Summary
An option exists in DPX to return a successful backup message if no data changed to be backed up for an incremental or differential backup.
Symptoms
File Backup job fails with error: "No data selected under node NodeA disk E:" even if there is data selected but none of this data has changed between backup instances.
X.X.X.X 5/15/2017 2:00:03 am SNBJH_3462J --- Building file list for node NodeA disk E: of job 1494806400 ---
X.X.X.X 5/15/2017 2:00:05 am SNBJH_3463J --- Finished building file list for node NodeA disk E: of job 1494806400 ---
X.X.X.X 5/15/2017 2:00:05 am SNBJH_3477J --- No data selected under node NodeA disk E:. Skipping. ---
Resolution
To enable this option, perform the following steps:
1) Navigate to Configure | Enterprise.
2) Select the node in question ( master server).
3) Right-click the node, then select Manage Configuration.
4) Select the module jobhandler.
5) Click Advanced.
6) Select the -rc0onnodata setting.
7) Click Apply.
8) Restart the DPX services on the node on which the settings were changed.