Backup Exec Remote Agent on the media server crashes on bedsmbox!PropertyReader when restoring an Exchange 2007 mailbox

Article:TECH192818  |  Created: 2012-07-12  |  Updated: 2012-10-15  |  Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH192818
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Problem



Backup Exec Remote Agent on the media server crashes on bedsmbox!PropertyReader when restoring an Exchange 2007 mailbox


Error



Event Viewer Reports :

Error      7/11/2012   1:30:37 PM  Application Error           1000
    Faulting application name: beremote.exe, version: 14.0.1798.0, time
    stamp: 0x4f1e02d7
    Faulting module name: bedsmbox.dll, version: 14.0.1798.0, time stamp:
    0x4f1e02bc
    Exception code: 0xc0000005
    Fault offset: 0x0000000000051353
    Faulting process id: 0x1fd0
    Faulting application start time: 0x01cd5f4e37c47aa0
    Faulting application path:
    D:\Program Files\Symantec\Backup Exec\beremote.exe
    Faulting module path: D:\Program Files\Symantec\Backup Exec\bedsmbox.dll
    Report Id: 73dd5c56-cb43-11e1-889d-984be10947f4

SGMON Excerpt from Media Server :

BEREMOTE: [07/11/12 13:30:31] [6452]     2012-07-11T13:30:31.317 [fsys\mb2]           - unexpected property data type
BEREMOTE: [07/11/12 13:30:31] [6452]     2012-07-11T13:30:31.317 [fsys\mb2]           - unexpected property data type


Solution



Workaround :

Restore the Database to Recovery Storage Group and extract the mailbox.

A supported hotfix has been made available for this issue. Please contact Symantec Technical Support to obtain this fix. This hotfix has not yet gone through any extensive Q&A testing. Consequently, if you are not adversely affected by this problem and have a satisfactory temporary workaround in place, we recommend that you wait for the public release of this hotfix

Symantec Corporation has acknowledged that the above-mentioned issue is present in the current version(s) of the product(s) mentioned at the end of this article. Symantec Corporation is committed to product quality and satisfied customers. 

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Description

Backup Exec Remote Agent on the media server crashes on bedsmbox!PropertyReader when restoring an Exchange 2007 mailbox



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