An error occurred when the Backup Exec Job Engine Service attempted to communicate with the Backup Exec Device & Media Service. Try restarting all of the Backup Exec services, and then retry this job.

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Description

Error Message

An error occurred when the Backup Exec Job Engine Service attempted to communicate with the Backup Exec Device & Media Service. Try restarting all of the Backup Exec services, and then retry this job.

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Cause

Backup Exec Service account password is expired or account is locked.

Resolution

  • Updated Backup Exec service credentials, restart Backup Exec services and re-run backup job.
  • Verify that Backup Exec service account is not locked. 

Issue/Introduction

Backup job fails with error - An error occurred when the Backup Exec Job Engine Service attempted to communicate with the Backup Exec Device & Media Service.