Exact Error Message
Storage device "Backup Folder 2:1" reported an error on a request to write data to media.
Error reported:
There is not enough space on the disk.
^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Details:
If a volume containing the backup to disk folder backup is being used and it reaches maximum capacity, the job will abort and be reported "failed". The backup to disk folder will set to offline, and alerts will be displayed (Figures 1 and 2).

Figure 1
 

Figure 2


Files with a *.BKF extension are created during backups in the backup to disk folder. If the volume where the backup to disk folder resides reaches maximum capacity, during a backup job, the *.BKF file will be corrupted and must be deleted before it is used for backup or restore operations.

Data in the *.BKF file will not be accessible, for previous backup jobs too, that is; if the backup job which made the drive reach its maximum capacity was an append job, and there were previous successful backups done to this back to disk folder, then that data will not be accessible. For this reason, precautionary measures is recommended.

If using Windows 2000 server, disk quotas can be setup to warn administrators that the disk space is reaching low capacity on the backup server. This may help prevent the backup to disk folder from becoming corrupt due to a disk full condition. For more information regarding Windows 2000 disk quotas, see the Microsoft Article ID: KB183322 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/183322 

Related Documents:

192265: Advanced Device and Media Management (ADAMM) Information which includes An explanation of the "Overwrite Protection Period" and the "Append Period"
 http://support.veritas.com/docs/192265


236295: When running a job to a Backup-to-Disk folder, an alert appears stating: "The Backup-to-Disk folder is offline."
 http://support.veritas.com/docs/236295


237815: An error message "The Backup-to-Disk folder is offline" is displayed after moving the backup folder to another drive and also if it has been deleted accidentally.
 http://support.veritas.com/docs/237815


238026: The warning "Cannot create the backup-to-disk folder in the path specified because another backup-to-folder is already using the path" is displayed when creating a backup-to-disk folder.
 http://support.veritas.com/docs/238026


239499: The error message "Unable to create new backup folder. Access denied" is returned when creating a backup-to-disk folder within Backup Exec for Windows Servers.
 http://support.veritas.com/docs/239499


239746: "Storage device 'BackupF:1' reported an error on a request to read data from media. The specified network name is no longer available." is reported in a failed backup-to-disk job log.
 http://support.veritas.com/docs/239746


239795: How to change the location of a Backup-to-Disk folder in Backup Exec for Windows 11d and above.
 http://support.veritas.com/docs/239795


240876: How to remove Backup-to-Disk (B2D) Files from the Backup Exec Console to recovery Hard Disk Space
 http://support.veritas.com/docs/240876


242740: When backing up to a Backup-to-Disk folder, an error is reported regarding a "request to write data to media."
 http://support.veritas.com/docs/242740


243971: When trying to set up a Backup to Disk folder on a Network Attached Storage device, the error message: "The system can not find the path specified" is returned.
 http://support.veritas.com/docs/243971


244237: When submitting an existing "overwrite backup to disk" job, an additional "Backup to Disk" file is created.
 http://support.veritas.com/docs/244237


244857: Backup-to-Disk append job immediately goes on hold and the error "No appendable media could be mounted. Error - Mount failed" is reported.
 http://support.veritas.com/docs/244857


248709: Backup-to-Disk backup jobs stay "Queued" in the Activity Monitor and the job never runs.
 http://support.veritas.com/docs/248709


248751: Why are multiple .bkf (backup-to-disk) files being created for backup-to-disk jobs?
 http://support.veritas.com/docs/248751


249326: A NetWare server cannot be used as a destination location for Backup-to-disk folders using Backup Exec 8.6 for Windows NT and Windows 2000.
 http://support.veritas.com/docs/249326


249560: A Quick Erase operation of a Backup to Disk Folder fails with the error: "Catastrophic failure" in the job log.
 http://support.veritas.com/docs/249560


249833: The error "Insufficient systems resources exist to complete the requested service" may occur during a backup using the Backup to Disk function.
 http://support.veritas.com/docs/249833

Acknowledgements
Q183322

---