You need to analyze the tape drive utilization at the time of the catalog backup. Also cold catalog backups in 6.x are not recommended as they only work 70% of the time.
Justin. On Wed, 23 Jul 2008, Joseph Despres wrote: > Hey Justin.............. > > We just took over this new environment... So historical data isn't > there.... > > The HOT catalog works.... We have a test environment were we have done > catalog recovers... > > Just the timing is way off.... This occurs on both tape and disk.... > > COLD backups are speedy... These usually run at 1hr.... > > Thanks.... > > Joe Despres........... > vonage: 1-919-266-1799........ > magicjack: 1-919-665-2554........ > > Computer Sciences Corporation > Registered Office: 3170 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, Virginia 22042, > USA > Registered in Nevada, USA No: C-489-59 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is a PRIVATE message. If you are not the intended recipient, please > delete without copying and kindly advise us by e-mail of the mistake in > delivery. > NOTE: Regardless of content, this e-mail shall not operate to bind CSC to > any order or other contract unless pursuant to explicit written agreement > or government initiative expressly permitting the use of e-mail for such > purpose. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > Justin Piszcz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 07/23/2008 08:23 AM > > To > Joseph Despres/GIS/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc > veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > Subject > Re: [Veritas-bu] Problems with HOT Catalog backups on NBU 6.0 mp4 > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 23 Jul 2008, Justin Piszcz wrote: > >> >> >> On Wed, 23 Jul 2008, Joseph Despres wrote: >> >>> We have two issues with our HOT Catalog backups: >>> >>> 1... Getting emails stating the backups failed but later it has a > status >>> 0... >>> >>> 2... Hot Catalog backup kicks off at 1am.... But doesn't start > writing >>> until 4am to 5 am........ >>> >>> It's critical that we complete the Hot catalog backup before 3 am.... > And >>> of course this isn't happening! >>> >>> We do two Hot Catalog backups per day: 1 to a media server with > attached >>> disk and 1 to media server >>> with attached tape drives... >>> >>> Master = Solaris 9 16gig 4cpus >>> Media = Solaris 9 16gig 4cpus >> >> Do you have 'Critical policies' enabled (do you have policies in that > section >> of the catalog backup policy)? >> >> Justin. >> >> > > Per your response, > > Have the hot catalog backups ever worked properly? Do you have a tape > drive available at the time of the hot catalog backup? I suggest setting > VERBOSE = 5 in bp.conf, make the appropriate log directories and see what > is happening during the time the catalog backup is scheduled to run. > > Justin. > > > _______________________________________________ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
