Networker

Re: [Networker] Second Request: No Index entries for NT 4.0 clients

2004-05-26 05:26:02
Subject: Re: [Networker] Second Request: No Index entries for NT 4.0 clients
From: "Maarten Boot (CWEU-USERS/CWNL)" <Maarten.Boot AT NL.COMPUWARE DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 11:25:42 +0200
Maybe a strange suggestion,

I recently looked at the deamon.log it has interesting remarks abount clients
as it restarts

as an experiment you could restart the netowrker software and then investigate
the remarks in the deamon.log as the software checks the internal consistency
of all clients.

Maarten


On Tuesday 25 May 2004 19:53, Robert Maiello wrote:
> I'm a little confused about the problem also;  you have:
>
> a.) volumes that are not expiring - ie. not becoming recyclable?
> b.)You have 2 clients for which you say there are no index entries in
> saveset recover ?
>
>
> How about some more info.   For one of the tapes that is not expiring do
> a mminfo -a -v VOLNAME | egrep "clientmissingentries"
>
> Also for the the volume not expiring how about an:
> mmminfo -a -p VOLNAME
>
>
> These 2 clients without index entries; I assume they are no longer backing
> up?   A first guess would be, perhaps there are other savesets depending on
> these ones that have not recycled?
>
> Robert Maiello
> Thomson Healthcare
>
> On Tue, 25 May 2004 14:09:33 -0300, Mark Dyer <mdyer AT OAOT DOT COM> wrote:
> >Arun,
> >
> >I ran the command, per your instructions.  It completed successfully and
> >reports 490438 records occupy 49 MB of disk.  However, Networker is still
> >not showing any information on the indexes through the GUI and my tapes
> > are not expiring.
> >
> >Mark Dyer
> >Affiliated Computer Services
> >Office Phone: (810) 606-2276
> >
> >ACS Help Desk: (866) 805-8141
> >
> >
> >
> >-----asondhi AT ra.rockwell DOT com wrote: -----
> >
> >To: Legato NetWorker discussion <NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU>,
> >mdyer AT OAOT DOT COM
> >From: asondhi AT ra.rockwell DOT com
> >Date: 05/25/2004 11:54
> >Subject: Re: [Networker] Second Request: No Index entries for NT 4.0
> >clients
> >
> >
> >Try doing Save set recovery of indexes on Backup server for the clients
> >that are missing index entries....
> >
> >or run the command
> >
> >nsrck -L7 <clientname>
> >
> >See if you can get anything ...
> >
> >
> >Sincerely,
> >
> >Arun Sondhi
> >CCNP,CCDP
> >
> >Ph: +1 414.382.0206
> >Pager: +1 414 341 8650
> >Extn: 20206
> >
> >
> >Mark Dyer <mdyer AT OAOT DOT COM>
> >Sent by: Legato NetWorker discussion <NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU>
> >05/25/2004 12:02 PM
> >Please respond to Legato NetWorker discussion; Please respond to mdyer
> >
> >        To:        NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> >        cc:
> >        Subject:        Re: [Networker] Second Request: No Index entries
> >        for NT 4.0 clients
> >
> >
> >
> >Francis,
> >
> >If you're referring to disk quota, I'm not running disk quota.
> >The server has plenty of space.  There's over 3 GB of free disk space on
> >the drive where the indexes are stored.
> >The NT boxes were some of the first Windows based clients added to the
> >server.  I will have to check the client version.  I was considering
> >removal and re-installation of the client software.
> >I will also look at moving these clients to groups with W2K machines.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Mark Dyer
> >Affiliated Computer Services
> >Office Phone: (810) 606-2276
> >
> >ACS Help Desk: (866) 805-8141
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Berges francis <francis.berges AT eu.cit.alcatel DOT fr> wrote: -----
> >
> >To: mdyer AT oaot DOT com, NETWORKER AT listmail.temple DOT edu
> >From: Berges francis <francis.berges AT eu.cit.alcatel DOT fr>
> >Date: 05/25/2004 10:53
> >Subject: Re: [Networker] Second Request: No Index entries for NT 4.0
> >clients
> >
> >hello again,
> >
> >Some ideas ( in a bulk way )
> >
> >server side :
> >quota overflow, file-system full, permissions on index file-system
> >registration: were the nt boxes last registered ( running out of
> >licence ??? )
> >are NT boxes alone in their own group, if so try to mix with w2k
> >clients.
> >
> >client side:
> >
> >client software version too old ???
> >
> >
> >Hope this will help
> >
> >Francis
> >
> >mdyer AT oaot DOT com wrote:
> >> Francis,
> >>
> >> Yes, the tape pool type is Backup. Yes, it stores Index entries.
> >> This pool includes data from at least 10 Windows 2000 clients and 3
> >> Windows NT 4.0 clients. The index entries are missing from only the
> >> NT 4.0 clients. All others show index entries.
> >> Mark Dyer
> >> Affiliated Computer Services
> >> Office Phone: (810) 606-2276
> >>
> >> ACS Help Desk: (866) 805-8141
> >>
> >> -----Berges francis <francis.berges AT eu.cit.alcatel DOT fr> wrote: -----
> >>
> >> To: Legato NetWorker discussion <NETWORKER AT listmail.temple DOT edu>, 
> >> Mark
> >> Dyer <mdyer AT oaot DOT com>
> >> From: Berges francis <francis.berges AT eu.cit.alcatel DOT fr>
> >> Date: 05/25/2004 09:56
> >> Subject: Re: [Networker] Second Request: No Index entries for NT 4.0
> >> clients
> >>
> >> Hello Mark,
> >>
> >> Does the tape pool containing your NT boxes is of backup type and if so,
> >> does it store indexes entries ??
> >>
> >> Francis
> >>
> >> Mark Dyer wrote:
> >> >I'm reposting this because I haven't received any response.
> >> >
> >> >I'm running Solaris 6.0.2.Build.251 on Solaris 2.6.
> >> >
> >> >I have (3) NT 4.0 clients, (15) Windows 2000 clients, and (7) UNIX
> >>
> >> clients.
> >>
> >> >I noticed that media containing backups from two of my NT clients is
> >> > not expiring.
> >> >I confirmed the browse and retention times for these two NT clients are
> >> >properly set and that retention is a longer period of time than browse.
> >> >
> >> >When I reviewed the Client Indexes, through the NWADMIN GUI, there are
> >
> >no
> >
> >> >entries for these two NT clients. All other clients have Index entries.
> >> >
> >> >Am I correct to assume this is why the media is not expiring?
> >> >
> >> >If not, what else do I need to check?
> >> >
> >> >If yes, how do I get the backup entries to show up in the Networker
> >> >indicies?
> >> >
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