Hi Kevin
First your 'Server Specific Info' question.
With the 7.2.x client on Netware, Server Specific Inis not backed up during a
scheduled save any longer.
Only manual backups are supported.
See 4-44 in the EMC Legato Networker ClientPak Release 7.2.1 Admin guide.
We're running Netware6.5 sp5 here with Networker client 7.2.1 and after a few
problems now seem to be getting stable backups.
The main problems we were having were...
o Backups looping. ie the backup would complete successfully, then immediately
start again. This was fixed with the nwlib6h patch from Novell. It is still
beta (I think) but we didn't really have an option. We couldn't back rev for
some other reason. Anyhow, it's cured that problem and doesn't seem to have
caused any others (for us!)
o Occasionally we have one server that abends (SAVE.NLM) with a CPU Hog
detected. The fix for this (suggested by EMC) is another beta patch
winsock6j.exe but we've heard stories of this causing other problems, so we're
putting up with this issue until a kosher fix comes out. It varies, but it's
around once a month it abends.
I did try it on a test server and didn;t have any issues, but I'm wary because
a) we weren't having any problems on that server anyway, and b) it's a test
server and they always work with whatever you install on them anyway don't they
;-)
Hope this helps... Allan.
>>> kcmalone AT SALISBURY DOT EDU 12/12/06 22:03 >>>
Hi everyone,
We are having some strange issues with backups of Novell Netware
servers. We are running NetWare because we use Groupwise Mail. Most of
the time, these servers return messages that the backups did not
complete when they actually have. Even when the backups do complete,
they are set to backup "all", but sometimes only backup some of the
volumes and not all. This is also random to the point where a daily
backup may work and backup all volumes, but the weekly will only backup
one volume (SYS or MAIL), but not both.
We are running Netware 5.1 on most servers, but have begun a migration
to NetWare 6.5 on new servers. NetWare 6.5 has the advantage of seeing
the savesets as a full size, where NetWare 5.1 only sees savesets as 2
gigs before it starts another save set. The one server we have migrated
to NetWare 6.5 is consistently backing up with the "all" setting with no
errors, but does not backup Server Specific Info for some reason.
I don't see anything about this on EMC site or on searches. Has anyone
else had to deal with NetWare issues with false messages about Networker
backups not completing and/or not getting all the volumes to backup
consistently? We are running Networker 7.2.1.
Kevin
To sign off this list, send email to listserv AT listserv.temple DOT edu and
type "signoff networker" in the body of the email. Please write to
networker-request AT listserv.temple DOT edu if you have any problems with this
list. You can access the archives at
http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/networker.html or
via RSS at http://listserv.temple.edu/cgi-bin/wa?RSS&L=NETWORKER
--
This message (and any attachments) is for the recipient only. NERC
is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the contents
of this email and any reply you make may be disclosed by NERC unless
it is exempt from release under the Act. Any material supplied to
NERC may be stored in an electronic records management system.
To sign off this list, send email to listserv AT listserv.temple DOT edu and
type "signoff networker" in the body of the email. Please write to
networker-request AT listserv.temple DOT edu if you have any problems with this
list. You can access the archives at
http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/networker.html or
via RSS at http://listserv.temple.edu/cgi-bin/wa?RSS&L=NETWORKER
|
