Hi. 1st post on this list, I'll try to keep it as condensed as possible,
but this problem....
I've got a large number of Mac 6100s with Sonnet Crescendo G3 cards
installed, running OS9 I'm using Retrospect 4.2 over TCP/IP. The problem
is that these macs will often return an error -519 (network communication
failed) at different points in the backup; sometimes while the remote is
being scanned, sometimes 10% of the way through, or 70%, or during the
verification. These errors happen immediately, meaning the server doesn't
display the "Net Retry" window and try to reconnect. It, or the remote,
just drops the connection like a hot potato. After that happens, I can
Immediate -> Backup the remote right away and either finish the backup or
see the whole thing happen again, depending on my luck.
If I remove the Crescendo card from the remote or disable the
driver for it, the problem goes away. If I keep the hardware as it is and
switch to backing up over Appletalk, the problem goes away. A 6100 without
a Crescendo will have a spotless backup record until I install a Crescendo
in it, but the TCP/Appletalk factor indicates that the problem is a little
deeper than just hardware. 6100s with Crescendos and OS 8.x backup fine
too. Finally, Macs other than 6100s and 7100s, but with OS9 and a
crescendo G3 have no problem.
SO..... what's up with Retrospect, TCP, Sonnet Crescendos and 61/7100 macs?
Is anyone else experiencing problems like this, or NOT having these
problems with this same hardware?
TIA
-Hunter
Hunter Parrot, I.S. Administrator
New England Biolabs Inc. 32 Tozer Rd. Beverly, MA. 01915
978-927-5054 ext 329 Fax: 978-921-1350
800-632-5227
http://www.neb.com
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