I am trying to backup my whole farm of WSS 3.0, using the central
administration method. The problem i encounter is almost immediate. It
fails and gives the message "Object SharePoint - 80 failed in event
OnPrepareBackup"

I have trawled through this group looking for similar problems, and it
seems as though I'm not the only person to come across this problem
when backing up, but there does not seem to be any answer to sorting
out the problem. I was hoping someone could help me, especially those
who've posted with this problem before, to help me resolve this issue.

Regards,

Dietmar

Re: WSS 3.0 Backup by Daniel

Daniel
Wed Aug 08 06:05:17 CDT 2007

Dietmar,
can you please explain your installation and which account you used for the
SharePoint services and the Web applications.

Maybe you have some more info you can post of this problem using the logs?

/Daniel Bugday

<dietmarhannam@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1186562563.231244.18160@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com...
>I am trying to backup my whole farm of WSS 3.0, using the central
> administration method. The problem i encounter is almost immediate. It
> fails and gives the message "Object SharePoint - 80 failed in event
> OnPrepareBackup"
>
> I have trawled through this group looking for similar problems, and it
> seems as though I'm not the only person to come across this problem
> when backing up, but there does not seem to be any answer to sorting
> out the problem. I was hoping someone could help me, especially those
> who've posted with this problem before, to help me resolve this issue.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dietmar
>


Re: WSS 3.0 Backup by dietmarhannam

dietmarhannam
Wed Aug 08 10:13:44 CDT 2007

I have installed WSS 3.0 alongside companyweb on sbs 2003. The user
account i have used is the domain administrator account on the server,
which i have used throughout the installation/deployment and backing
up of WSS 3.0. I am trying to perform a full system backup via the
Central Administration, and i have ticked all the boxes to get the
whole farm backed up. I have tried backing up just the 'SharePoint -
80' web application but i get the same error

Part of the log file that was created (up until the error is thrown)
is shown below

[8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: The backup/restore process included
the following objects:
[8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Farm\
[WSS3]\
Windows SharePoint Services Web Application\
SharePoint - 80\
WSS_Content_d888afb99db149579a1e8877bca74ba8\
[WSS_Administration]\
[Web Application]\
SharePoint_AdminContent_18bc7c08-2644-4353-
b3a2-9388ca3a401e\
Windows SharePoint Services Search\
[Search instance]\
[WSS_Search_MARS_8966ff679ea74c49867114c50bffc7ba]\

[8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Adding SharePoint - 80 to Backup list.
[8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Adding
WSS_Content_d888afb99db149579a1e8877bca74ba8 to Backup list.
[8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Progress: Starting Backup.
[8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Start Time: 8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM.
[8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Requested by MICRONAV\Administrator.
[8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Backup/Restore Settings:
Backup
Backup Method: Full
Top Component: Farm\Windows SharePoint Services Web Application
\SharePoint - 80
Directory: \\mars\transfer
Progress updated: 5
[8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Backup threads created: 1

[8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Adding SharePoint - 80 to Backup list.
[8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Adding
WSS_Content_d888afb99db149579a1e8877bca74ba8 to Backup list.
[8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Starting OnPrepareBackup event.
[8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Starting object: Farm.
[8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Saving SPPersistedObject State
[8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Starting object: WSS3.
[8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Saving SPPersistedObject State
[8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Starting object: Windows SharePoint
Services Web Application.
[8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Saving SPPersistedObject State
[8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Starting object: SharePoint - 80.
[8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Saving SPPersistedObject State
[8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Error: Object SharePoint - 80 failed in event
OnPrepareBackup. For more information, see the error log located in
the backup directory.
KeyNotFoundException: The given key was not present in the
dictionary.
[8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Debug: at
System.ThrowHelper.ThrowKeyNotFoundException()
at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.get_Item(TKey key)
at
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebApplication.OnPrepareBackup(Object
sender, SPBackupInformation info)
at
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.Backup.SPBackup.RunPrepareBackup(SPBackupRestoreObject
node)

Hope this helps you to help me,

Regards,

Dietmar




Re: WSS 3.0 Backup by BeigeBond

BeigeBond
Mon Aug 20 10:12:26 CDT 2007

On Aug 8, 11:13 am, "dietmarhan...@aol.com" <dietmarhan...@aol.com>
wrote:
> I have installed WSS 3.0 alongside companyweb on sbs 2003. The user
> account i have used is the domain administrator account on the server,
> which i have used throughout the installation/deployment and backing
> up of WSS 3.0. I am trying to perform a full system backup via the
> Central Administration, and i have ticked all the boxes to get the
> whole farm backed up. I have tried backing up just the 'SharePoint-
> 80' web application but i get the same error
>
> Part of the log file that was created (up until the error is thrown)
> is shown below
>
> [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: The backup/restore process included
> the following objects:
> [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Farm\
> [WSS3]\
> WindowsSharePointServices Web Application\
> SharePoint- 80\
> WSS_Content_d888afb99db149579a1e8877bca74ba8\
> [WSS_Administration]\
> [Web Application]\
> SharePoint_AdminContent_18bc7c08-2644-4353-
> b3a2-9388ca3a401e\
> WindowsSharePointServices Search\
> [Search instance]\
> [WSS_Search_MARS_8966ff679ea74c49867114c50bffc7ba]\
>
> [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: AddingSharePoint- 80 to Backup list.
> [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Adding
> WSS_Content_d888afb99db149579a1e8877bca74ba8 to Backup list.
> [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Progress: Starting Backup.
> [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Start Time: 8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM.
> [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Requested by MICRONAV\Administrator.
> [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Backup/Restore Settings:
> Backup
> Backup Method: Full
> Top Component: Farm\WindowsSharePointServices Web Application
> \SharePoint- 80
> Directory: \\mars\transfer
> Progress updated: 5
> [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Backup threads created: 1
>
> [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: AddingSharePoint- 80 to Backup list.
> [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Adding
> WSS_Content_d888afb99db149579a1e8877bca74ba8 to Backup list.
> [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Starting OnPrepareBackup event.
> [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Starting object: Farm.
> [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Saving SPPersistedObject State
> [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Starting object: WSS3.
> [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Saving SPPersistedObject State
> [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Starting object: WindowsSharePoint
> Services Web Application.
> [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Saving SPPersistedObject State
> [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Starting object:SharePoint- 80.
> [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Saving SPPersistedObject State
> [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Error: ObjectSharePoint- 80 failed in event
> OnPrepareBackup. For more information, see the error log located in
> the backup directory.
> KeyNotFoundException: Thegivenkeywasnotpresentin thedictionary.
> [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Debug: at
> System.ThrowHelper.ThrowKeyNotFoundException()
> at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.get_Item(TKeykey)
> at
> Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebApplication.OnPrepareBackup(Obje=
ct
> sender, SPBackupInformation info)
> at
> Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.Backup.SPBackup.RunPrepareBackup(SPBa=
ck=ADupRestoreObject
> node)
>
> Hope this helps you to help me,
>
> Regards,
>
> Dietmar

First off, the quick fix: use the site collection backup form of
stsadm -o backup instead of catestrophic for the URLs that fail with
this error. For example:

stsadm -o backup -url http://www.essentialsharepoint.com/ -filename
esp2007.bak

That will get you an initial backup and alleviate a lot of worry.
Next, try to resolve the "KeyNotFound" exception. I'm not sure, but I
think this relates to web applications that were renamed after they
were created. You might try this:

1=2E Detach the content database from the web application.
2=2E Delete the web application (remove SharePoint from it).
3=2E Create a new web application with the appropriate host header or
port/name combo.
4=2E Attach the existing database to the new web app.
5=2E Try the full backup again.

Please post back here if that does or doesn't work as this does seem
like a common problem (bug?).

Good luck,

Jeff


Re: WSS 3.0 Backup by DeutschDelf

DeutschDelf
Fri Sep 07 06:52:02 PDT 2007

Here's what I can contribute to this error message... the root cause for this
occurring, in my case, is that at some point of the server build, I extended
the central admin web application (to give it a DNS alias) and, and this was
a big mistake, I removed the pre-installed â??SharePoint Central Administration
v3â?? web app. This (original web app) is what the backup procedure is looking
for when it attempts a catastrophic backup. Silly that MOSS allows you to
delete the central admin web site in the first place and then does not adjust
where its backup routine for the the only existing admin site points to â??
maybe a fix for a service pack?

Without deeper knowledge of this product, the only way for me to fix it
seems to be a server re-build, but I decided against that, as the
catastrophic backup backs up pretty much everything else, and in an event of
a very bad disaster, I would start out with a fresh web front end server
anyways that has a new Central admin running on it. Then, I would manually
configure the admin site and restore all the other items captured in the
catastrophic backup. Hope this helps...

Delf

"BeigeBond@gmail.com" wrote:

> On Aug 8, 11:13 am, "dietmarhan...@aol.com" <dietmarhan...@aol.com>
> wrote:
> > I have installed WSS 3.0 alongside companyweb on sbs 2003. The user
> > account i have used is the domain administrator account on the server,
> > which i have used throughout the installation/deployment and backing
> > up of WSS 3.0. I am trying to perform a full system backup via the
> > Central Administration, and i have ticked all the boxes to get the
> > whole farm backed up. I have tried backing up just the 'SharePoint-
> > 80' web application but i get the same error
> >
> > Part of the log file that was created (up until the error is thrown)
> > is shown below
> >
> > [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: The backup/restore process included
> > the following objects:
> > [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Farm\
> > [WSS3]\
> > WindowsSharePointServices Web Application\
> > SharePoint- 80\
> > WSS_Content_d888afb99db149579a1e8877bca74ba8\
> > [WSS_Administration]\
> > [Web Application]\
> > SharePoint_AdminContent_18bc7c08-2644-4353-
> > b3a2-9388ca3a401e\
> > WindowsSharePointServices Search\
> > [Search instance]\
> > [WSS_Search_MARS_8966ff679ea74c49867114c50bffc7ba]\
> >
> > [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: AddingSharePoint- 80 to Backup list.
> > [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Adding
> > WSS_Content_d888afb99db149579a1e8877bca74ba8 to Backup list.
> > [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Progress: Starting Backup.
> > [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Start Time: 8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM.
> > [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Requested by MICRONAV\Administrator.
> > [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Backup/Restore Settings:
> > Backup
> > Backup Method: Full
> > Top Component: Farm\WindowsSharePointServices Web Application
> > \SharePoint- 80
> > Directory: \\mars\transfer
> > Progress updated: 5
> > [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Backup threads created: 1
> >
> > [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: AddingSharePoint- 80 to Backup list.
> > [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Adding
> > WSS_Content_d888afb99db149579a1e8877bca74ba8 to Backup list.
> > [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Starting OnPrepareBackup event.
> > [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Starting object: Farm.
> > [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Saving SPPersistedObject State
> > [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Starting object: WSS3.
> > [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Saving SPPersistedObject State
> > [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Starting object: WindowsSharePoint
> > Services Web Application.
> > [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Saving SPPersistedObject State
> > [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Starting object:SharePoint- 80.
> > [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Verbose: Saving SPPersistedObject State
> > [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Error: ObjectSharePoint- 80 failed in event
> > OnPrepareBackup. For more information, see the error log located in
> > the backup directory.
> > KeyNotFoundException: Thegivenkeywasnotpresentin thedictionary.
> > [8/8/2007 1:02:47 PM]: Debug: at
> > System.ThrowHelper.ThrowKeyNotFoundException()
> > at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.get_Item(TKeykey)
> > at
> > Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebApplication.OnPrepareBackup(Object
> > sender, SPBackupInformation info)
> > at
> > Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.Backup.SPBackup.RunPrepareBackup(SPBack-upRestoreObject
> > node)
> >
> > Hope this helps you to help me,
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Dietmar
>
> First off, the quick fix: use the site collection backup form of
> stsadm -o backup instead of catestrophic for the URLs that fail with
> this error. For example:
>
> stsadm -o backup -url http://www.essentialsharepoint.com/ -filename
> esp2007.bak
>
> That will get you an initial backup and alleviate a lot of worry.
> Next, try to resolve the "KeyNotFound" exception. I'm not sure, but I
> think this relates to web applications that were renamed after they
> were created. You might try this:
>
> 1. Detach the content database from the web application.
> 2. Delete the web application (remove SharePoint from it).
> 3. Create a new web application with the appropriate host header or
> port/name combo.
> 4. Attach the existing database to the new web app.
> 5. Try the full backup again.
>
> Please post back here if that does or doesn't work as this does seem
> like a common problem (bug?).
>
> Good luck,
>
> Jeff
>
>

Re: WSS 3.0 Backup by dietmarhannam

dietmarhannam
Thu Oct 04 08:29:38 PDT 2007

Thanks all for your help.

I decided that my best option was to ignore the error and simply use
the catastrophic backup approach using STSADM.
I currently use this method for backing up WSS v2, and i have restored
from this backup method before, so i'm familiar with the technique.
With 3.0 also having the recycle bin functionality, the need to
restore sites because of lost docs is almost never going to be needed.

Thanks all for your help, all i've got to do now is set the thing up
for the end users.

Regards,

Dietmar