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1867938 - Backup media name does not match the device in transaction DB13

Symptom

You schedule a backup job in transaction DB13. You select the INIT option and define an expiration date in order to overwrite the backup after the expiration period. 
The following error happens when backup jobs run for the second time.

             The user-specified MEDIANAME "XXXX" does not match the MEDIANAME "XXXX" of the device

If you schedule the backup job on SQL Server Agent level, the backup job finishes successfully.


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Environment

ABAP-based SAP Application Server running on MS SQL Server.

Keywords

DBACOCKPIT, timestamp, mismatch, parameter, network drive, NOINIT, master, format, retaindays, rewind,NOUNLOAD, Stats, , KBA , BC-DB-MSS , SQL Server in SAP NetWeaver Products , Problem

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