Backup Exec 8.6 slow backups.

[nettech101]

Hi all,
I have a backup exec 8.6 server backing up 10 NT4.0 machines with ofo running on them, over the network to a DLT, 8 tape drive Dell Power vault.

My question is, how can I increase the speed I'm getting like 20meg a minute.
I have replaced the device drivers, checked all network cards, they're at 100meg, FD.

Thanks for your help.

Oh, by the way I've never had a successful back up with this software, and I can't get any help out of Veritas.

I hope they file for chapter 11

 

[Rols]

Ok ... number 1 Veritas doesnt look like filing for chapter 11 anytime soon so I wouldnt hold your breath!

Do you have have the remote agent running on the remote servers???

If you can post the logs so we can see what is happening during the backup.

Cheers

 

[nettech101]

My chapter 11 comment comes from the furstration with dealing with company that couldn't care a less weather or not there product, that they sold to us works or not.

Anyways heres the a recent log.

Thanks for your help.



======================================================================
Job server: **************
Job name: Backup 0231
Job started: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 at 3:59:28 PM
Job type: Backup
Job Log: BEX39.txt
======================================================================

Drive and media information from media mount:
Robotic Library Name: DELL 2
Drive Name: DELL 2
Slot: 6
Media GUID: {****************************}
Media Label: **000002
Overwrite Protection Time Left: Infinite
Append Time Left: Infinite
Targeted Media Set Name: Media Set 1

======================================================================
Job Operation - Backup
Media operation - append.
Hardware compression enabled.
======================================================================
OFO: Warning: Job submitted with 'Use Open File Option if available' or

'Use Intelligent Image Option if available' enabled;
however, these components were not completely installed on target machine
or the Backup Exec service account does not have administrator rights.

Performing Remote Agent backup

Media Name: "Media created 6/11/2003 03:36:16 PM"
Backup of "\\********\C$ "
Backup set #3 on storage media #1
Backup set description: "Backup 0231"
Backup Type: FULL - Back Up Files - Reset Archive Bit
Backup started on 6/11/2003 at 4:01:51 PM.
File "rational" in use - Backed up.
File "00000002.prp" in use - Backed up.
File "cicat.hsh" in use - Backed up.
Unable to open the item \Inetpub\Catalog.wci\CiCL0001.000 - skipped.
Unable to open the item \Inetpub\Catalog.wci\CiPS0000.000 - skipped.
Unable to open the item \Inetpub\Catalog.wci\CiPT0000.000 - skipped.
Unable to open the item \Inetpub\Catalog.wci\CiSL0001.000 - skipped.
Unable to open the item \Inetpub\Catalog.wci\CiSP0000.000 - skipped.
Unable to open the item \Inetpub\Catalog.wci\CiST0000.000 - skipped.
Unable to open the item \Inetpub\Catalog.wci\CiVP0000.000 - skipped.
Unable to open the item \Inetpub\Catalog.wci\INDEX.000 - skipped.
File "propstor.bkp" in use - Backed up.
File "flexlm.log" in use - Backed up.
File "daemon.log" in use - Backed up.
File "NETLOGON.CHG" in use - Backed up.
File "SchedLog.Txt" in use - Backed up.
File "~DFA066.tmp" in use - Backed up.
File "index.dat" in use - Backed up.
File "index.dat" in use - Backed up.
File "index.dat" in use - Backed up.
File "index.dat" in use - Backed up.
File "index.dat" in use - Backed up.
File "index.dat" in use - Backed up.
File "ndmp.log" in use - Backed up.
File "__MMtmp_" in use - Backed up.
Unable to open the item \WINNT\system32\dhcp\dhcp.mdb - skipped.
Unable to open the item \WINNT\system32\dhcp\Dhcp.tmp - skipped.
File "DhcpSrvLog.Wed" in use - Backed up.
Unable to open the item \WINNT\system32\dhcp\j50.log - skipped.
File "DTCXATM.LOG" in use - Backed up.
File "msdtc.log" in use - Backed up.
File "jn030610.log" in use - Backed up.
File "ex030611.log" in use - Backed up.
Unable to open the item \WINNT\system32\wins\j50.log - skipped.
Unable to open the item \WINNT\system32\wins\wins.mdb - skipped.
Unable to open the item \WINNT\system32\wins\winstmp.mdb - skipped.

Backup completed on 6/11/2003 at 5:21:47 PM.
Backed up 12391 files in 844 directories.
22 files were in use
14 items were skipped.
Processed 1,043,190,060 bytes in 1 hour, 19 minutes, and 56 seconds.
Throughput rate: 12.4 MB/min
----------------------------------------------------------------------
OFO: Warning: Job submitted with 'Use Open File Option if available' or

'Use Intelligent Image Option if available' enabled;
however, these components were not completely installed on target machine
or the Backup Exec service account does not have administrator rights.

Performing Remote Agent backup

Media Name: "Media created 6/11/2003 03:36:16 PM"
Backup of "\\*****************\D$ "
Backup set #4 on storage media #1
Backup set description: "Backup 0231"
Backup Type: FULL - Back Up Files - Reset Archive Bit
Backup started on 6/11/2003 at 5:21:48 PM.

 

[darnitall]

it looks like the remote agent wasnt installed on the target systems as the previous guy suggested.

 

[chad2828]

I just had an autoloader go from a throughput of 260mb/min to 20mb/min. After testing the software out on another machine, I found out the Autoloader hardware was to blame and I had it switched out. Now, I am back at 250-300mb/min.