ChrisKoch Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 This is driving me nuts. I have an Xserve running OS X 10.2 Server with an Xserve RAID connected to it. The Xserve has two NICs that connect it to the network. I also have an old G4 AGP running OS X 10.3 with Retrospect 6. The G4 is connect to the Xserve by way of IP over FireWire. When I run the backup scripts to backup the RAID volumes on the Xserve everything runs fine, at first. The data transfer is something like 870 MB/m at first. Once the script runs the first time, the FireWire connection gets screwed up. If I try to run the script again, the transfer time drops to 42 MB/m. The only way to fix the problem is to restart the Xserve. Anyone have any idea as to why this is happening or a way around it? Thanks for all your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natew Posted March 30, 2005 Report Share Posted March 30, 2005 Hi Are you using the on board firewire port on the G4? I've seen a number of cases where the firewire ports will fail under heavy load. Try dropping in a third party firewire card. I think it will help. Nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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