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having trouble backing up sophos database

Hi

I trying to back the sophos database before I update to enterprise console 5.2  but i get this error

C:\Program Files\Sophos\Enterprise Console\DB\Core>sqlcmd -E -S "[ucrxsql01\mssq
lserver]" -b -Q "BACKUP DATABASE [sophos51] TO DISK = 'C:\temp\sophos_DB_backup\
sophos51.bak'"
HResult 0xFFFFFFFF, Level 16, State 1
SQL Server Network Interfaces: Error Locating Server/Instance Specified [xFFFFFF
FF].
Sqlcmd: Error: Microsoft SQL Server Native Client 10.0 : A network-related or in
stance-specific error has occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server
. Server is not found or not accessible. Check if instance name is correct and i
f SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. For more information see
 SQL Server Books Online..
Sqlcmd: Error: Microsoft SQL Server Native Client 10.0 : Login timeout expired.

Failed

i am using command backupdb C:\temp\sophos_DB_backup ucrxsql01\mssqlserver sophos51

any help would be apppracted

My sophos database is on another server  using  sqlserver 2008 r2 on server 2008 r2

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  • Hi,

    Below is the command I used to backup DB


    D:\Program Files\Sophos\Enterprise Console\DB>BackupDB d:\backup\backupdb0314.ba
    k SOPAVSPML01\SQLEXPRESS SOPHOS45

    and received below error

    D:\Program Files\Sophos\Enterprise Console\DB>osql -E -S "SOPAVSPML01\SQLEXPRESS
    " -n -b -Q "BACKUP DATABASE SOPHOS45 TO DISK = 'd:\backup\backupdb0314.bak'"
    [SQL Server Native Client 10.0]SQL Server Network Interfaces: No credentials
    are available in the security package
    [SQL Server Native Client 10.0]SQL Server Network Interfaces: No credentials
    are available in the security package
    [SQL Server Native Client 10.0]Client unable to establish connection
    [SQL Server Native Client 10.0]A network-related or instance-specific error
    has occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. Server is not
    found or not accessible. Check if instance name is correct and if SQL Server
    is configured to allow remote connections. For more information see SQL Server
    Books Online.

    Failed

    :48160
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  • Hi,

    Below is the command I used to backup DB


    D:\Program Files\Sophos\Enterprise Console\DB>BackupDB d:\backup\backupdb0314.ba
    k SOPAVSPML01\SQLEXPRESS SOPHOS45

    and received below error

    D:\Program Files\Sophos\Enterprise Console\DB>osql -E -S "SOPAVSPML01\SQLEXPRESS
    " -n -b -Q "BACKUP DATABASE SOPHOS45 TO DISK = 'd:\backup\backupdb0314.bak'"
    [SQL Server Native Client 10.0]SQL Server Network Interfaces: No credentials
    are available in the security package
    [SQL Server Native Client 10.0]SQL Server Network Interfaces: No credentials
    are available in the security package
    [SQL Server Native Client 10.0]Client unable to establish connection
    [SQL Server Native Client 10.0]A network-related or instance-specific error
    has occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. Server is not
    found or not accessible. Check if instance name is correct and if SQL Server
    is configured to allow remote connections. For more information see SQL Server
    Books Online.

    Failed

    :48160
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