darrensen Posted May 7, 2009 Report Posted May 7, 2009 Hi guys, I've had to roll back to version 6 as 8 cant be trusted yet. But now i'm having issues with 6!!! Our script consists of 5 different directories. For some strange reason it only does the first directory and doesn't even attempt to run the other 4. Can anyone help with this issue? Many thanks Darren
Lennart_T Posted May 7, 2009 Report Posted May 7, 2009 What is a "directory" in this context? SubVolume? What does the log say?
darrensen Posted May 7, 2009 Author Report Posted May 7, 2009 Hi, Basically its a folder that is on our Xserve RAID connected via Fibre Channel. As you'll see from the log, it stops at Shared Files on Xserve RAID Log says the following.... + Normal backup using FW800 12PM at 7/5/2009 15:02 To backup set FW800 12PM… - 7/5/2009 15:02:47: Copying Backups on Intel Xserve… 7/5/2009 15:03:30: Execution completed successfully. Completed: 91 files, 1.1 GB Performance: 1867.6 MB/minute Duration: 00:00:43 (00:00:10 idle/loading/preparing) - 7/5/2009 15:03:30: Copying Support on Intel Xserve… 7/5/2009 15:03:30: No files need to be copied. 7/5/2009 15:07:53: Execution completed successfully. Duration: 00:04:23 (00:04:23 idle/loading/preparing) - 7/5/2009 15:07:53: Copying Users on Intel Xserve… 7/5/2009 15:11:53: Execution completed successfully. Completed: 8 files, 21 KB Performance: 0.1 MB/minute Duration: 00:04:00 (00:03:30 idle/loading/preparing) - 7/5/2009 15:11:55: Copying Shared Files on XServe RAID…
Lennart_T Posted May 8, 2009 Report Posted May 8, 2009 Log says the following.... And the log just stops there? What is showing in the Retrospect window at that point?
darrensen Posted May 8, 2009 Author Report Posted May 8, 2009 Yep, just stops there. I've had this happen before in the past, but cant remember how i got around it. Retrospect returns to desktop and is no longer loaded. So it would appear to the administrator that the backup has run successfully. Where are all the prefs for retrospect so i cant delete them all and start again?
darrensen Posted May 11, 2009 Author Report Posted May 11, 2009 Yep, just stops there. I've had this happen before in the past, but cant remember how i got around it. Retrospect returns to desktop and is no longer loaded. So it would appear to the administrator that the backup has run successfully. Where are all the prefs for retrospect so i can delete them all and start again?
darrensen Posted May 11, 2009 Author Report Posted May 11, 2009 Can anyone advise where the prefs are please in mac osx?
rhwalker Posted May 11, 2009 Report Posted May 11, 2009 Can anyone advise where the prefs are please in mac osx? For Retrospect 6.x, the preferences files are in: /Library/Preferences/Retrospect The configuration preferences are in the file: Retro.Config (6.0) The autorun scheduler preferences are in the file: retrorunfile The "retrorunfile" file is auto-regenerated if it is not present when Retrospect starts, so it's ok to remove that file when Retrospect is not running. Occasionally it gets corrupted and can prevent autolaunch. The config file can be moved to your desktop so that Retrospect won't see it on launch, and you can then try to enter new stuff. However, all of your backup script parameters, schedules, license code, etc., are in the config file, and you will lose them if that file has to be recreated. I've used Retrospect since 1992 (version 2.0) and never have had a case where the config file has gotten corrupted. However, the retrorunfile becomes corrupted about once a month, and we have had that problem ever since moving to Retrospect 6.0 many years ago. I don't expect that it will ever be fixed in Retrospect 6. Russ
twickland Posted May 11, 2009 Report Posted May 11, 2009 I've used Retrospect since 1992 (version 2.0) and never have had a case where the config file has gotten corrupted. On the other hand, we seem to experience corruption about once a year, perhaps due to the marginal quality of electrical service out here at the far end of the power grid. When the corruption happens, it can cause a variety of odd behaviors. I make sure that this file is backed up regularly to avoid having to recreate all our scripts and lists when the file goes south.
darrensen Posted July 28, 2009 Author Report Posted July 28, 2009 Well i'm now experiencing issues with 6 again! Same issue as in post number 1! Is retrospect 8 actually even worth considering yet as a primary backup?
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