SNA Server Admin Backup Option Requires a File Extension

ID: Q130855


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft SNA Server, versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.11
    on the following platforms: NT


SYMPTOMS

When you back up an SNA Server configuration using SNA Server Admin, you must specify a file extension. If you do not specify a file extension, the following error message appears:

Error: 3859
The configuration filename is invalid.
Verify that a primary or Backup server is running in the domain you
are trying to administer.
NOTE: This does not happen in SNA Server version 3.0 (Manager).


WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, specify a file extension when backing up your configuration file.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server versions 2.0, 2.1, and 2.11. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodsna

Keywords : kbnetwork ntbackup kbbug2.00 kbbug2.10 kbbug2.11
Version : WINDOWS:2.0,2.1,2.11
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type :


Last Reviewed: November 18, 1999
© 2000 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use.