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[Veritas-bu] Netbackup Win2k3 x64 - Not ready for prime time

2006-01-09 17:40:47
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Netbackup Win2k3 x64 - Not ready for prime time
From: andrew.stueve AT neovera DOT com (Andrew Stueve)
Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:40:47 -0500
Umm, I am using the "normal PC Client software".  Maybe I don't
understand what you mean. 

I am using the Veritas supplied client.  I am backing up using the
all_local_drives directive, or trying to in the case of the failing server.

-Andrew

WEAVER, Simon wrote:

>Andrew
>Can you not backup the cluster just using the normal PC Client software and
>treat each node as just a Separate Server for now??
>
>Simon Weaver 
>Technical Support 
>Windows Domain Administrator 
>
>EADS Astrium 
>Tel: 02392-708598 
>
>Email: Simon.Weaver AT Astrium.eads DOT net 
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Andrew Stueve [mailto:andrew.stueve AT neovera.com] 
>Sent: 07 January 2006 18:13
>To: Veritas-Bu (E-mail)
>Subject: [Veritas-bu] Netbackup Win2k3 x64 - Not ready for prime time
>
>
>Just a warning to everybody out there, I have had nothing but problems with
>a MS cluster of two x64 Win2k3 systems.
>
>I have a 2-node cluster running Win2k3 x64, and MsSql 2k.  Master server is
>Solaris.  All on 5.1mp4.
>
>Primary node, never worked, and bug reports go to support.  Veritas confirms
>bug in bpcd, and to be fixed in mp5 (april). 
>
>Second node is backing up fine, so we switched the cluster to second node,
>figuring it was just a problem with primary node.
>
> Bzzzzz! Wrong answer!
>
>Now, the secondary node won't backup anything, including the local drives
>that it was backing up the day before.
>
>Don't you just love being on the bleeding edge!
>
>  
>

-- 
Andrew Stueve
andrew.stueve AT neovera.com
571-437-5754