tshubitz Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 Background ------------------ Retrospect Version 8.1 (build 150) - PowerPC-based Retrospect Engine Mac OS X Server 10.5.6 - xServe Dual 2.3 Ghz G5 - 3 GB RAM - 400 GB boot drive - Catalog files stored on boot drive where Retrospect is installed - Disk-based setup for initial archive (Archive_Set) 1. archive_disk_1 - 6 GB ATA - connected to server by: NewerTech USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter 2. archive_disk_2 - 75 GB SATA - connected to server by: NewerTech Voyager Q FireWire 800 3. archive_disk_3 - 75 GB SATA - connected to server by: NewerTech Voyager Q FireWire 800 - Drive being backed up - 75 GB SATA - connected to server by: NewerTech Voyager Q FireWire 800 - Method used to create "Archive_Set" - Retrospect console --> Media Sets --> Add - created "Archive_Set" with Media Set Type: Disk, Add - selected "Archive_Set", Members, + to add mounted drives - selected mounted drive, set "Use at most" to 100% for each drive, Add End goal ------------------ Once the current members of a Media Set (Archive_Set) are filled, I want to add another disk member (or four, or twelve, whatever) to the Media Set 'Archive_Set' and continue using the one archive set for all further archiving. In essence, I want to just keep growing the members in the "archive set" indefinitely continuing to archive across all members. Issue ------------------ Once I needed to add a new member to the Media Set 'Archive_Set', I first attempted to do this by using the same method as above. When I went to start a new archive of more data, Retrospect gave an error saying that the Catalog file was out of sync and to rebuild it. I used the rebuild procedure, again tried to archive the same data, and still received the same error of catalog out of sync. I then blew away the 'Archive_Set', associated Media Set, and started completely from scratch. I went through the same steps as above but instead added another disk member through the "Rebuild" process and added a new member this way. This last method seemed to work but, alas, Retrospect still refused to use the other members of the archive. Last comments ------------------ Perhaps I totally don't understand the thinking behind Retrospect's archive functionality but to me it seems that I should be able to do what I'm trying to do. I haven't found any documentation or other postings to the contrary. Any ideas? - tim shubitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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