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CISA Practice Question: An administrator sees the above error after a…
Exhibit
Refer to the exhibit. Server: DB01 Backup Job: Full_Backup_DB01 Status: Failed Error: 0x80070003 - The system cannot find the path specified. Backup Destination: \\BACKUPSRV\DBBackups\DB01\ Last Successful Backup: 2023-03-15 03:00 AM Scheduled Backup Time: Daily 02:00 AM
An administrator sees the above error after a failed backup job. What is the MOST likely cause?
⚠ Common exam trap
Watch out — candidates often assume a failed backup is always due to permissions or disk space, but the error message's specific wording about the path being 'offline or unreachable' directly points to a network connectivity issue, not authorization or capacity.
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Correct answer & explanation
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The network share \\BACKUPSRV\DBBackups\DB01\ is offline or unreachable
The error message indicates that the backup destination path \BACKUPSRV\DBBackups\DB01\ is inaccessible. This is most commonly caused by the network share being offline, unreachable due to network issues, or the target server being down. Without connectivity to the UNC path, the backup job cannot proceed, even if permissions and disk space are adequate.
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The backup service account does not have write permissions to the destination
Why it's wrong here
This would typically result in an access denied error, not 'path not found'.
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The network share \\BACKUPSRV\DBBackups\DB01\ is offline or unreachable
Why this is correct
The error indicates the path specified does not exist or is unavailable.
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The SQL Server backup client is not installed
Why it's wrong here
That would cause a different error, such as 'backup client not found'.
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The backup destination disk is full
Why it's wrong here
A full disk would result in an 'insufficient space' error.
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