Re: G4s and error 519 - AN UPDATE
We are having problems backing up G4s over the network. Basically, they get part way through the backup and then Retrospect looses the connection. The problem seems to be at the G4 end as once this has happened they have lost network connectivity until the next restart (sleep and waking seems to restore it as well). Back in November I started a thread on problems we were having getting G4s to backup over our 10Mb Ethernet network... Just to update everyone, we have found that switching the clients to AppleTalk rather than TCP/IP has eliminated all the errors we were experiencing (As suggested by Brooks Peters in the thread "G4 Client's OT Wiped Out by Backup via TCP/IP"). The backup is not as quite as fast (say 40 MB/min vs 50) but it does work. A timely thread! I just today moved our DAT drive (HP SureStore DDS-3 external) from one machine to another, and copied all the Retrospect stuff to make it the new machine. I've immediately got this 519 error backing up my own G4. The old Retro backup machine was a beige G3-266 desktop, motherboard 10T Ethernet, running 9.0.4. The new machine is a beige G3-300 desktop, Asante 10/100 card, 9.0.4, and using a Miles Bluenote SCSI card instead of the motherboard SCSI port. My G4 machine is a 400Mhz "Yosemite" (AGP graphics) version. I haven't been having problems with it until the move. One of the previous messages indicated the problem occuring on a 10T network, otherwise I'd suspect the (presumably OT) problem might be getting exposed by the higher throughput now that the G3 backup machine is on 100T, as the G4 has always been. Can anyone else confirm seeing the problem on a 10T only network? Our other two G4 machines are the older 400Mhz "Yikes" motherboards (PCI Graphics) from the original introduction, and so far I haven't seen 519 errors from them. We just got two new 533Mhz G4s, with 9.1, and I'll see if they have a problem, or if 9.1 makes the problem go away on the AGP G4, and post the results here. -- David Oberst/NWT Bureau of Statistics/Yellowknife, NWT, Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED][Explore Canada's Arctic] -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Search: http://www.mail-archive.com/retro-talk%40latchkey.com/ For urgent issues, please contact Dantz technical support directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 925.253.3050.
Re: G4s and error 519 - update of the update
Just to update everyone, we have found that switching the clients to AppleTalk rather than TCP/IP has eliminated all the errors we were experiencing (As suggested by Brooks Peters in the thread "G4 Client's OT Wiped Out by Backup via TCP/IP"). The backup is not as quite as fast (say 40 MB/min vs 50) but it does work. A timely thread! I just today moved our DAT drive (HP SureStore DDS-3 external) from one machine to another, and copied all the Retrospect stuff to make it the new machine. I've immediately got this 519 error backing up my own G4. We have 519's like a rash when backing up over a mixed 10/100 network using 3Com SuperStack 10/100 autoswitching hubs. Backup server is a beige G3 266 tower with a DDS-2 DAT drive. 519's are the order of the day with the one G4 machione. It has work files on an external 12 Gb FireWire drive and I think we've only once had an error-free backup. Changing to AppleTalk did not help in any way. Some days most machines (20+) give a 519 which makes me think network or backup server. I am going to test a Cisco Catalyst Switch (with Spanning Tree turned off) and see what happens. Regards -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Search: http://www.mail-archive.com/retro-talk%40latchkey.com/ For urgent issues, please contact Dantz technical support directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 925.253.3050.
auto erase tapes
I can't seem to find any documentation on how to have tapes automatically erased when a script starts. Right now the backup script requests new media names "xxx" or erased. How can I set up my backup script to automatically erase a tape? I do full backups to a different tape every day and want to get away from having to erase those tapes manually. Thanks. Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.amexmail.com/?A=1 -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Search: http://www.mail-archive.com/retro-talk%40latchkey.com/ For urgent issues, please contact Dantz technical support directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 925.253.3050.
Re: G4s and error 519 - update of the update
On 2/20/2001 6:45 AM, "Nicholas Froome" wrote: We have 519's like a rash when backing up over a mixed 10/100 network using 3Com SuperStack 10/100 autoswitching hubs. Backup server is a beige G3 266 tower with a DDS-2 DAT drive. Take a look at the autosensing on the Macs. There is an update on the Apple site that forces either 10 or 100 and doesn't allow the autosensing to happen. This has cleared up many network issues. Pam -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Search: http://www.mail-archive.com/retro-talk%40latchkey.com/ For urgent issues, please contact Dantz technical support directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 925.253.3050.
