Was using Server 2003 built-in backup. It really seemed to be related to the shadow copy service. I have since re-built the server and only time will tell. I would suggest turning off shadow copy unless you are running backups while users are logged on
Scratch the pattern. It happened again last night. It is defibetly freezing during the backup routine. I'll try running some performance measurements tonight.
There is enough room on the HD for the backups plus any temporary caching,it appears as I get deeper into my diagnosis that there is some sort of pattern. It looks as though this happens on Tuesday nights only (so far). I'm going to look at the Tuesday backup batch file and see if anything is...
No, it is intermittent. I should mention that my backup routine first backs up to HD, then later this backup is copied to tape. The freeze always seems to happen within the 1st minute of the backup routine (i.e. Event logs suddenly stop at this point)
W2k Standard running as DC and File Server, 10 USer XP Pro network. Server has 2.8 P4 HT, 2 GB Ram, Promise RAID (mirroring). HP 40G Tape Drive. This Server has been rock solid for 2 years. In the last 2 months I have arrived at work to find the network and server unresponsive. All I can do is...
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