> We do incr for both Exchange and SQL using the SQL Module and NMM 
> for Exchange..maybe you are using the Exchange Module and not NMM, 
> but we have always done incr backups for SQL as "log" backups.

Not following you. I speak of a directive to backup "MSSQL:", and the "
nsrsqlsv" as the backup command. Are you talking about doing an INCR 
backup of the .TRN and .LOG files, as a regular filesystem backup?

I don't use NMM, no - I use the SQL Module. 

> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> ] On Behalf Of Michael Leone
> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 1:59 PM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [Networker] 7.6.1 - Savesets hang
> 
> I thought you couldn't do an INCR backup when using the SQL Module - 
that 
> you would always get a FULL backup, regardless of level setting. And 
that 
> the EXCHANGE Modulet worked the same way - always a FULL backup of the 
> Info Store. Reason being that both are database files.
> 
> Am I wrong about that?
> 
> FWIW - I run 7.5.2 (upgraded from 7.4.x) and use the SQL Module (both 32 

> and 64bit), and have not seen any issues like you describe.
> -- 
> Michael Leone
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> From:   Kevin Malone <KCMALONE AT SALISBURY DOT EDU>
> To:     NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Date:   02/07/2011 01:14 PM
> Subject:        Re: [Networker] 7.6.1 - Savesets hang
> Sent by:        EMC NetWorker discussion <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT 
> EDU>
> 
> 
> 
> I am running 7.5.3.2 and have been experiencing SQL backup hangs ever 
> since I upgraded to this version from 7.4.4 over 3 months ago.  I have 
> seen hangs on log file (incr) backups of SQL and failures on 
differential 
> and full backups with errors being i/o 995 errors.  We have not been 
able 
> to isolate the issue as of yet, and EMC engineering has been looking 
into 
> this for some time.  This does not happen with traditional file level 
> backups for the same servers, only with SQL.  We can backup SQL to a 
local 
> file and then backup that file with no errors.  We use the SQL Module. I 

> have tried lots of combinations of older SQL clients and older NW client 

> versions and are now down to only a couple of clients that have this 
> behavior having downgraded to SQL Module versions 5.0 (for SQL 2005) or 
> 5.1 (for SQL 2008).  This issue happens across all Microsoft OS 
versions, 
> all SQL versions (2005 and 2008) and both 32 and 64 bit.
> 
> I know this isn't the same issue as yours, Dave, but I am curious if 
> anyone else out there is seeing similar issues with backups 
> hanging/erroring with i/o 995. 
> 
> Kevin Malone
> Salisbury University
> Salisbury, Maryland
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] 
> On 

> Behalf Of Werth, Dave
> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 12:52 PM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: [Networker] 7.6.1 - Savesets hang
> 
> We are running NetWorker 7.6.1 Server on Windows 2008 R2 Server.  This 
was 
> installed a week ago last Friday.  Our old server was 7.5.2.
> 
> I know this has been discussed before and I've spent some time searching 

> the archives and the EMC PowerLink Knowledge Base without much luck.
> 
> The problem is that on a somewhat random basis different savesets hang 
> during backups, usually the bigger ones that take longer to backup.  I 
can 
> often restart them by going onto the client and killing the save process 

> but sometimes they hang again.  Our clients are a mixture of 7.5 and 7.6 

> which doesn't seem to make a difference to the problem.
> 
> Can anyone offer some help to me with the problem?
> 
> Thanks,
> Dave Werth
> Garmin AT, Inc.
> Salem, Oregon
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