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3204585 - Message "Invalid Device: you cannot dump to or load from a directory" - SAP ASE

Symptom

  • When dumping a database
  • Message is returned to client and Backup Server log:

    Invalid Device: you cannot dump to or load from a directory, '/backup/<SID>'.

    Backup Server: 4.135.2.1: Invalid Device: you cannot dump to or load from a directory, '/backup/<SID>'.

  • In Business Suite systems on ASE, an ST22 DUMP with Error Code DBSQL_TABLE_UNKNOWN is seen

  • The dump fails and error 8009 is reported:

    Msg 8009, Level 16, State 1:
    Server '<SID>', Line 1:
    Error encountered by Backup Server. Please refer to Backup Server messages for details.
    ERROR: Error encountered by %S_MSG. Please refer to %S_MSG messages for details.


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Environment

  • SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)
  • SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) for Business Suite
  • SAP Solution Manager (SOLMAN) 7.2

Product

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 16.0 ; SAP Solution Manager 7.2

Keywords

dump database, 8009, "Invalid dump device", DBACockpit , KBA , BC-DB-SYB , Business Suite on Adaptive Server Enterprise , Problem

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