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Re: [Networker] 7.2.1 verdict?

2005-09-05 09:39:37
Subject: Re: [Networker] 7.2.1 verdict?
From: Allan Nelson <an AT CEH.AC DOT UK>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 14:17:41 +0100
>>> stan AT TEMPLE DOT EDU 03/09/05 01:51 >>>
>When we upgraded here to NetWorker 7.2.1 from 7.1.3, I forgot to put  
>the NSR_SUPPORT_NETWARE_4X=1 in the new startup file. That night, the  
>backup for our Netware clients failed. The NSR_SUPPORT_NETWARE_4X=1  
>environment variable is needed for backups as well as restores of  
>data on Netware servers. We have not done any test recovers of  
>Netware servers yet, so I cannot say categorically that it works.


Well, I've done a bit of testing with Networker 7.2.1 and Netware4.22 client.
All types of recover seem to work fine.
I tested... 
a straightforward recover of a few user directories to the same place they came 
from.
a directed recover from a directory on serverA to serverB
a saveset recover - recovered a whole volume from serverA to serverB.

All looked OK - trustees all fine etc.

One thing I did notice with the saveset recover was that when I tried the first 
time, after hitting return to the warning screen about save-set recovers that 
comes up,  I got an 'Unable to send' error. Just retrying it worked, and from 
then on it worked every time.  It also did this on 2 other servers I tried it 
on.

So, it 'looks' as though 7.2.1 is ok with Netware client 4.22 as far as I can 
tell.
But, you do still need the NSR_SUPPORT_NETWARE_4X=1 environement variable.

Cheeers... Allan.

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