Article ID: 53926
Article Type: Troubleshooting
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Synthetic Full backup fails with error code 72:40
Running a synthetic full backup gives the error code:
Error Code: [72:40]
Description: Failed to open Archive File. The connectivity between client and MediaAgent may be broken OR an invalid copy precedence may have been specified.
Source: , Process: clRestore
Incremental backup was run on an older software version of MediaAgent before running Synthetic Full to a MediaAgent with a newer software version. This is not supported.
Upgrade the MediaAgent running the earlier version to the newer version.