Christo,
One item is to ensure that you have the latest version of
Novell's code on the OS/2 system. The readme indicates a new
minimum requirement ( with IP21020 ) of NetWare Requester 2.11
with an additional fix from Novell contained in OS2C5.EXE.
Check the readme for an ftp url.
Barry Fruchtman
ADSM Development
On Mon, 2 Jun 1997, Christo Heuer wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> This weekend I did a DR test using ADSM to backup 5 Novell servers.
> The environment:
> OS/2 backup server: ADSM server code Ver2 - IP21020 installed.
> Clients: 2 Novell 3.11 servers - latest ADSM code.
> 2 Novell 3.12 servers - latest ADSM code.
> 1 Novell 4.11 server - latest ADSM code.
> Network protocol: IPX/SPX
> We managed to back up the 3.12 and 4.11 servers but the 3.11 server kept
> on failing with ANS4014E: Lan communications failure detected while in
> session with the server.
> The Novell server connects to OS/2 asks for the password and once you
> enter the restore command the above error is recieved.
>
> The Novell server seems to end the connection but the OS/2 server wants to
> still send some data. A query session says that the Novell server is in
> SendWait state. We skipped the 3.11 servers from the backup tried to
> restore the servers that were backed up. Same error on all of them.
> Changed the protocol to TCP/IP and managed to restore the three backed up
> servers. Now our Novell guy wants to know why not over IPX?
>
> Is there anything we must change on the Novell server, or is the problem on
> the OS/2 ADSM Backup server?
>
> TIA
> Regards
>
> Christo Heuer
> Type 1 10 Years
> Johannesburg
> South Africa
> Christoh AT absa.co DOT za
>
> ----------
> > From: dan thompson <thompsod AT USAA DOT COM>
> > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject: Re: Win NT Bare Metal Restore
> > Date: Sunday, June 01, 1997 9:33 PM
> >
> > Julie,
> >
> > Unless someone on this forum can provide you with the answer to your
> > question, perhaps one of us should ask Microsoft for a formal answer. If
> > nobody gives you a specific answer soon let's coordinate getting an
> > official answer.
> >
> > Dan T.
> >
> > ----------
> > > From: Julie Phinney <julphinn AT EMPHESYS.E-MAIL DOT COM>
> > > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > > Subject: Win NT Bare Metal Restore
> > > Date: Friday, May 30, 1997 10:48 PM
> > >
> > > Has anyone recovered Win NT during a disaster recovery test (where
> > > you assume your hardware has been destroyed)? I don't know much
> > > about Win NT, but have been planning to bring a ZIP drive to the
> > > hotsite this summer to do a Win NT recovery (per the Bare Metal
> > > Restore Redbook). But I have to assume I will not have the same
> > > physical machine that the backup was done on. I was told today
> > > that since there is hardware info stored in the registry, if you're
> > > not restoring to the same machine, you have to re-install NT. I'm
> > > wondering, any of you NT experts, how close does the hardware have
> > > to be? If we have replacement hardware that is the same brand (HP)
> > > and same speed and same T/R card, is that close enough? Or perhaps
> > > same hard drive model? Will NT somehow know that physically it's
> > > a different machine, and we'll have to reinstall anyway? I guess
> > > what I'm asking is, how close does the replacement hardware have
> > > to be?
> > > THANKS!!!
> > > Julie Phinney
> > > JPHINNEY AT EMPHESYS.E-MAIL DOT COM
>
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