🔴 The error:
EVOLUTIONCOMMON on ‘MSSQLSERVER’ will not be backed up because they are offline or marked as SUSPECT. To back up these databases, bring them online or fix the SUSPECT status.
This is coming from Acronis Cyber Protect, which is trying to back up your Microsoft SQL Server database, but it encountered an issue with the EVOLUTIONCOMMON database.
⚠️ What the error means:
EVOLUTIONCOMMON is either:
Offline, meaning SQL Server has taken it out of use (intentionally or due to an error).
Or marked as SUSPECT, which means SQL Server thinks the database is corrupted or damaged.
As a result, Acronis skips backing it up to avoid grabbing invalid or partial data.
✅ What you can do about it:
🧪 1. Check database status
Log in to SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and run:
SELECT name, state_desc FROM sys.databases WHERE name = ‘EVOLUTIONCOMMON’;
If it shows OFFLINE, it was taken offline.
If it shows SUSPECT, it likely has integrity issues.
🛠 2. Bring it ONLINE
If it’s OFFLINE, you can bring it online using:
ALTER DATABASE EVOLUTIONCOMMON SET ONLINE;
🧹 3. Recover a SUSPECT database
Be cautious here. If it’s SUSPECT, try this only if you understand the risk (it may result in data loss).
— Set emergency mode (read-only access)
ALTER DATABASE EVOLUTIONCOMMON SET EMERGENCY;
— Set to single-user mode
ALTER DATABASE EVOLUTIONCOMMON SET SINGLE_USER;
— Try to repair (may lose some data)
DBCC CHECKDB (‘EVOLUTIONCOMMON’, REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS);
— Set back to multi-user
ALTER DATABASE EVOLUTIONCOMMON SET MULTI_USER;
— Bring back online
ALTER DATABASE EVOLUTIONCOMMON SET ONLINE;
⚠️ Important: Make sure you have a backup before running this — or use this only if no backup exists and you need to recover whatever’s possible.
☁️ 4. Retry Acronis backup
Once the database is online and healthy, run the backup job again from Acronis Cyber Protect.