Silly question, but are all seven BackupExec services running?


"Craig McGrath" wrote:
>I am experiencing numerous errors (shown below) on one server running Backup
>Exec 8.6. These events are pilling up in the event log every couple
>seconds. I have completely uninstalled and reinstalled VBE86 and the same
>thing happens. I have attempted to open the "Notification Setup" through
>the Backup Exec GUI to see if there were any events configured that could
>cause these errors, and the VBE GUI just locks up. What could be causing
>this? Could it be a problem with the RPC service that both the Alert Server
>and Notification Server are dependant on? Right now I am combing through
20
>pages of the current registry configuration and comparing it to a known
good
>8.6 box...... Somebody please help.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Craig
>
>Event Type: Error
>Event Source: Backup Exec
>Event Category: None
>Event ID: 33489
>Date: 1/9/2003
>Time: 8:35:43 AM
>User: N/A
>Computer:
>Description:
>Fatal Error - Attempt to access the Alert Server singleton object failed.
>
>
>Event Type: Error
>Event Source: Backup Exec
>Event Category: None
>Event ID: 33495
>Date: 1/9/2003
>Time: 8:35:43 AM
>User: N/A
>Computer:
>Description:
>Fatal Error - Unable to initialize the Alert Server.
>
>
>Event Type: Error
>Event Source: Backup Exec
>Event Category: None
>Event ID: 33503
>Date: 1/9/2003
>Time: 8:35:43 AM
>User: N/A
>Computer:
>Description:
>Fatal Error - The Alert Server was unable to connect to the Notification
>Server.
>
>

I'm afraid so.... I wish it were that easy

Craig


"Ken Putnam" wrote in message
news:3e1da978$1@hronntp01....
>
> Silly question, but are all seven BackupExec services running?
>
>
> "Craig McGrath" wrote:
> >I am experiencing numerous errors (shown below) on one server running
Backup
> >Exec 8.6. These events are pilling up in the event log every couple
> >seconds. I have completely uninstalled and reinstalled VBE86 and the
same
> >thing happens. I have attempted to open the "Notification Setup" through
> >the Backup Exec GUI to see if there were any events configured that could
> >cause these errors, and the VBE GUI just locks up. What could be causing
> >this? Could it be a problem with the RPC service that both the Alert
Server
> >and Notification Server are dependant on? Right now I am combing through
> 20
> >pages of the current registry configuration and comparing it to a known
> good
> >8.6 box...... Somebody please help.
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >Craig
> >
> >Event Type: Error
> >Event Source: Backup Exec
> >Event Category: None
> >Event ID: 33489
> >Date: 1/9/2003
> >Time: 8:35:43 AM
> >User: N/A
> >Computer:
> >Description:
> >Fatal Error - Attempt to access the Alert Server singleton object failed.
> >
> >
> >Event Type: Error
> >Event Source: Backup Exec
> >Event Category: None
> >Event ID: 33495
> >Date: 1/9/2003
> >Time: 8:35:43 AM
> >User: N/A
> >Computer:
> >Description:
> >Fatal Error - Unable to initialize the Alert Server.
> >
> >
> >Event Type: Error
> >Event Source: Backup Exec
> >Event Category: None
> >Event ID: 33503
> >Date: 1/9/2003
> >Time: 8:35:43 AM
> >User: N/A
> >Computer:
> >Description:
> >Fatal Error - The Alert Server was unable to connect to the Notification
> >Server.
> >
> >
>

We've just hit the same problem after a developer changed the default dcom
permissions on a server! It would be helpful to know what they should be
for BENT8.6

Hope this gives you a clue

Stuart

"Craig McGrath" wrote:
>I'm afraid so.... I wish it were that easy
>
>Craig
>
>
>"Ken Putnam" wrote in message
>news:3e1da978$1@hronntp01....
>>
>> Silly question, but are all seven BackupExec services running?
>>
>>
>> "Craig McGrath" wrote:
>> >I am experiencing numerous errors (shown below) on one server running
>Backup
>> >Exec 8.6. These events are pilling up in the event log every couple
>> >seconds. I have completely uninstalled and reinstalled VBE86 and the
>same
>> >thing happens. I have attempted to open the "Notification Setup" through
>> >the Backup Exec GUI to see if there were any events configured that could
>> >cause these errors, and the VBE GUI just locks up. What could be causing
>> >this? Could it be a problem with the RPC service that both the Alert
>Server
>> >and Notification Server are dependant on? Right now I am combing through
>> 20
>> >pages of the current registry configuration and comparing it to a known
>> good
>> >8.6 box...... Somebody please help.
>> >
>> >Thanks in advance,
>> >Craig
>> >
>> >Event Type: Error
>> >Event Source: Backup Exec
>> >Event Category: None
>> >Event ID: 33489
>> >Date: 1/9/2003
>> >Time: 8:35:43 AM
>> >User: N/A
>> >Computer:
>> >Description:
>> >Fatal Error - Attempt to access the Alert Server singleton object failed.
>> >
>> >
>> >Event Type: Error
>> >Event Source: Backup Exec
>> >Event Category: None
>> >Event ID: 33495
>> >Date: 1/9/2003
>> >Time: 8:35:43 AM
>> >User: N/A
>> >Computer:
>> >Description:
>> >Fatal Error - Unable to initialize the Alert Server.
>> >
>> >
>> >Event Type: Error
>> >Event Source: Backup Exec
>> >Event Category: None
>> >Event ID: 33503
>> >Date: 1/9/2003
>> >Time: 8:35:43 AM
>> >User: N/A
>> >Computer:
>> >Description:
>> >Fatal Error - The Alert Server was unable to connect to the Notification
>> >Server.
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>

We've been experiencing the third error listed here regularly on one of our
boxes. I was wondering if you ever found a resolution to this. I'd apprecaite
any help you could provide.

Thanks,
John Allen
MCA Retail
john.allen@mcaretail.com

"Craig McGrath" wrote:
>I am experiencing numerous errors (shown below) on one server running Backup
>Exec 8.6. These events are pilling up in the event log every couple
>seconds. I have completely uninstalled and reinstalled VBE86 and the same
>thing happens. I have attempted to open the "Notification Setup" through
>the Backup Exec GUI to see if there were any events configured that could
>cause these errors, and the VBE GUI just locks up. What could be causing
>this? Could it be a problem with the RPC service that both the Alert Server
>and Notification Server are dependant on? Right now I am combing through
20
>pages of the current registry configuration and comparing it to a known
good
>8.6 box...... Somebody please help.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Craig
>
>Event Type: Error
>Event Source: Backup Exec
>Event Category: None
>Event ID: 33489
>Date: 1/9/2003
>Time: 8:35:43 AM
>User: N/A
>Computer:
>Description:
>Fatal Error - Attempt to access the Alert Server singleton object failed.
>
>
>Event Type: Error
>Event Source: Backup Exec
>Event Category: None
>Event ID: 33495
>Date: 1/9/2003
>Time: 8:35:43 AM
>User: N/A
>Computer:
>Description:
>Fatal Error - Unable to initialize the Alert Server.
>
>
>Event Type: Error
>Event Source: Backup Exec
>Event Category: None
>Event ID: 33503
>Date: 1/9/2003
>Time: 8:35:43 AM
>User: N/A
>Computer:
>Description:
>Fatal Error - The Alert Server was unable to connect to the Notification
>Server.
>
>