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Path "\Directory\File" is not on local hard disks, CDP will not backup the changes under this path

Brad Alexander
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  1. Product Version:
    2. ServosityStandard: Post-5.5
    AhsayOBM: Post-5.5
    OS: Windows
  2. Problem Description:
    3. The following warning message is received in the Continuous Data Protection (CDP) backup report:
    Backup Logs
     No.  Type  Timestamp  Backup Logs
    1 Info YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm Start [ Windows platform (Test), ServosityPro 5.x.x.x ]
    2 Info YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm Start running pre-commands
    3 ...  ...  ...
    *  Warn YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm Path "\Directory\File" is not on local hard disks, CDP will not backup the changes
    under this path.
  3. Cause:
    4. The message suggests that the affected data selected to be backup by the Continuous Data Protection (CDP) module, does not reside locally on the corresponding client machine.
  4. Resolution:
    5. The Continuous Data Protection (CDP) module can only perform backup on data that reside on the local hard disk(s). To resolve the issue, please un-select these data from the backup source.