Summary
When running a file level backup of a SQL 2008 Server, error -999 displays, and the backup fails with an RC=8 error.
Symptoms
The following error message displays in the job report:
*** File browser on node Window_SQL_Server returned error -999 ***
Resolution
- Open the SQL Server management console.
- Expand the database and see if any of the available databases are offline.
- If an offline database is present, set the status as online, or detach it.
- Restart the job.