tvickers Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 I manage approximately 90 iMacs in a school. We have just been set up with a Retrospect backup solution. All are fresh Yosemite (10.10.5) installs with Retrospect 12.5.0.111 client connecting to server on same version and same network. I am able to add all the macs to the sources then add them into the scripts for our media sets (Photography, Media, Music). When the scheduled backups run however, the majority or connected machines fail returning error code -505 Client is Reserved. Maybe 3-4 successfully connect and back up in each media set. I am able to disconnect (Cmd + click "off" on the client's retrospect configuration) then reconnect them so they don't report the error anymore but by the time they try to backup (an overnight process) they are reporting the same error again. I really need to get this working as, at the moment, all our student's work on the macs is not being backed up, this is not an acceptable position for the school to be in. Any help would be much-appreciated! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennart_T Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Do you have any other Retrospect server running anywhere, that might want to connect to the clients? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvickers Posted November 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 No, just the one on a mac-mini also running 10.10.5 and 12.5.0.111. Is it possible that there are just too many machines (up to 30) connecting at once and thus timing out. The -505 error seems to occur when connecting to a client then interrupting that connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennart_T Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Yes, an interrupted connection might be the problem. What is interrupting the connection, do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvickers Posted November 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Normal backup using Photography Backup at 11/11/2015 02:00:01 (Activity Thread 1) To Backup Set Photography Backup... Can't access volume Users on nai-151-m-00445, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Photography2 on nai-151-m-00445, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Users on nai-151-m-00512, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Photography3 on nai-151-m-00512, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Users on nai-151-m-00480, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Photography4 on nai-151-m-00480, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Users on nai-151-m-00515, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Photography10 on nai-151-m-00515, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Users on nai-151-m-00519, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Photography8 on nai-151-m-00519, error -505 (backup client reserved) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) Can't access volume Users on nai-151-m-00520, error -559 (network connection timeout) Can't access volume Photography9 on nai-151-m-00520, error -505 (backup client reserved) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) Can't access volume Users on nai-151-m-00531, error -559 (network connection timeout) Can't access volume Photography6 on nai-151-m-00531, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Users on nai-151-m-00875, error -519 (network communication failed) Can't access volume Photography7 on nai-151-m-00875, error -519 (network communication failed) Can't access volume Users on nai-151-m-01160, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Photography5 on nai-151-m-01160, error -505 (backup client reserved) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) Can't access volume Users on nai-151-m-00444, error -559 (network connection timeout) Can't access volume Photography25 on nai-151-m-00444, error -505 (backup client reserved) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) Can't access volume Users on nai-151-m-00449, error -559 (network connection timeout) Can't access volume Photography21 on nai-151-m-00449, error -505 (backup client reserved) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) Can't access volume Users on nai-151-m-00482, error -559 (network connection timeout) Can't access volume Photography16 on nai-151-m-00482, error -505 (backup client reserved) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) Can't access volume Users on nai-151-m-00490, error -559 (network connection timeout) Can't access volume Photography19 on nai-151-m-00490, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Users on nai-151-m-00500, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Photography14 on nai-151-m-00500, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Users on nai-151-m-00502, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Photography22 on nai-151-m-00502, error -505 (backup client reserved) - 11/11/2015 02:00:01: Copying Users on nai-151-m-00503 Using Instant Scan 11/11/2015 02:35:22: Found: 27208 files, 12326 folders, 5 GB 11/11/2015 02:35:22: Finished matching 11/11/2015 02:35:23: Copying: 2491 files (444.9 MB) and 339 hard links 11/11/2015 02:35:42: Building Snapshot... 11/11/2015 02:35:43: Checking 12,326 folders for ACLs or extended attributes 11/11/2015 02:35:44: Finished copying 1,147 folders with ACLs or extended attributes 11/11/2015 02:35:45: Copying Snapshot: 2 files (10.3 MB) 11/11/2015 02:35:46: Snapshot stored, 10.3 MB 11/11/2015 02:35:46: Comparing Users on nai-151-m-00503 11/11/2015 02:36:00: Execution completed successfully Completed: 2,830 files, 531.1 MB Performance: 1,774.4 MB/minute (1,334.6 copy, 2,451 compare) Duration: 00:35:58 (00:35:24 idle/loading/preparing) Can't access volume Photography17 on nai-151-m-00503, error -1,101 (file/directory not found) Can't access volume Users on nai-151-m-00508, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Photography23 on nai-151-m-00508, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Users on nai-151-m-00511, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Photography20 on nai-151-m-00511, error -505 (backup client reserved) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) Can't access volume Users on nai-151-m-00514, error -559 (network connection timeout) Can't access volume Photography11 on nai-151-m-00514, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Users on nai-151-m-00516, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Photography18 on nai-151-m-00516, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Users on nai-151-m-00517, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Photography13 on nai-151-m-00517, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Users on nai-151-m-00518, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Photography26 on nai-151-m-00518, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Users on nai-151-m-00894, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Photography12 on nai-151-m-00894, error -505 (backup client reserved) - 11/11/2015 02:42:52: Copying Users on nai-151-m-00530 Using Instant Scan 11/11/2015 02:43:12: Found: 21195 files, 9270 folders, 4.7 GB 11/11/2015 02:43:13: Finished matching 11/11/2015 02:43:13: Copying: 5208 files (611.3 MB) and 0 hard links 11/11/2015 02:43:45: Building Snapshot... 11/11/2015 02:43:46: Checking 9,270 folders for ACLs or extended attributes 11/11/2015 02:43:47: Finished copying 987 folders with ACLs or extended attributes 11/11/2015 02:43:48: Copying Snapshot: 2 files (8 MB) 11/11/2015 02:43:50: Snapshot stored, 8 MB 11/11/2015 02:43:50: Comparing Users on nai-151-m-00530 11/11/2015 02:44:21: Execution completed successfully Completed: 5,207 files, 610 MB Performance: 0.1 MB/minute (0.1 copy, 1,180.6 compare) Duration: 00:01:28 (00:07:17 idle/loading/preparing) Can't access volume Photography24 on nai-151-m-00530, error -1,101 (file/directory not found) - 11/11/2015 02:44:31: Copying Users on nai-151-m-00528 Using Instant Scan 11/11/2015 02:44:50: Found: 12535 files, 5172 folders, 2.5 GB 11/11/2015 02:44:50: Finished matching 11/11/2015 02:44:51: Copying: 121 files (87.2 MB) and 0 hard links 11/11/2015 02:44:56: Building Snapshot... 11/11/2015 02:44:57: Checking 5,172 folders for ACLs or extended attributes 11/11/2015 02:44:57: Finished copying 628 folders with ACLs or extended attributes 11/11/2015 02:44:58: Copying Snapshot: 2 files (4.7 MB) 11/11/2015 02:44:59: Snapshot stored, 4.7 MB 11/11/2015 02:44:59: Comparing Users on nai-151-m-00528 11/11/2015 02:45:02: Execution completed successfully Completed: 121 files, 87.2 MB Performance: 10,468.8 MB/minute (0.1 copy, 1,744.8 compare) Duration: 00:00:31 (00:00:31 idle/loading/preparing) Can't access volume Photography28 on nai-151-m-00528, error -1,101 (file/directory not found) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) Can't access volume Users on nai-151-m-00527, error -559 (network connection timeout) Can't access volume Photography29 on nai-151-m-00527, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Users on nai-151-m-00525, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Photography15 on nai-151-m-00525, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Users on nai-151-m-00521, error -505 (backup client reserved) Can't access volume Photography27 on nai-151-m-00521, error -505 (backup client reserved) - 11/11/2015 02:51:14: Copying Users on nai-151-m-00513 Using Instant Scan 11/11/2015 02:51:33: Found: 72873 files, 27589 folders, 20.4 GB 11/11/2015 02:51:35: Finished matching 11/11/2015 02:51:36: Copying: 0 files (0 and 0 hard links 11/11/2015 02:51:39: Building Snapshot... 11/11/2015 02:51:40: Checking 27,589 folders for ACLs or extended attributes 11/11/2015 02:51:50: Finished copying 10,164 folders with ACLs or extended attributes 11/11/2015 02:51:51: Copying Snapshot: 2 files (27.6 MB) 11/11/2015 02:51:52: Snapshot stored, 27.6 MB 11/11/2015 02:51:52: Comparing Users on nai-151-m-00513 11/11/2015 02:51:53: Execution completed successfully Duration: 00:00:39 (00:06:47 idle/loading/preparing) Can't access volume Photography1 on nai-151-m-00513, error -1,101 (file/directory not found) 11/11/2015 02:52:03: Execution incomplete Total performance: 1,292.9 MB/minute Total duration: 00:51:52 (00:50:01 idle/loading/preparing) For reference, the PhotographyNN are external hard drives. Those are a separate issue really (since they seem to be going to sleep despite energy saver settings). As for what is interrupting the connection, I'm not sure. There is little other network traffic to speak of on-site at the times of these backups. Does Retrospect handle jobs sequentially or all in parallel? If it handles them in parallel then could it just be the inevitable slowdown caused by 30 simultaneous connections? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennart_T Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 You seem to have network problems: -559 (network connection timeout) and -519 (network communication failed) It might also be the external drives. Try running a backup with the external drives turned off/disconnected. (Just for test purposes) Retrospect polls the clients in sequence for each script that runs. You might have more than one script running at the same time. But a "collision" for a client would give you another error code (and message): I think: "Client already in use by xxxx". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvickers Posted November 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Our 3 scripts are set to run overnight spaced by 2 hours so that shouldn't be an issue. Our infrastructure is solid so I'm more suspect of the external hard drives. The following log from our Media suite however contains no external hard drives. + Normal backup using Media Backup at 11/11/2015 04:00:01 (Activity Thread 1) To Backup Set Media Backup... necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) NetRespTop::PrmInstMake: NetSetOnDemandServer failed, result = -559 Can't access volume Users on NAI-146-M-001150, error -559 (network connection timeout) Can't access volume Users on NAI-146-M-00163, error -505 (backup client reserved) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) Can't access volume Users on NAI-146-M-00164, error -559 (network connection timeout) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 302 seconds) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) - 11/11/2015 04:00:01: Copying Users on NAI-146-M-00165 Using Instant Scan 11/11/2015 04:25:46: Found: 13660 files, 6086 folders, 2.1 GB 11/11/2015 04:25:46: Finished matching 11/11/2015 04:25:47: Copying: 0 files (0 and 0 hard links 11/11/2015 04:25:50: Building Snapshot... 11/11/2015 04:25:50: Checking 6,086 folders for ACLs or extended attributes 11/11/2015 04:25:51: Finished copying 688 folders with ACLs or extended attributes 11/11/2015 04:25:51: Copying Snapshot: 2 files (5.2 MB) 11/11/2015 04:25:52: Snapshot stored, 5.2 MB 11/11/2015 04:25:52: Comparing Users on NAI-146-M-00165 11/11/2015 04:25:54: Execution completed successfully Duration: 00:25:52 (00:25:47 idle/loading/preparing) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 302 seconds) Can't access volume Users on NAI-146-M-00166, error -559 (network connection timeout) - 11/11/2015 04:31:19: Copying Users on NAI-146-M-00167 Using Instant Scan 11/11/2015 04:31:40: Found: 22544 files, 9035 folders, 6.3 GB 11/11/2015 04:31:41: Finished matching 11/11/2015 04:31:42: Copying: 405 files (57.4 MB) and 0 hard links 11/11/2015 04:31:48: Building Snapshot... 11/11/2015 04:31:49: Checking 9,035 folders for ACLs or extended attributes 11/11/2015 04:31:50: Finished copying 1,204 folders with ACLs or extended attributes 11/11/2015 04:31:50: Copying Snapshot: 2 files (8.4 MB) 11/11/2015 04:31:51: Snapshot stored, 8.4 MB 11/11/2015 04:31:51: Comparing Users on NAI-146-M-00167 11/11/2015 04:31:57: Execution completed successfully Completed: 405 files, 57.4 MB Performance: 0.1 MB/minute (0.1 copy, 689 compare) Duration: 00:00:37 (00:05:48 idle/loading/preparing) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) Can't access volume Users on NAI-146-M-00168, error -559 (network connection timeout) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) Can't access volume Users on NAI-146-M-00169, error -559 (network connection timeout) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) Can't access volume Users on NAI-146-M-00170, error -559 (network connection timeout) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) Can't access volume Users on NAI-146-M-00171, error -559 (network connection timeout) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) NetRespTop::PrmInstMake: NetSetOnDemandServer failed, result = -559 Can't access volume Users on NAI-146-M-00868, error -559 (network connection timeout) Can't access volume Users on NAI-146-M-00869, error -519 (network communication failed) Can't access volume Users on NAI-146-M-00870, error -530 (backup client not found) Can't access volume Users on NAI-146-M-00871, error -519 (network communication failed) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) Can't access volume Users on NAI-146-M-00872, error -559 (network connection timeout) Can't access volume Users on NAI-146-M-00873, error -519 (network communication failed) Can't access volume Users on NAI-146-M-01144, error -519 (network communication failed) Can't access volume Users on NAI-146-M-01145, error -505 (backup client reserved) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) NetRespTop::PrmInstMake: NetSetOnDemandServer failed, result = -559 Can't access volume Users on NAI-146-M-01146, error -559 (network connection timeout) Can't access volume Users on NAI-146-M-01147, error -519 (network communication failed) Can't access volume Users on NAI-146-M-01149, error -519 (network communication failed) Can't access volume Users on NAI-146-M-01873, error -530 (backup client not found) Can't access volume Users on NAI-146-M-01874, error -519 (network communication failed) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) Can't access volume Users on NAI-146-M-08175, error -559 (network connection timeout) Can't access volume Users on nai-149-a-00895, error -530 (backup client not found) Can't access volume Users on NAI-146-M-01148, error -505 (backup client reserved) necoSoccTimer: connection failed (idle 301 seconds) NetRespTop::PrmInstMake: NetSetOnDemandServer failed, result = -559 Can't access volume Users on NAI-146-M-00867, error -559 (network connection timeout) 11/11/2015 05:55:20: Execution incomplete Total performance: 344.5 MB/minute Total duration: 00:31:56 (00:31:36 idle/loading/preparing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennart_T Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Is this your first Retrospect setup? Did any old version work better? I don't know what else to say. Have you contacted Support? (This is a user-to-user discussion). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvickers Posted November 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Yes & I'm very grateful! This is our first setup with retrospect. I'm going back to the company who set it up on our behalf to resolve the issue as it hasn't worked since day 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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