 13:12:20.770 ("/integ/vss2/vss_main_restore.cpp $Rev: 48112 $ $Date:: 2015-05-05 11:04:29 ":604)
 [ -2] [RestoreSessionInit()] Backup corrupted -> No metadata object on tape

 

- "omnidb -E2010 -detail" command shows that the backup session is exirped:

   SessionID     : 2016/07/22-3
                Started at         : Friday, July 22, 2016, 3:22:29 AM
                Finished at        : Friday, July 22, 2016, 8:07:13 PM
                Object status      : Completed
                Object size        : 1134166016 KB
                Backup type        : Full
                Protection         : Protected for 12 weeks (Expired) - (Missing media)
                Catalog retention  : Same as data protection. - (Missing media)
                Version type       : Normal
                Access             : Public
                Number of warnings : 0
                Number of errors   : 0
                Device name        : HP:Ultrium 6-SCSI_1_bkpdp
                Backup ID          : 2016/07/22-3
                Copy ID            : EBE813D0-7640-47B6-A95F-0EDDE9563C38/4402 (Orig)
                Encrypted          : No

    Object name  : dagname.domain.com:/2a43a816-67bd-4935-bdf2-2b9db0f4b710/DBNAME      
    Object type  : E2010
    SessionID     : 2016/07/22-3
                Started at         : Friday, July 22, 2016, 8:07:30 PM
                Finished at        : Friday, July 22, 2016, 8:07:30 PM
                Object status      : Completed
                Object size        : 0 KB
                Backup type        : Full
                Protection         : Protected for 12 weeks (Expired)
                Catalog retention  : Same as data protection.
                Version type       : Normal
                Access             : Public
                Number of warnings : 0
                Number of errors   : 0
                Device name        : HP:Ultrium 6-SCSI_1_bkpdp
                Backup ID          : 2016/07/22-3
                Copy ID            : EBE813D0-7640-47B6-A95F-0EDDE9563C38/4996 (Orig)
                Encrypted          : No

   Object name  : host.domain.com:/Microsoft Exchange Writer(Exchange Replication Service)/Microsoft Information Store/2a43a816-67bd-4935-bdf2-2b9db0f4b710/Logs      
   Object type  : MSVSSW-APP
   SessionID     : 2016/07/29-3
                Started at         : Friday, July 29, 2016, 3:24:26 AM
                Finished at        : Friday, July 29, 2016, 4:00:35 AM
                Object status      : Completed
                Object size        : 47434760 KB
                Backup type        : Full
                Protection         : Protected for 12 weeks (Expired)
                Catalog retention  : Same as data protection.
                Version type       : Normal
                Access             : Public
                Number of warnings : 0
                Number of errors   : 0
                Device name        : HP:Ultrium 6-SCSI_1_bkpdp
                Backup ID          : 2016/07/29-3
                Copy ID            : EBE813D0-7640-47B6-A95F-0EDDE9563C38/5991 (Orig)
                Encrypted          : No

Fix

Use a valid backup session