I've actually found what the issue is.
 
I contact VERITAS support and it seems it's because NBU 6 (it may also
happen for older versions) apparently assumes that open file backups is
desirable unless otherwise specified. To resolve, I had to add the host
to Client Attributes of the Master and then explicitly uncheck the open
file backups box.
 
This is contrary to how we thought it worked.....
 
This worries me a bit; if open file backups are generally done by
default (unless otherwise specified) how do you control the
location/size, etc. of the cache file? Could this lead to backup jobs
not completing (156 errors) if there is not enough space for the cache
file, out of the box?
 
Cheers,
 
Tim

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From: WEAVER, Simon [mailto:simon.weaver at astrium.eads.net] 
Sent: Monday, 26 June 2006 3:58 PM
To: Wilkinson, Tim; veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] NBU6 with NBU 5.1 NT4 client mounts but never
startsbacking up


Tim
First thing I can think of is the TRACKER.exe is that running in the
TASKBAR (near the clock)?
 
Any AV running at the same time perhaps? Turning that off can help?
Also, what if you backup single drives?
 
I hate tracker.exe :-)
 
 

Regards

Simon Weaver
3rd Line Technical Support
Windows Domain Administrator 

EADS Astrium Limited, B32AA IM (DCS)
Anchorage Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5PU

Email: Simon.Weaver at Astrium-eads.net
<mailto:Simon.Weaver at Astrium-eads.net> 

        -----Original Message-----
        From: Wilkinson, Tim [mailto:Tim.Wilkinson at dsto.defence.gov.au] 
        Sent: 26 June 2006 02:37
        To: veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
        Subject: [Veritas-bu] NBU6 with NBU 5.1 NT4 client mounts but
never startsbacking up
        
        
        Hi,
         
        We have NBU6 Master/Media servers and few NT4 clients (w NBU 5.1
MP5).
        We're having issues where the ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES directive starts
to run; it mounts a tape but never progresses from there. Strangely,
there is Exchange 5.5 on one of these boxes that backs up fine, but for
some reason it is having issues actually writing the A_L_D.
         
        Does anyone know what might be causing this behaviour? It
doesn't actually exit with any errors until it is stopped by admin (at
least it didn't stop itself after 2 days or so). It doesn't seem to be
the tape drive other file system jobs run fine.
        
        Cheers,

        
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