Networker

Re: [Networker] Problem with ending a savegroup

2005-08-11 07:01:59
Subject: Re: [Networker] Problem with ending a savegroup
From: Davina Treiber <Treiber AT HOTPOP DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 11:55:28 +0100
Conrad Macina wrote:
If you ask the team here what our Number One NetWorker Problem is, this is
it. We experience hung savegroups every day, mostly in our larger data
zones. As Davina said, the only "solution" is to kill the running savegroup
just before it is scheduled to run.

I suppose that this same solution could be incorporated into the product if Legato desired. The current behaviour is that a group will fail if the same group is already running, and of course it does give you a notification when this occurs, however it could be possible to add a switch in the group resource that would give the option to kill an already running group before starting another instance. This is exactly what my script does, although it's not as neat as having it built into the product.


Interestingly, on some occasions, issuing the kill command to the client's
nsrexec process causes the group to end successfully. Go figure!

Well yes, this is what I would expect. If the server's nsrexec connection to the client is broken, then that save set can complete (most likely unsuccessfully), so the work list can clear down and the group will finish.


We have been discussing this with a NetWorker Product Manager. I'll post
anything I learn to the list.

What do you expect as a result from this? What kind of solution can you envisage? Also I'll be willing to bet that the hung clients are Windows machines in the majority of cases. Am I right?

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