[Hidden-tech] Backup Exec 11d issue

[David Korpiewski]

Good morning everyone!

   I have an issue that I have been unable to resolve.   I have a Backup 
Exec 11D server.  I have an Exchange 2007 server running the Backup Exec 
11d client.  For a long time the Exchange server ran fine and it was 
being backed up.  Recently for some unknown reason the First Storage 
Group database (the primary private database for the 200 or so exchange 
users) will fail at some random interval and the Backup Exec client on 
the server dies completely.   No errors in the logs! how frustrating!

I've tried:

(1) manually adjusting the VSS settings on the server for the drive that 
holds the exchange backup

(2) trying to find an updated client, but haven't had any luck

(3) updated the 11d server to the latest patch set

(4) trying an active copy vs passive copy

(5) Checked the vssadmin and verified that tasks were completing and 
there were no errors reported.

So far, the most I've gotten backed up was 19gb of the 38gb that is the 
full size of the exchange database.  Normally it backs up 2 to 5 gb 
before it dies.

Can I put the VSS copy of the exchange database on another drive?  The 
VSS service has complained that it has too much I/O on the drive that 
the exchange server's databases sit on.  Perhaps that is the issue 
alone, but I don't know how to get the VSS for exchange off.

Thank you in advance
David




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David Korpiewski
Software Specialist I
CSCF - Computer Science Computing Facility
Department of Computer Science
Phone: 413-545-4319
Fax:   413-577-2285
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