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Differential Exchange 2003 Backups fails with Event ID 206 - Connect IT Community | Kaseya
<main> <article class="userContent"> <h2 data-id="summary"><strong>SUMMARY</strong></h2> <p>This article provides a solution to a common Exchange Backup error.</p> <h2 data-id="issue"><strong>ISSUE</strong></h2> <p></p> <h3 data-id="applies-to">Applies To</h3> <p>Microsoft Server 2003</p> <h3 data-id="symptoms-description">Symptoms / Description</h3> <ul><li>The differential / incremental exchange backups fails.</li> <li>Event ID 206 is logged when you try to run an incremental Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) snapshot backup on an Exchange 2003 server.</li> </ul><blockquote class="blockquote"> <p><span style="font-family: courier;">Event ID: 206<br>Source: ESE<br>Category: Logging/Recovery<br>Type: Error<br>Description: Information Store (1156) First Storage Group: Database cannot be incrementally backed up. You must perform a full backup before performing an incremental backup.</span></p> </blockquote> <h2 data-id="resolution"><strong>RESOLUTION</strong></h2> <p>To resolve: </p> <ul><li>Confirm that the problem is consistent with <a rel="nofollow" href="/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=http%3A%2F%2Fsupport.microsoft.com%2Fkb%2F930197">Microsoft KB article 930197</a> </li> <li>Apply the hotfix referenced in the article.</li> </ul><h3 data-id="third-party-sources">Third-Party Sources</h3> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=http%3A%2F%2Fsupport.microsoft.com%2Fkb%2F930197">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930197</a></p> <h2 data-id="cause"><strong>CAUSE</strong></h2> <p>This is a known problem with Microsoft's VSS system in Server 2003 that affects servers in certain environments.</p> <h2 data-id="notes"><strong>NOTES</strong></h2> <p>For more detailed information on backup failures and performance issues see <a rel="nofollow" href="/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=https%3A%2F%2Funitrends-support.zendesk.com%2Fhc%2Fen-us%2Farticles%2F360013174757">Unitrends KB 5062 - Backup Failures and Performance Issues</a></p> </article> </main>