pbartoli Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 I'm running Retrospect 8.2 on variuos OSX flavors from 10.5 to 10.10. I cannot see / log in a client into Retrospect. I run the console from this very Mac but Retrospect doesn't see that Mac on ethernet. Curious, isn't it? What can I look for to solve this problem, the ethernet network? Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniels Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 I have found that the machine running the Engine and Console will not show up as a Client because the Client software is not needed. If you go to the Sources tab and set both filters to "All", it will show you the hard drives for the computer running the Engine and Console. You will also see the local hard drives if you set the right filter to "Local". If you have the right filter set to "Clients" or "Shares", the local hard drives will not be listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twickland Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 I cannot see / log in a client into Retrospect. I run the console from this very Mac but Retrospect doesn't see that Mac on ethernet. There can be a lot of reasons why a client is not visible to Retrospect. Have you confirmed that the Retrospect client software is running on the client Mac? How are you trying to connect to the client? Multicast, subnet broadcast, or direct address? Can you connect to other clients that are in the same subnet? More details about your network setup and about the client Mac (OS version, Retrospect client version, etc.) would be helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbartoli Posted October 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 I have found that the machine running the Engine and Console will not show up as a Client because the Client software is not needed. If you go to the Sources tab and set both filters to "All", it will show you the hard drives for the computer running the Engine and Console. You will also see the local hard drives if you set the right filter to "Local". If you have the right filter set to "Clients" or "Shares", the local hard drives will not be listed. Thanks Daniels, I'm aware of this, but I'm talking about a networked Mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbartoli Posted October 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 There can be a lot of reasons why a client is not visible to Retrospect. Have you confirmed that the Retrospect client software is running on the client Mac? How are you trying to connect to the client? Multicast, subnet broadcast, or direct address? Can you connect to other clients that are in the same subnet? More details about your network setup and about the client Mac (OS version, Retrospect client version, etc.) would be helpful. twickland, thanks for the answer. To give you more details: - Retrospect Client is running on the client Mac - I'm trying to connect with direct address, since other methods don't show up this specific Mac (I see other computers on the net but not this one). BTW Retrospect's IP address test isn't positive. - I successfully backup other Macs on the same Ethernet network. I must admit I'm not sure what you mean by subnet, since I haven't setup any in my ethernet network - client Mac is Retrospect Client 6.3.029, Retro Engine 8.2, Mac OSX 10.7.5 MacBook Pro 2,53 ghz Intel Core 2 Duo I'm going to re-install Retrospect Client and see if it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twickland Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 - client Mac is Retrospect Client 6.3.029, Retro Engine 8.2, Mac OSX 10.7.5 MacBook Pro 2,53 ghz Intel Core 2 Duo I'm going to re-install Retrospect Client and see if it works. Client version 6.3.029 is very old and may not play nice with OS 10.7.5 and later. However, as I recall, there isn't a later version of the client software that will work with Retrospect 8.2. You may find it's time to upgrade. Regarding subnets, IP addresses are of the form xxx.yyy.zzz.aaa, where xxx.yyy.zzz defines the subnet. If the problem client is in a different subnet than the clients that are being successfully backed up, that may indicate an issue with your network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbartoli Posted October 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Thanks for the subnet explanation. And yes, they're on the same subnet. I'm thinking of upgrading, but this backup setup has been working for months now... but lately something went wrong ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniels Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Actually Client 6.3.029 does work with Mac OS X 10.7, 10.8, and 10.9 as I have tested it on all those platforms. I have the same problem with one of my Windows computers where it does not show up in the Multicast window but connects using direct address. As long as the machine is getting backed up I would not worry about it not showing up in the list. Also any newer version of the Client will require you to upgrade both the engine and console. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbartoli Posted November 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Actually Client 6.3.029 does work with Mac OS X 10.7, 10.8, and 10.9 as I have tested it on all those platforms. I have the same problem with one of my Windows computers where it does not show up in the Multicast window but connects using direct address. As long as the machine is getting backed up I would not worry about it not showing up in the list. Also any newer version of the Client will require you to upgrade both the engine and console. I'm using this release with OS X 10.10 and it works. Or looks like it works, since I have annoying random errors. Time by time, some of the clients on the ethernet network are not "reachable" (I get error -519). I don't understand why I get error -519, since I can see these Macs in the Finder, they're actually up and running, Retro Client is installed. Might the traffic on the ethernet compromise Retrospect ability to perform backup? Usually I run the backup at 6 PM when most of the computers are idle (not my MacBookPro, that is one giving errors...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbartoli Posted November 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 About error -519, I searched into the help files and looks like it is about "timeout". I'm trying extending connection timeout to 600 seconds (I might have a slow network...), let's see if this solves these errors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twickland Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Connection timeout specifies the time that Retrospect will wait after it has initially established a connection but then loses it. If the problem is that Retrospect never establishes an initial connection with the client, you will probably want to tweak the search and polling parameters instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniels Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 If you are getting -519 errors, you might want to check the sleep/power saving settings as I have found that these errors can occur if have set the computer to put the hard drive to sleep. The best course of action I can suggest is to either wake up the machine before the backup starts or set the sleep/power saving settings so that the computer never puts the hard drive to sleep. I would also recommend not putting the machine to sleep at all. Also remember there is a bug that requires a user to be logged into the computer for the backup to run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbartoli Posted November 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 If the problem is that Retrospect never establishes an initial connection with the client, you will probably want to tweak the search and polling parameters instead. Thanks twickland, how do you suggest to set up the search and polling parameters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbartoli Posted November 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 The best course of action I can suggest is to either wake up the machine before the backup starts or set the sleep/power saving settings so that the computer never puts the hard drive to sleep. I would also recommend not putting the machine to sleep at all. Also remember there is a bug that requires a user to be logged into the computer for the backup to run. Daniels, I thought about the MacBook going to sleep, but as a matter of fact, backup runs while I'm still using it, therefore it is awake. What you mean by "bug that requires a user to be logged into the computer for the backup to run" , you mean I should be logged into the client (MacBook) ? I'm indeed, since I'm the MacBook user and keep on working on it all day long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniels Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 I have had issues where if another program is using the network card such as a web browser, it can prevent Retrospect from connecting to the client. I would try backing it up when it is not use with all programs closed and see if you still get -519 errors. I have experienced this issue especially with Adobe and OS automatic updates, as they are using the network card to download thus preventing Retrospect from connecting to the client. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twickland Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 how do you suggest to set up the search and polling parameters? You might increase the Search Timeout and the Forget Counter and perhaps shorten the Live Poll Interval a bit, to see if any of these changes makes a difference. If you are using multicast to locate your clients, you might also try increasing the Multicast Time to Live to 2 or 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbartoli Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Interestingly I tried to add the not-working-client to Retrospect Engine with direct IP address, and I get back the same "-519" error. Note that I'm working on this very MacBook thru ethernet (the engine is installed on another Mac over the ethernet network). This puzzles me a lot: Retrospect Engine doesn't see the client that I'm using to instruct the Engine itself... I see the Engine but the at the very same time the Engine doesn't see my portable Mac ! I tried to disable completely: - energy saving (the Mac won't go idle or shutdown the hd) - Adobe auto updates - Mac OS auto updates Right now the only app running are Apple Safari and Apple Mail. What else should I look for? help me... I'm running out of ideas how to solve the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniels Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 It sounds like the network card on the laptop is not allowing multi-directional network traffic which is causing the -519 error. I would try using another computer to manage the engine and then see if your current computer shows up as a client. Before doing this I would disable all communications between the engine and your current laptop except for the client software. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbartoli Posted January 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Daniels, could it be a network card issue. What I still don't understand is why I have no other network issues with this Mac but with Retrospect: for example other backup apps (like running rsync try Terminal or Chronosync) do work without any kind of problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniels Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 It is possible that there is a problem with the network card, however unlikely. I have also experienced the same problem where other programs work fine but Retrospect requires full access to the network card. The client I have this happen most of the time is a iMac running 10.9.5. I would still try my last suggestion and see if the engine sees the client. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbartoli Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 I'll try and see if it works, thanks Daniels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbartoli Posted February 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Well, I think I have found the problem now. It appears that the Retrospect Client is off, deactivated. Problem is that I didn't switch it off ! Incompatibility with Mac OS X 10.10 apart, can something else can make this strage behavior happen ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniels Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 I have had clients turn themselves off without touching them. I have even had this happen during backups. Since it happens so infrequently, I have not found a reason why it happens. I have also have had clients turned on and not be detected by the engine until they are turned off and then turned back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbartoli Posted February 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Wow, nice behavior ! Which release / OS are you working on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniels Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 I have had it happen with the 6.3.029 client with 10.5.8, 10.6.8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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