Hi, I've got Samba 2.0.2 and a server NT4 SP3 with Seagate BackupExec 7.0. When I want to backup Samba with Seagate BackupExec, I get a message saying "Unable to connect to server, <F5> to retry", and then another one saying "A device specific error occured". I've read all the Samba archive about that subject, but I do not find any solution. I don't understand the proposition from Cary T. Conrad (conrad@messagesecure.com) "After thinking about this I would think that you should be able to backup shares on any SMB machine as long as the login/passwd for the B.U.E. account are the same on both machines. However, another way to do this is to install the UNIX B.U.E. agent on the UNIX machine." What is B.U.E. ? Another point is to manage the archive status on file, because the backup software use this information. I've add to smb.conf: create mask = 0664 map archive = true but when I put the property Archive with Windows NT, no status Archive is put for the file. I use chmod u+x on this file, and when I see it in the Windows Explorer, I see the status Archive. But when I want to see it with the Property dialog on Windows, the case Archive is not checked, and the status Archive is retired, without I changed anything! ------------------------------- Franck BULAND
I am using Veritas BackupExec to backup Exchange to a RAID -5 set on a samba server. These backups always fail on verify with. "An inconsistency was encountered on the storage media". The information store backup goes so far as to mark the folder offline. Two other machines back up to the folder with no problems. Veritas is claiming that samba is at fault and has to be upgraded, However, considering they told me this without even asking what version I am using, I figure they are just pointing fingers and I wasted the price of the support call. So, is anyone aware of problems backing up and exchange server to a samba share that would not affect other NT backups. I am using samba 2.2.1a -- Stephen Carville UNIX and Network Administrator DPSI (formerly Ace USA Flood Services) 310-342-3602 stephen@totalflood.com
What OS..I had a similar issue with SuSe, and since they dont supprot it I need to change to REDHAT. You are using thier backup agent? -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Carville [mailto:stephen@totalflood.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 1:46 PM To: Samba List Subject: [Samba] Samba and BackupExec I am using Veritas BackupExec to backup Exchange to a RAID -5 set on a samba server. These backups always fail on verify with. "An inconsistency was encountered on the storage media". The information store backup goes so far as to mark the folder offline. Two other machines back up to the folder with no problems. Veritas is claiming that samba is at fault and has to be upgraded, However, considering they told me this without even asking what version I am using, I figure they are just pointing fingers and I wasted the price of the support call. So, is anyone aware of problems backing up and exchange server to a samba share that would not affect other NT backups. I am using samba 2.2.1a -- Stephen Carville UNIX and Network Administrator DPSI (formerly Ace USA Flood Services) 310-342-3602 stephen@totalflood.com -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
I needed to install thier UNIX agent to even start to backup to/from the linux box..but it looks like you have two machines that are working well, are they WIN2K machines or linux machines? -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Carville [mailto:stephen@totalflood.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 2:04 PM To: Samba List Cc: Chris McKeever Subject: Re: [Samba] Samba and BackupExec On Wednesday February 19 2003 11:51 am, Chris McKeever wrote:> What OS..I had a similar issue with SuSe, and since they dont supprot it I > need to change to REDHAT.Oops sorry, I am using Redhat 7.2 with the stock 2.4.7-10 kernel. BE is version 8.6 rev 3808 running on a W2K server.> You are using thier backup agent?Only from the Exchange server to the backup server. From there I define a folder on the Linux box as a device and tell BE to write the backup data to the share. I do not use BE to backup any of the UNIX boxes -- I don't know If I'd live long enough for it to complete :-)> > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen Carville [mailto:stephen@totalflood.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 1:46 PM > To: Samba List > Subject: [Samba] Samba and BackupExec > > > I am using Veritas BackupExec to backup Exchange to a RAID -5 set on a > samba > > server. These backups always fail on verify with. "An inconsistency was > encountered on the storage media". The information store backup goes so > far > > as to mark the folder offline. Two other machines back up to the folder > with > no problems. > > Veritas is claiming that samba is at fault and has to be upgraded, > However, > > considering they told me this without even asking what version I am using, > I > > figure they are just pointing fingers and I wasted the price of thesupport> call. So, is anyone aware of problems backing up and exchange server to a > samba share that would not affect other NT backups. > > I am using samba 2.2.1a-- Stephen Carville UNIX and Network Administrator DPSI (formerly Ace USA Flood Services) 310-342-3602 stephen@totalflood.com