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"Unable to acquire media. The media set this operation is attempting to use can not be found. Please select another media set for this operation" (a000e194 HEX or e000e194 HEX) is reported when a backup job fails
Details:
Final Error Code: a000e194 HEX (0xa000e194 HEX) or
e000e194 HEX (0xe000e194 HEX)
Final Error Description: "Unable to acquire media. The media set this operation is attempting to use cannot be found. Select another media set for this operation."
Final Error Category: Backup Media Errors
Error Text In Job Log: "Unable to acquire media. The media set this operation is attempting to use cannot be found. Select another media set for this operation.
This error message is caused by a backup job running without having a media set assigned to it (Figure 1).
Figure 1
To enable backup jobs to run properly, every backup job must have at least one media set assigned to it.
To create a media set, click Media on the navigation bar. Right-click on Media Sets, and then select New Media Set (Figure 2).
Figure 2
When prompted for the media set name, type Media Set 1 or some other name, and then click OK (Figure 3).
Figure 3
Final Error Description: "Unable to acquire media. The media set this operation is attempting to use cannot be found. Select another media set for this operation."
Final Error Category: Backup Media Errors
Error Text In Job Log: "Unable to acquire media. The media set this operation is attempting to use cannot be found. Select another media set for this operation.
This error message is caused by a backup job running without having a media set assigned to it (Figure 1).
Figure 1
To enable backup jobs to run properly, every backup job must have at least one media set assigned to it.
To create a media set, click Media on the navigation bar. Right-click on Media Sets, and then select New Media Set (Figure 2).
Figure 2
When prompted for the media set name, type Media Set 1 or some other name, and then click OK (Figure 3).
Figure 3
Supplemental Material:
| System: Ref.# | Description |
| Error Code: 0xa000e194 HEX | Unable to acquire media. The media set this operation is attempting to use cannot be found. Select another media set for this operation. |
| Error Code: 0xe000e194 HEX | Unable to acquire media.%nThe media set this operation is attempting to use cannot be found. Select another media set for this operation. |
| UMI: V-79-57344-57748 | Unable to acquire media. The media set this operation is attempting to use cannot be found. Select another media set for this operation. |
Products Applied:
Backup Exec for Windows Servers 10.0, 9.0, 9.0 4367, 9.0 4367 SP1, 9.0 4454, 9.0 4454 SP1, 9.1, 9.1 4691, 9.1 4691 SP1
Backup Exec for Windows Servers 10.0, 9.0, 9.0 4367, 9.0 4367 SP1, 9.0 4454, 9.0 4454 SP1, 9.1, 9.1 4691, 9.1 4691 SP1
Last Updated: July 27 2004 08:46 AM GMT
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Subjects:
Backup Exec for Windows Servers
Application: Backup, Configuration
Backup Exec for Windows Servers
Application: Backup, Configuration
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Windows Server 2003
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