Incr backups not working, I'm only getting FULL

There is not issue if they are listed with Cluster Virtual name. The schedule should work as configured.

At the end of the group, see what level it shows for the save sets in the savegrp OR Group details. If it shows FULL, you should check the schedule you have set in the client resources as well as group resource. If set in group resource, it will take precendence over the schedule set in the client resource. Another thing to check is that if Group Schedule is not set but the LEVEL is set in the Group resoruce to FULL, then also it will be a full backup.

If it shows INCR or a level still it takes nearly a Full backup, it means that your files are being accessed/modified very frequently. When it goes for incr, it compares the file date alongwith the backup date and any mismatch backs up the file so if the file date has changed, the file gets backed up again.

Does a manual incremental work? See the schedule for any overrides.

HI,
As Anuj Said see the details of sucessfull backup which has been recently taken its incr or FULL . If it is full try manual backup . In this also not wokring ,Go to medial pool , Right click on the user defined media pool and go to properties and select selection creiteria Tab and go to the Levels, In that check it out both the FUll and Incr are checked . If not check the both boxes and try to take Incremental . Because it works for me also .



Rajesh

Ok, Here's what I've done, I've listed my cluster server name and used my virtual server name as an alias. When ever I kick off a manual backup I recieve the following error "Probe job had unrecoverable failure(s)" .

I just reviewed my media pool properties as suggested by Rajesh S and it appears that nothing is checked under levels. Does both FULL and INCR need to be checked to get both backup types for a particular media set? If yes, then this is most likely my problem. Please let me know. Thanks, matt

Another thing that I noticed when I kicked off a backup for a particular group and monitoring it in group details was that the level shows incr for only a few seconds and then it changes to FULL, when actually a incr should be running.

Here's a bit more information that might help. I have a cluster server named server1.ets.com on that server i have a Virtual server named shared1 that contains 3 different directories all on the same drive, drive S:\.
Within Networker I have a client name (shared1) which is in a group called fileshare. The file share group has 3 clients for shared1. All of the shared1 properties have an alias named server1.ets.com. With the alias listed I should be able to do incremental backups for each directory on S:\ but I only get full????

When I manually restart the backup for that group all 3 jobs kickoff and show the correct level schedule under monitoring waiting to run, after 5 seconds they all change from incr to FULL why is this?

Yes in some times if you have not checked the FULL and INCR it will take backup but in some cases you need to Check both these checkboxes . Keep a practice like that when u creating the Media pool . Check both the FULL and INCR boxes and try to take a backup .


Rajesh S

Ok , as you said when u fired a backup you getting a "Probe job recoverable failure" ,Normally this error will occur when ur client cant able to contact with the server and vice versa . For resolving this issue , check the /etc/hosts entry or in windows check the host entry and try to ping from the client toserver hostname and vice versa try in server also . If got pings , go to schedule overwrite the schedule to be FUll and manually fire the backup . And after u took the backup again change the schedule to incr and again try to take a backup . Hopefully this will be helpfull for you . Just let me know any other problem u r facing . Try this and let me know .



Rajesh S