Very slow RESTORE in a Cluster Server

[ferugo]

Hi all:

I have a problem with my SQL Server 7.0 Enterprise Edition. I have a Cluster with an Active/Pasive configuration and this cluster has a HP Tape DLT80 system backup.
The problem is that when I try to restore a database of 26GB overwriting or as a new database in this cluster this task takes 3.5 hours and it should take 1.5 hours that is the time that takes in a non cluster servers.

The question is WHY this unnecessary time?
Have anyone of you this problem?

The cluster server is a Dell with 8 Pentium III Xeon processors per node and the other servers is a Dell with 4 PIII xeon procesors or an HP with 2 PIII xeon processors.
The backup system is the same for all systems (the same model) a HP Tape DLT80 backup unit.

If one of you could help me or response I would be a very happy DBA.

Thanks for all.

(In Microsoft dont know nothing to resolve this problem.)

 

[Cagliostro]

Maybe you restore the qhole database. Can you restore only changes? I don't know exactly, but I believe there exists a such option. John Fill

 

[ferugo]

Yes, you can install oracle too but this is not the correct way to solve this problem.

But thanks very much because you are the only one that has reply this message.