The backup fails with the following alert error message (Figure 1).

Figure 1
 


And in the job log the following error (Figure 2) is displayed:

Figure 2
 



When a server has been removed from the network but not removed from the backup selections list, Backup Exec (tm) will still attempt to attach to the unavailable server during a backup.

Manual removal of the server from the Backup Exec selection list is required.

Before Server B was removed from the network, the server could be seen in the graphical Backup Exec Selection List (Figure 3).

Figure 3
 


After the server is removed from the network, Server B is now not visible in the graphical Backup Exec Selection List (Figure 4).

Figure 4
 



To remove Server B perform the following steps:

1. Switch to the Text View Format
2. Click the Text option in View Format (Figure 5).

Figure 5
 


A reference to Server B is still visible (Figure 6).

Figure 6
 

To remove Server B from the backup selection, perform the steps given below:

1. Highlight the line with the reference to the removed server
2. Click Delete.
3. After all references to the removed server are deleted, click OK (Figure 7).

Figure 7
 


Apply this process to all selection lists with reference to the removed server.