{"id":144,"date":"2011-11-27T03:45:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-27T03:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/?p=144"},"modified":"2026-05-21T21:57:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T16:27:42","slug":"r1soft-error-not-enough-data-in-sum-file-to-read-blocksum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/r1soft-error-not-enough-data-in-sum-file-to-read-blocksum\/","title":{"rendered":"R1soft Error: &#8220;not enough data in sum file to read BlockSum&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This error occurs in R1Soft when creating a backup through CDP (Continuous Data Protection). The issue usually happens after resizing the filesystem or disk volume on the server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Access to R1Soft CDP Server<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Backup host already added in CDP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proper administrative permissions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Implementation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Error<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CDP returns the following error while creating a backup of the server:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not enough data in the sum file to read BlockSum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cause<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This error generally indicates that the filesystem or volume has been resized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resolution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You will need to create a new Disk Safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps to Create a New Disk Safe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to the CDP Server<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hosts \u2192 [IP address of the added host]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on <strong>Disk Safes<\/strong> from the menu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>New Disk Safe<\/strong> from the top-right corner of the page<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will receive the prompt:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continue starting new Disk Safe for 10.5.1.124?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"6\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>&#8220;Continue&#8221;<\/strong> and create the new Disk Safe\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Leave all settings as the default<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Initiate the backup again<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This will fix the issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By creating a new Disk Safe in R1Soft, the backup process can be reinitialised successfully after filesystem or volume resizing changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction This error occurs in R1Soft when creating a backup through CDP (Continuous Data Protection). 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