Could you let us know something about the environment? (operating system, Networker version, # of tape drives, etc)
And, before digging into any backup related issues: have you checked the usual metrics like CPU & Memory/etc? Just check for high CPU, low memory, and high rates of page faults. I'd also look at disk service time, in case the disks are hot/slow on the server.
I'd also check network settings. With older NICs and switches, it's best to disable autonegotiation on both the server NIC and switch, as weird things happen under high traffic load.
The problem has fixed itself. This last weekend we had to shutdown the entire network for HVAC repair. After booting up everything from a cold start, Networker is working fine on all client versions.
ChooseAnAlias1
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January 8th, 2008 19:00
And, before digging into any backup related issues: have you checked the usual metrics like CPU & Memory/etc? Just check for high CPU, low memory, and high rates of page faults. I'd also look at disk service time, in case the disks are hot/slow on the server.
I'd also check network settings. With older NICs and switches, it's best to disable autonegotiation on both the server NIC and switch, as weird things happen under high traffic load.
Heathbarj1
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January 9th, 2008 07:00
This is only happening on my 64 bit servers.
Windows 2003 SP2 64 Bit
Running the Networker 7.4 SP1 64bit client.
If I run them 1 server at a time I get full speed. As soon as I start a second server 32 or 64 the backup speed drops to just a few Kbs.
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Heathbarj1
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January 30th, 2008 08:00
This last weekend we had to shutdown the entire network for HVAC repair.
After booting up everything from a cold start, Networker is working fine on all client versions.
Chalk this one up to the software gremlins!