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Backup Exec Tape Performance Dropped
We moved 5 servers from one server room to another this weekend, everything went well except for now the backup job runs at 111mb/min where it used to run at no less than 900mb/min.
The server in question is a Virtual (ESX3) server running windows server 2003 std, using backup exec 12.5, with an HP Ultrium 3 4-800Gb tape drive. No errors in ESX about the virtual SCSI bus or tape drive or anything. No errors in server 2003 event log to do with this. Was running normally on friday at 900mb/min, after the move, now stuck at 111mb/min.
Any help would be appreciated.
The server in question is a Virtual (ESX3) server running windows server 2003 std, using backup exec 12.5, with an HP Ultrium 3 4-800Gb tape drive. No errors in ESX about the virtual SCSI bus or tape drive or anything. No errors in server 2003 event log to do with this. Was running normally on friday at 900mb/min, after the move, now stuck at 111mb/min.
Any help would be appreciated.
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The VM (2003 server) is backing up itself and 2 other server 2003 std servers (physical), all on a cisco catslyst 1gb switch, each server reports as being connected at 1gb. I ran a local backup job on server which ran at 111mb/min, then tried a network backup from one of the physical servers, this also ran at 111mb/min. So seems like tape drive or backupexec is the cause at this stage.
Are they connected to the same physical switch? Are you using the same patch leads from your old room or are you using new patch leads? Check that out too..
Hi,
it's seem that you have a problem with your connection on tape.
Maybe some has changed in your configuration or connections.
Please describe your server connections with the SCSI.
Thanks,
Giovanni Coa
it's seem that you have a problem with your connection on tape.
Maybe some has changed in your configuration or connections.
Please describe your server connections with the SCSI.
Thanks,
Giovanni Coa
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Hi guys, I took a new cable down and this fixed it, running back at 990mb/m now, so all is fixed.
Thanks for your thoughts. I took the tape drive back to my office and ran tests on my servers, it worked fine here on my new cables, but I used their old cable and it was slow again. Hopefully this helps someone in the future.
Thanks for your thoughts. I took the tape drive back to my office and ran tests on my servers, it worked fine here on my new cables, but I used their old cable and it was slow again. Hopefully this helps someone in the future.
za_mkh commented:
"Are you using the same patch leads from your old room or are you using new patch leads?"
And I commented
"My first suspicion would fall on the SCSI terminator and cables - check they're still tight and didn't get bent during the move."
Don't either of these count as correct answers, given that swapping the cable fixed the problem?
"Are you using the same patch leads from your old room or are you using new patch leads?"
And I commented
"My first suspicion would fall on the SCSI terminator and cables - check they're still tight and didn't get bent during the move."
Don't either of these count as correct answers, given that swapping the cable fixed the problem?
If from another server, what is the network connection?