kieranb Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 I was recycling a back up set when this error happened after almost 4 hours of copying/comparing? (I'm) using Retrospect v6.1.126 on mac osx 10.4.10) Trouble reading: “1-Backup Set A” (3456055), error 205 (lost access to storage medium). Any Ideas out there?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhwalker Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Quote: Any Ideas out there?... Error 205 - Lost Access to Storage Medium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieranb Posted October 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 doh. thanks. I've just been informed that we had one mac restart during this back up! (We are running the back up to 3 macs) Might this be the problem? ...Although the files being copied at time of the restart were not on this 're-starting' mac. I've started the script again and fingers crossed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallMeDave Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Quote: Any Ideas out there?... How 'bout some specific information about how you are using Retrospect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhwalker Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Quote: doh. thanks. You are welcome. You didn't indicate whether you had done any troubleshooting of this at all. You have not provided any details of your configuration other than that you are running Retrospect 6.1.126 on Mac OS 10.4.10. You have not provided any hardware details, RDU versions, and, only now, have indicated that client computers are involved. You asked for ideas, and I tried to gently point you in the right direction. Perhaps if you provided some details about your configuration, your backup set type, hardware details, etc., we might be able to provide some meaningful suggestions. I've never seen this error and we've been using Retrospect since 1992 to back up our network of computers. Quote: I've just been informed that we had one mac restart during this back up! (We are running the back up to 3 macs) This is new information. Is it possible that you've got power line issues? Do you have UPS supplies on all of the computers? The error sounds like a hardware issue, not a Retrospect issue. You might want to focus your investigation in that direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieranb Posted October 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Gentlemen, thanks as ever. I didn't do any trouble shooting because: I'm very conscious of not wasting your time, or creating unnecessary forums, so when I got the first prompt from rhwalker (http://kb.dantz.com/display/2n/articleDirect/index.asp?aid=6355&r=7.073611E-02) and got new information regarding a re-started mac, I just figured that loss of connection COULD have been responsible. (Could it?) So I thought... Let's run it again and see what happens. If it runs fine, then maybe I'm jumping the gun regarding any possible problems, be they Retrospect or otherwise... Quote: How 'bout some specific information about how you are using Retrospect? Ans: In a very basic way. Daily back up scripts (A + run and occassionally I archive files to create space Backing up 3 macs in total, I'm running the version outlined above. Other macs are same... G5s running 10.4.10 I should report back if the recycle goes through this time? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallMeDave Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Me: "How 'bout some specific information about how you are using Retrospect?" You: "Ans: In a very basic way." Providing basic information in response to a request for specific information is a non-starter. > I'm very conscious of not wasting your time No, apparently you are not. Asking for specific information again and again is a big waste of time. Retrospect has many options for use; it supports Backup from various Sources to different Types of Backup Sets. Different hardware can be used for different options. You're there, in front of all of this. Me, I'm in my bathrobe in my mother's basement; how am I supposed to know what might be happening? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieranb Posted October 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Ouch. I was Really trying to be serious and sensible about all this (REALLY) but seems like the result was you taking personal offence for which I'm even more sorry about...I'm obviously not very good at expressing things the way it's needed on a tech forum. Apologies. Quote: I've just been informed that we had one mac restart during this back up! That information really changed the whole nature of my post. In hindsight (notice I didn't use the word retrospect!!! (humour)) I should have known that it COULD have caused a problem and waited before I posted, but I panicked. Apologies. Just one other thing...Surely there is merit in waiting until the recycle runs again? If the problem repeats then I should try a comprehensive investigation of how it might have happened. But maybe it will run ok? (It's 75% there already) Maybe it was the Mac re-starting that caused the problem? Again I just asked the question.. COULD IT? I thought you guys might chuckle (even more) and come back with ... "OF COURSE IT COULD - OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE..." Anyway, for what it's worth now, I use Retrospect as follows; (I hope this is what you mean by specific, so I'll know for future) There are three scripts set up Daily Back Ups (Set A and on alternate weeks, Set Archive (Set A and Set B for extra security / off-site copy I presume?)- I run this when macs are becoming full of work! Archive (with Move) I run this after my Archive to clear the work off the macs Restore: During a typical week, I might once or twice use the 'restore' option to retrieve files from the Archive. Eh, I really don't think I use it anyother way. Thanks. Kieran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhwalker Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Kieran, I see that you are trying, and we are trying to help you. No offense is meant, and none is taken. Quote: I've just been informed that we had one mac restart during this back up! (We are running the back up to 3 macs) Might this be the problem? ...Although the files being copied at time of the restart were not on this 're-starting' mac. If, in fact, the "restarting" one mac was not being backed up at the time, there is no way I can imagine that it could be the cause of this error unless your backup set was being stored on a network share hosted by this "one mac" that restarted, but we don't have any specifics about your setup, your configuration, backup set type, etc., so I can't speculate as to the cause. Again, as I indicated before, it sounds like a hardware problem, but the restarting mac might be indicative of power line issues at your site, or that the tokamak generator on the floor below just cranked up its electro-magnetic field. You also haven't answered my question as to whether you have UPS supplies on these machines. Here is some information that would be useful from you: What hardware is involved? I.e., are you backing up to disk? tape? network shares? If to network shares, what is your network topology? If to disk, how are the disks connected, and what type of backup set do you have? Removable media? File backups? If to tape, what type of drive? How is it attached? SCSI? FireWire? USB? What type/model of computer is running Retrospect? "G5s running 10.4.10" is not sufficient. How much RAM on the computer running Retrospect? What information was in the crash log on the one mac that restarted? Any other information in the Retrospect log than the brief one line you have reported? What RDU are you running? etc., etc., etc. Get the picture? I'll just sit this out until you have provided enough information for a meaningful assessment. Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallMeDave Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Quote: I'll just sit this out until you have provided enough information for a meaningful assessment. :: moving over to give Russ room on the virtual couch... :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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