Dan,
In this case I would believe Legato....
If you are using DNS, a bad primary server can cause a constant delay for every 
and each name resolution.
As you are on NT, I would suggest you add the server to the clients host file 
and the clients to the Networker server hosts file.
This way the name resolution for Networker purposes will always be done locally.
More over, this could be a proof that Legato is right and your DNS setup should 
be investigated or alternatively provide you with the definite answer to 
Legato's claim about name resolution.
HTH,
        Itzik

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Francis [mailto:x_franc AT YAHOO.CO DOT UK] 
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 17:29
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: [Networker] Windows 2K Cluster backups extremely slow - 96 hrs for 
130GB


Sorry if you have seen this raised before.

I have a Windows NT backup server running 6.1.2 of Legato, backing up a Windows 
2000 cluster, containing three problematic drives.

Profiles 18GB 780000 files.  :- Causes high CPU util and never takes over 48 
hours to do 2.5gb.  We know the small files problem will cause some overhead, 
but this takes the p*$$.

User Data 130GB :- Backs up over 96 hours and will complete, again the full 
finishes just in time for another one.

Shared Data 130GB :- About 80 hours and will complete.

Note : All servers involved are at 100MB Full Duplex.

This has been reported to Legato who blame name resolution !!!! If name 
resolution was the problem, we wouldn't get a backup at all.

Any ideas ?????

Regards,

Dan Francis

AT & T Business Services

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