Re: [Veritas-bu] Million file backup issue

Dave,

You could try using WinZip, WinRar, 7zip, or even NTBackup to create a flat file of all of these files for you. At a previous job we had a similarly designed application that created tons of directories for each client entry. Of course this was pretty static data, but it took a few hours just for NBU to traverse the directory structure in that area of the filesystem alone. Try that and see if it works any better for you.

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Subject	Re: [Veritas-bu] Million file backup issue

Not as yet. something i'll look at also. I have spoke to the App guy and it makes sense the drive can't be locked to do a raw backup as it will be constantly in use by the application. I'm a but stuck as to how to back this thing up now. cheers Donaldson, Mark wrote: > Have you increased your timers yet? Client_read_timeout springs to > mind... > > -----Original Message----- > From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu > [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Dave > Markham > Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 9:11 AM > To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu > Subject: [Veritas-bu] Million file backup issue > > Running Netbackup 5.0Mp7 on Solaris 9 Master server. > > 10 odd network based clients some windows2000, 2003 and Solaris 8,9 > > We are having trouble with one Windows 2000 server running Envision IDS > software which creates millions of files under a directory. > f:\nic\lsnode has 87gb data with 1.4million files. Luckily the directory > > is on a separate drive than the OS so there are options (hopefully). > > We currently can't get a backup as it fails with Status 14 or other > issues. > > I'm asking for advise from windows side as i'm a Unix/Solaris engineer. > > I'm guessing i need to do some image type backup with flash or snap but > i dont have the advanced client license and as i'm on v5 i dont see how > i can get one. > > I've currently tried following this :- > http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/275912.htm > and putting /\\.\F: in the file list for a new policy with the problem > client to do raw backup. > > However i get a Status1 and get the following error :- > > WRN - can't lock raw device for read: \\.\F: (F:) (Win32 5: Access is > denied. ) > > I'm not sure why that is. > > Also i have not got any settings on the Client properties under VSP. I > dont have a cache file volume list or Cache File Size parameters other > than default. Should i be changing anything here? > > Any help appreciated. > > Cheers > _______________________________________________ > Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu > http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu > > > > _______________________________________________ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu

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