Event ID 17055 source MSSQLSERVER category 2 type Error

This error appears in the Event Viewer during a Veritas backup of a
standalone W2k Advanced Server. The description is: 17207: udopen: Operating
system error 3 (The system cannot find the path specified.) during the
creation/opening of physical device C:\Program Files\Dell\OpenManage\IT
Assistant\database\ITAssist.mdf.
The software shown in the path was removed from the server months ago using
the Add/Remove function from the control panel. I can't find any reference
to the path in the registry. The directory referenced is no longer available.
What file would have this information embedded in it so I can get rid of it?
It is not Veritas - I have removed and reinstalled it several times. I can
find this path and error shown in the MSSQL logfiles. Any assistance would
be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Hoss

In news:[email protected],
Hoss <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> This error appears in the Event Viewer during a Veritas backup of a
> standalone W2k Advanced Server. The description is: 17207: udopen:
> Operating system error 3 (The system cannot find the path specified.)
> during the creation/opening of physical device C:\Program
> Files\Dell\OpenManage\IT Assistant\database\ITAssist.mdf.
> The software shown in the path was removed from the server months ago
> using the Add/Remove function from the control panel. I can't find
> any reference to the path in the registry. The directory referenced
> is no longer available. What file would have this information
> embedded in it so I can get rid of it? It is not Veritas - I have
> removed and reinstalled it several times. I can find this path and
> error shown in the MSSQL logfiles. Any assistance would be greatly
> appreciated. Thanks. Hoss


From here:

http://eventid.net/display.asp?event...Server&phase=1

"18204: [...] Operating system error = 3(The system cannot find the path
specified.) - This event is generated when there is an attempt to backup an
MS
SQL database to a backup device that is corrupted or has not been
initialized"

There's also quite a bit more information there if you're interested.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/

"A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the
furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the
lumber-room of his library where he can get it if he wants it."

Sherlock Holmes

I realize that the path and file cannot be found, but there must be a file
that is being run that references that path and that file should be modified.
It is not in Veritas. Since I can find the identical message in the the
C:\program files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\Log\errorlog - is there a .dll or
..inf file or something that has a reference to that path in it? How would I
find it? We do a full backup daily. The backup completes successfully. We
don't get any error messages from the Backup software. These errors that
show up in the Event Viewer show the user as <domain name>\user name -
and that user name is only used for the backup run.
Thanks for the introduction to EventID.Net, a very interesting site. Hoss

"Galen" wrote:

> In news:[email protected],
> Hoss <[email protected]> had this to say:
>
> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>
> > This error appears in the Event Viewer during a Veritas backup of a
> > standalone W2k Advanced Server. The description is: 17207: udopen:
> > Operating system error 3 (The system cannot find the path specified.)
> > during the creation/opening of physical device C:\Program
> > Files\Dell\OpenManage\IT Assistant\database\ITAssist.mdf.
> > The software shown in the path was removed from the server months ago
> > using the Add/Remove function from the control panel. I can't find
> > any reference to the path in the registry. The directory referenced
> > is no longer available. What file would have this information
> > embedded in it so I can get rid of it? It is not Veritas - I have
> > removed and reinstalled it several times. I can find this path and
> > error shown in the MSSQL logfiles. Any assistance would be greatly
> > appreciated. Thanks. Hoss
>
>
> From here:
>
> http://eventid.net/display.asp?event...Server&phase=1
>
> "18204: [...] Operating system error = 3(The system cannot find the path
> specified.) - This event is generated when there is an attempt to backup an
> MS
> SQL database to a backup device that is corrupted or has not been
> initialized"
>
> There's also quite a bit more information there if you're interested.
>
> --
> Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
> http://dts-l.org/
>
> "A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the
> furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the
> lumber-room of his library where he can get it if he wants it."
>
> Sherlock Holmes
>
>
>

In news:[email protected],
Hoss <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> I realize that the path and file cannot be found, but there must be a
> file that is being run that references that path and that file should
> be modified. It is not in Veritas. Since I can find the identical
> message in the the C:\program files\Microsoft SQL
> Server\MSSQL\Log\errorlog - is there a .dll or .inf file or something
> that has a reference to that path in it? How would I find it? We do
> a full backup daily. The backup completes successfully. We don't get
> any error messages from the Backup software. These errors that show
> up in the Event Viewer show the user as <domain name>\user name
> - and that user name is only used for the backup run.
> Thanks for the introduction to EventID.Net, a very interesting site.
> Hoss
>
> "Galen" wrote:
>
>> In news:[email protected],
>> Hoss <[email protected]> had this to say:
>>
>> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>>
>>> This error appears in the Event Viewer during a Veritas backup of a
>>> standalone W2k Advanced Server. The description is: 17207: udopen:
>>> Operating system error 3 (The system cannot find the path
>>> specified.) during the creation/opening of physical device
>>> C:\Program Files\Dell\OpenManage\IT Assistant\database\ITAssist.mdf.
>>> The software shown in the path was removed from the server months
>>> ago using the Add/Remove function from the control panel. I can't
>>> find any reference to the path in the registry. The directory
>>> referenced is no longer available. What file would have this
>>> information embedded in it so I can get rid of it? It is not
>>> Veritas - I have removed and reinstalled it several times. I can
>>> find this path and error shown in the MSSQL logfiles. Any
>>> assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Hoss
>>
>>
>> From here:
>>
>> http://eventid.net/display.asp?event...Server&phase=1
>>
>> "18204: [...] Operating system error = 3(The system cannot find the
>> path specified.) - This event is generated when there is an attempt
>> to backup an MS
>> SQL database to a backup device that is corrupted or has not been
>> initialized"
>>
>> There's also quite a bit more information there if you're interested.
>>
>> --
>> Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
>> http://dts-l.org/

I don't have a direct answer for you but I did come across this when I was
first looking for your answer:

http://forums.veritas.com/discussion...sageID=4397574

I'd give the links in there a look-see and maybe it's something as simple as
a service not starting?

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/

"A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the
furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the
lumber-room of his library where he can get it if he wants it."

Sherlock Holmes

Under /Program Files/ms sql server/ I have directories - MSSQL and
MSSQL$BKUPEXEC - they both have LOG directories and similar files:
errorlog, and errorlog1, 2, 3 etc. In addition the MSSQL$BKUPEXEC directory
has files called SQLAGENT1, 2, 3 etc. The ERRORLOG files under
MSSQL$BKUPEXEC do not have the (Operating system error 3) message - just the
MSSQL files have the 'open failed: cannot find the path specified' messages
that show up in the Event Viewer with Event ID: 17055. I probably wouldn't
be paying attention to this but it seems that whatever is happening to update
the MSSQL logs might be conflicting with the updating of the MSSQL$BKUPEXEC
logs since they both occur within a fraction of a second. Can you or anyone
tell me where the procedure to start up the missing database is stored so
that it can be removed? Thanks.


"Hoss" wrote:

> This error appears in the Event Viewer during a Veritas backup of a
> standalone W2k Advanced Server. The description is: 17207: udopen: Operating
> system error 3 (The system cannot find the path specified.) during the
> creation/opening of physical device C:\Program Files\Dell\OpenManage\IT
> Assistant\database\ITAssist.mdf.
> The software shown in the path was removed from the server months ago using
> the Add/Remove function from the control panel. I can't find any reference
> to the path in the registry. The directory referenced is no longer available.
> What file would have this information embedded in it so I can get rid of it?
> It is not Veritas - I have removed and reinstalled it several times. I can
> find this path and error shown in the MSSQL logfiles. Any assistance would
> be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Hoss
>