"Waiting for execution unit"

[agould]

I upgraded from 6.5 to 7.5 in October but have only recently been able to configure Professional 7.5 with additional client licences to backup a laptop, two desktops and the fileserver on which it is installed to backup up to a NAS device and then to AIT tape. Previously I have been using version 6.5 to back the fileserver up to AIT and the other PCs to individual hard drives.

 

I have followed the whitepaper on the website, but cannot use a Proactice backup because I would have to upgrade to the server version. Rather than using the Proactive option as described I have specified scripts instead to run at different times. However there are two problems:

 

1. The Activity window displays "Waiting for execution unit". None of the scripts run.

2. An SQLExpress database is not backed up (it was with 6.5). There is a sharing violation error. However it is not opened by anything else and I have Open File backup enabled.

 

I have not purchased the option for multiple execution units because I don't need it.

 

Hopefully someone can help. I cannot find any answers in the KB or help.

 

TIA

 

Andrew

[sjacobs]

This is probably a dumb question - but I assume you have checked the backup to make sure you have specified Any execution and not a specific one, right?

[agould]

Thanks for the reply. I have been away, hence the delay in responding.

 

I don't have the server version and assume this is why I cannot specify "Any execution unit" (or cannot see this option in Preferences or anywhere else).

 

I have setup some scripts and none of the ones that backup to disk work. From the help file I assume that one script will execute after another, but they don't. Each script that backs up to disk appears to be waiting for "an execution unit". I have checked that the backup set disk is available, which it is.

 

I have to say that I am not at all happy with the advice the EMC sales person gave me back in October. This is the first time I have found Retrospect difficult to use and the help files of no value.

 

Any other ideas would be much appreciated!