I'm guessing this is the case that because this is an IDS monitoring box the directories and files on that volume are constantly in use. I suppose then the raw backup will never work?
You'll have to excuse my ignorance with windows clients but isn't VSP installed with the client software or do i need to install it separately? I can't recall seeing it on the windows cd i have. cheers mojomagix wrote: > I think the reboot question is valid based on the "can't lock raw device for > read" message. If some other entity is preventing NBU from gaining access to > the device that entity has to be "kicked off" somehow. > > Another option would be run a 'chkdsk /f /r' against that volume. That will > typically "kick everyone off" in the same manner that a reboot would. I > suspect you'll see something like: > > "Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another > process. Chkdsk may run if this volume is dismounted first. > ALL OPENED HANDLES TO THIS VOLUME WOULD THEN BE INVALID. > Would you like to force a dismount on this volume? (Y/N)" > > If you do see that message, the process preventing chkdsk from running is > probably the same one preventing NBU from doing its backup. > > +---------------------------------------------------------------------- > |This was sent by mojoma...@yahoo.com via Backup Central. > |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. > +---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu > > > _______________________________________________ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu