I have a primary SQL server (lets call it server1) that contains all the major databases. I created a maintenance plan that connects to a second sever (called Server 2 and both are SQL 2005). The plan performs a specific database backup of Server2. I specified the path as a unc with the admin share (\\server1\d$\backup for example).
The server account on the primary server1 is a domain account and has local admin rights. The job fails with a access denied message.
: "Cannot open backup device '\\server1\d$\Backup\databasename_backup_200807091546.bak'. Operating system error 5(Access is denied.
I have verified permission and it has admin rights. Effective permissions are full control. Can I have the SQL Agent on Server1 backup another server's database? Can it pull the file back to itself via a unc (IE: Server1 initiated job, and unc is Server1)?
Thanks all.