After an upgrade to Backup Exec 11d or 12.x from a previous version of Backup Exec, the backup of the local server fails with the following error (Figure 1):

Figure 1
 

When the properties page of the backup job is checked, there are two entries for the local server: one with System State selected and another with the rest of the other resources (Figure 2):

Figure 2
 


Cause:

In Backup Exec 11d, the System State selection has been separated from Shadow Copy components selection and is displayed as a separate resource. In previous versions of Backup Exec, System State selection was a part of the Shadow Copy Components resource.

Resolution:

To resolve this error perform either of the following solutions:

Solution 1:

1) Within the Backup Exec console go to the Job Setup section.
2) Edit the Selection List of the affected job.
3) Deselect the System State and reselect it.
4) Submit the job.

Solution 2:

Delete the existing backup job and create a new job.