Penelope is from veritas ????? !!!!!!!!
> One of the startup folders isn't referenced unless someone actually logs on
> to the server (note there are default, all users and individual user startup
> groups - not just one as this conversation seems to imply). Services are
> what are run in the background without needing user interaction or logon.
> Try it on a machine since you disagree. Put something in the all users
> startup group like notepad.exe, reboot the machine, and then look at the
> running processes remotely with something like perfmon. You're not going to
> see your test executable. Unless tracker.exe is referenced somewhere other
> than the startup folder, it's not going to run automatically.
>
> Matt
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Penelope Carr [mailto:Penelope.Carr AT veritas DOT com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 10:32 AM
> To: smpt AT freemail DOT gr; KCavanagh AT cbe.ab DOT ca
> Cc: Veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Disable TRACKER.EXE on Windows servers to improv e
> performance???
>
> I disagree, tracker.exe is always up and running. It automatically gets put
> into the startup program upon installlation so when the machine is turned on
> it is up and running until you click on it and stop it. You have to remove
> it from startup on all windows machines whether they be servers or clients.
> If a machine does not have the client software installed it will not be
> there.
>
> Penelope
>
> Penelope Carr
> Business Critical Support
> Veritas Software
> DIRECT: 914-934-2404
> CELL: 914.439.4911
> FAX: 914.934.2685
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: smpt AT freemail DOT gr [mailto:smpt AT freemail DOT gr]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 5:09 AM
> To: KCavanagh AT cbe.ab DOT ca
> Cc: Veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Disable TRACKER.EXE on Windows servers to improve
> performance???
>
>
>
> If someone isn't log on to a server during backups, tracker isn't loaded so
> you dont have to do anything.
>
> stefanos
>
>
>
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> > Hi there,
> >
> > Now that we have a fairly stable NetBackup 4.5 FP5 environment, we are
> > looking at ways of improving our backup performance and I came across the
> > following article on the Veritas web site:
> >
> > http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/260719.htm
> > <http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/260719.htm>
> >
> > The following is an excerpt from that article:
> >
> >
> > "Disable Job Tracker on each client machine by removing it from the All
> > Users Startup Group and killing the active process. (Job Tracker is listed
> > as tracker.exe in Task Manager. Job Tracker is designed for computers that
> > are used as desktop workstations, to tell the users when a backup is
> active
> > on their workstation. Consequently it is not needed on normal data center
> > class servers.)"
> >
> > Since we only backup Datacentre servers, it looks as though we don't need
> > this program running. Since we have close to 100 Windows servers, I'm
> just
> > wondering whether it's worth my time and effort to disable TRACKER.EXE
> from
> > running on all Windows server (something tells my the payback will be
> > neglible)???
> >
> > Comments anyone???
> >
> > TIA!
> >
> > Kevin Cavanagh
> >
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> > font-family:Arial'>Hi there,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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> >
> > <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
> > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
> > font-family:Arial'>Now that we have a fairly stable NetBackup 4.5 FP5
> > environment, we are looking at ways of improving our backup performance =
> > and I
> > came across the following article on the Veritas web =
> > site:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
> >
> > <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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> >
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> > <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
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> > <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
> > style=3D'font-size:
> > 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>“Disable Job Tracker on =
> > each client
> > machine by removing it from the All Users Startup Group and killing the =
> > active
> > process. (Job Tracker is listed as <b><span =
> > style=3D'font-weight:bold'>tracker.exe</span></b>
> > in Task Manager. Job Tracker is designed for computers that are used as =
> > desktop
> > workstations, to tell the users when a backup is active on their =
> > workstation.
> > Consequently it is not needed on normal data center class =
> > servers.)”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
> >
> > <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
> > style=3D'font-size:
> > 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p=
> > >
> >
> > <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
> > style=3D'font-size:
> > 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Since <span =
> > class=3DGramE>we</span> only
> > backup Datacentre servers, it looks as though we don’t need this =
> > program
> > running.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Since we have =
> > close to 100
> > Windows servers, I’m just wondering whether it’s worth my =
> > time and
> > effort to disable TRACKER.EXE from running on all Windows server =
> > (something
> > tells <span class=3DGramE>my the</span> payback will be =
> > neglible)???<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
> >
> > <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
> > style=3D'font-size:
> > 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p=
> > >
> >
> > <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
> > style=3D'font-size:
> > 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Comments =
> > anyone???<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
> >
> > <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
> > style=3D'font-size:
> > 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p=
> > >
> >
> > <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
> > style=3D'font-size:
> > 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>TIA!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
> >
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> > style=3D'font-size:
> > 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><br>
> > Kevin Cavanagh<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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