| Event Id | 561 |
| Source | Microsoft-Windows-Backup |
| Description | Backup started at '%1' failed as no target could be found. Please attach a backup target and rerun backup. |
| Event Information | According to Microsoft : Cause This event is logged when backup started failed as no target could be found. Resolution Confirm that backup storage location is online Make sure that the backup storage locations are available and then re-run the backup. If between the time the backup starts and ends, Event ID 49 is not logged, then the backup was successful. To do this, follow these general steps: 1.If the backup that failed was a scheduled backup, use wbadmin enable backup to determine what disk was used. 2.Use Disk Management to determine that the disk to be used for storing the backup is online. 3.Re-run the backup. If the backup that failed was a scheduled backup, see "Create and run a scheduled backup." If the backup that failed was a one-time backup, see "Create a one-time backup." 4.Look for Event ID 49 in Event Viewer. To create a scheduled backup, you must have membership in Administrators, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. To perform a one-time backup or work with events, you must have membership in Backup Operators or Administrators, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. Create and run a scheduled backup This procedures describes how to reconfigure and run a scheduled backup. Alternatively, you can use wbadmin start backup with no parameters. This will run a backup using the settings for the scheduled backup. Make sure that at least one of the backup storage disks is online. To configure a scheduled backup: 1.Open an elevated Command Prompt window. Click Start, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. 2.At the prompt, type: wbadmin enable backup. Use parameters, as needed Reconfiguring a scheduled backup will reformat the backup storage disk and any old backups will be lost. Create a one-time backup Make sure that the backup storage location specified by -backupTarget is online. To perform a one-time backup: 1.Open an elevated Command Prompt window. Click Start, point to All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. 2.At the prompt, type: wbadmin start backup. Use parameters, as needed. Confirm that a backup completed with no errorsTo verify that a backup operation completed with no errors: 1.Open Event Viewer. Click 2.In the left pane, double-click 3.In the Event ID column, look for event 49. 4.If this event does not appear by the time the backup operation completes, then the backup was successful. Verify To verify that backup operations are running, or will run, successfully, you should do one or more of the following, as needed: For any backup operations that you have run, look for Event ID 4, which indicates that the operation completed successfully with no errors. Verify that no other backup or recovery operations are running so that you can start an operation Verify that you have enabled a scheduled backup, and is configured correctly. Verify that the location where you plan to store your backups is available and online. To perform these procedures, you must have membership in Backup Operators or Administrators, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. Verify the backup completed with no errors To verify that a backup operation completed with no errors: 1.Open Event Viewer. Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Event Viewer. 2.In the left pane, double-click Applications and Service Logs, double-click Microsoft, double-click Windows, double-click Backup, and then click Operational. 3.In the Event ID column, look for event 4. 4.For this event, confirm that the value in the Source column is Backup. Verify another operation is not running To verify that another backup or recovery operation is not running: 1.Open an elevated Command Prompt window. Click Start, point to All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. 2.At the prompt, type: wbadmin get status. 3.If the command output indicates that no operation is running, then you can start a backup. Verify scheduled backup is enabled To verify that a scheduled backup is enabled: 1.Open an elevated Command Prompt window. Click Start, point to All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. 2.At the prompt, type: wbadmin enable backup. 3.If the command output shows a schedule, then a scheduled backup is enabled. 4.Confirm that the schedule contains the correct parameters. Verify storage location is online To verify that a disk used to store backups is online: 1.For the computer that contains the storage disk, open Disk Management. Click Start, click Run, and then type: diskmgmt.msc. 2.Click View, click Top, and then click Disk List. 3.For the disk that contains the volume that you will use to store backups, confirm that the value in the Status column is Online. |
| Reference Links | Event ID 561 from Source Microsoft-Windows-Backup |
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