The Netvault Sharepoint APM backup fails with the following error
Failed to launch STSADM
The error is followed by another message stating Error running STSADM
Trace will indicate that it is not possible to copy the spbackup.log and lead you to think that there is
a permission problem on the specified shared folder but this is not always the case. It is is best to double check the required permission as specified in the documentation.
As it turned out it could also be due incorrect path of the STSADM tool specified in the plugin.
Login to the SharePoint server and locate the STSADM.exe tool. Obtain the path and take a copy of it. Note that the path may not be the same for Sharepoint 2007 Server and Sharepoint 2010 server.
Open Netvault Admin Console and go the Backup Window
Browse the client where the Sharepoint Plugin is installed. This is the Sharepoint server.
Fill all the required fields.
In the STSADM path insert the ABSOLUTE path of the STSADM.exe. It should be like this:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\BIN\STSADM.EXE
