Networker

Re: [Networker] Hung savesets sometimes never timeout

2006-06-26 03:26:58
Subject: Re: [Networker] Hung savesets sometimes never timeout
From: Oscar Olsson <spam1 AT QBRANCH DOT SE>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 09:22:06 +0200
On Mon, 26 Jun 2006, Stan Horwitz wrote:

SH> Check this list's archives; this is a long-standing issue with NetWorker
SH> going way back. I have seen it several times. In fact, just the other day,
SH> we resolved that problem on a Windows 2003 client after at least two weeks
SH> of trial and error. The solution in that case was to update the hardware
SH> firmware for that client (network card, disk drives, RAID controller, etc.).
SH> After the firmware was updated, all the backups ran to fruition.

I know, I know.. It just seems like it happens fore frequently now than 
before. And I still think that a client shouldn't be able to hang the 
group completely forever. The inactivity timeout should be honored even 
though the save hasn't started a save session yet. Oh well.

//Oscar

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