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NetBackup™ Status Codes Reference Guide

NetBackup status code: 8958

Message: A database system error occurred.

Explanation: A database-related error caused the NetBackup Web Services to fail. Multiple issues cause this error: data integrity violations, data access failures, database connection failures, database query syntax errors and other related errors. A communication issue between nbwebservice and DBM has occurred when the recovery point API was called for Microsoft SQL source files.

Recommended Action: If you used the recovery point API to call Microsoft SQL source files, review all API inputs and try again. If the problem persists, contact the Veritas Technical Support. For more information, see the NetBackup API Reference Guide.

Click here to view technical notes and other information on the Veritas Technical Support website about this status code.

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