Networker

Re: [Networker] Client suddenly backing up entire drive every day

2004-08-26 23:12:51
Subject: Re: [Networker] Client suddenly backing up entire drive every day
From: Robert Maiello <robert.maiello AT PFIZER DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 23:13:53 -0400
Is it reporting it did a full backup (level full) or is it just backing
up 29GB for each level reported (7, 5, incr) ?

If not explicitly reporting a full, there could be an archive bit issue.
Do a search on posts about the archive bit and NTFS change journal.

Robert Maiello
Pioneer Data Systems

On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 17:55:47 -0400, Matt Temple
<mht AT RESEARCH.DFCI.HARVARD DOT EDU> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>
>Our server is running Networker 7.1.1 on a Linux RH 9 system.   We
>back up 58 clients -- Linux, SGI, Solaris, W2000, etc.
>
>One of our clients, a W2000 server, had a change in its behavior
>last june.   After June 26, all files on the D:\ drive started backing
>up every night, regardless of whether I was runnin a level Full,
>7, 5, or incremental backup.
>
>Before that date, the backups were normal.   I haven't been able to tie
>the change to any event.
>
>Has anyone seen this happen?   If so, was there a fix?   To me, it's 29
>GB of unnecessary backed up data every night.
>
>Thanks out there.
>
>                                        Matt Temple
>
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