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"Could not read the drive '\\.\NUL\'" when using Litespeed to backup to NUL

EXECUTE dbo.DatabaseBackup @databases = 'master,msdb', @Directory = 'nul', @BackupType = 'FULL', @BackupSoftware = 'LITESPEED' Date and time: 2020-02-24 09:48:08 Server: Version: 9.00.5324.00 Edition: Developer Edition Platform: Windows Procedure: .[dbo].[DatabaseBackup] Parameters:...

"Could not read the drive '\\.\NUL\'" when using Litespeed to backup to NUL

Took a bit of Googling as it is not obvious: exec dbo.xp_backup_database @database = 'msdb', @filename = 'd:\msdb_not_really_backed_up.sls', @nowrite = 1 -- To prove a file is not really created:...