Re: SP2 NT Backup Hangs and leaves system in unresponsive state

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What makes you think its NT backup causing the problem?

From the log it seems it finished OK. Is there anything else scheduled to
run around that time?

Marcus

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"Tom Schwartz" <TomSchwartz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:5D013B03-30D1-47AD-8DE1-1971A15CB138@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Dell Server with 6 total drives 2 in hardware Raid 0 for the system and 4 in
Hardware Raid 5 for data. NT Backup configured for nightly full system
backup of drive C: and Drive D: Exchange Stores and System state to
separately attached USB 2.0 External harddrive. This setup works fine for up
to 14 days but randomly during NT Backup the sytem will become unresponsive
after completing the backup of the two drives C: and D: prior to doing the
Exchange Stores or system state

Application Event Logs Show
Backup Starting on C:
Backup Completing C: Drive
Backup Starting on D:
Backup Completing D: Drive
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Nothing else until system is rebooted

Backup Log File only shows

1/17/2008 8:00 PM
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Date: 1/17/2008
Time: 8:00 PM
User: SYSTEM
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Backup Runner started.
Launching NTBackup: ntbackup.exe backup "@C:\Program Files\Microsoft Windows
Small Business Server\Backup\Small Business Backup Script.bks" /d "SBS Backup
created on 1/17/2008 at 8:00 PM" /v:yes /r:no /rs:no /hc:off /m normal /j
"Small Business Server Backup Job" /l:s /f "\\Serverroom\Backup Network
Files\Backup Files\Small Business Server Backup (02).bkf" /UM

Strange that the file does not log the completion of either drive ???

Normal Complete File


1/16/2008 8:00 PM
-------------------------------
Date: 1/16/2008
Time: 8:00 PM
User: SYSTEM
-------------------------------

Backup Runner started.
Launching NTBackup: ntbackup.exe backup "@C:\Program Files\Microsoft Windows
Small Business Server\Backup\Small Business Backup Script.bks" /d "SBS Backup
created on 1/16/2008 at 8:00 PM" /v:yes /r:no /rs:no /hc:off /m normal /j
"Small Business Server Backup Job" /l:s /f "\\Serverroom\Backup Network
Files\Backup Files\Small Business Server Backup (01).bkf" /UM
NTBACKUP LOG FILE: C:\Documents and Settings\SBS Backup User\Local
Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows NT\NTBackup\data\backup02.log
=====================<BEGIN NTBACKUP LOG FILE>=====================
Backup Status
Operation: Backup
Active backup destination: File
Media name: "Small Business Server Backup (01).bkf created 1/16/2008 at 8:00
PM"

Volume shadow copy creation: Attempt 1.
Backup (via shadow copy) of "C: SBS 2003 OS"
Backup set #1 on media #1
Backup description: "SBS Backup created on 1/16/2008 at 8:00 PM"
Media name: "Small Business Server Backup (01).bkf created 1/16/2008 at 8:00
PM"

Backup Type: Normal

Backup started on 1/16/2008 at 8:02 PM.
Backup completed on 1/16/2008 at 8:47 PM.
Directories: 3643
Files: 36571
Bytes: 9,762,922,825
Time: 45 minutes and 26 seconds
Backup (via shadow copy) of "D: Holy Family Data"
Backup set #2 on media #1
Backup description: "SBS Backup created on 1/16/2008 at 8:00 PM"
Media name: "Small Business Server Backup (01).bkf created 1/16/2008 at 8:00
PM"

Backup Type: Normal

Backup started on 1/16/2008 at 8:47 PM.
Backup completed on 1/16/2008 at 9:56 PM.
Directories: 3193
Files: 57154
Bytes: 19,749,484,955
Time: 1 hour, 8 minutes, and 49 seconds
Backup of "MAINHFCC\Microsoft Information Store\First Storage Group"
Backup set #3 on media #1
Backup description: "SBS Backup created on 1/16/2008 at 8:00 PM"
Media name: "Small Business Server Backup (01).bkf created 1/16/2008 at 8:00
PM"

Backup Type: Normal

Backup started on 1/16/2008 at 9:56 PM.
Backup completed on 1/16/2008 at 10:01 PM.
Directories: 4
Files: 5
Bytes: 1,951,441,486
Time: 5 minutes and 13 seconds
Backup (via shadow copy) of "System State"
Backup set #4 on media #1
Backup description: "SBS Backup created on 1/16/2008 at 8:00 PM"
Media name: "Small Business Server Backup (01).bkf created 1/16/2008 at 8:00
PM"

Backup Type: Copy

Backup started on 1/16/2008 at 10:01 PM.
Backup completed on 1/16/2008 at 10:05 PM.
Directories: 254
Files: 2822
Bytes: 616,140,927
Time: 4 minutes and 2 seconds

----------------------

Verify Status
Operation: Verify After Backup
Active backup destination: File
Active backup destination: \\Serverroom\Backup Network Files\Backup
Files\Small Business Server Backup (01).bkf

Verify of "C:"
Backup set #1 on media #1
Backup description: "SBS Backup created on 1/16/2008 at 8:00 PM"
Verify started on 1/16/2008 at 10:06 PM.
Verify completed on 1/16/2008 at 10:26 PM.
Directories: 3643
Files: 36571
Different: 0
Bytes: 9,762,922,825
Time: 20 minutes and 3 seconds

Verify of "D:"
Backup set #2 on media #1
Backup description: "SBS Backup created on 1/16/2008 at 8:00 PM"
Verify started on 1/16/2008 at 10:26 PM.
Verify completed on 1/16/2008 at 11:06 PM.
Directories: 3193
Files: 57154
Different: 0
Bytes: 19,749,484,109
Time: 40 minutes and 6 seconds

Verify of "MAINHFCC\Microsoft Information Store\First Storage Group"
Backup set #3 on media #1
Backup description: "SBS Backup created on 1/16/2008 at 8:00 PM"
Verify started on 1/16/2008 at 11:06 PM.
Verify completed on 1/16/2008 at 11:10 PM.
Directories: 4
Files: 0
Different: 0
Bytes: 1,951,441,486
Time: 3 minutes and 52 seconds

Verify of "System State"
Backup set #4 on media #1
Backup description: "SBS Backup created on 1/16/2008 at 8:00 PM"
Verify started on 1/16/2008 at 11:10 PM.
Verify completed on 1/16/2008 at 11:11 PM.
Directories: 254
Files: 2822
Different: 0
Bytes: 616,140,927
Time: 1 minute and 13 seconds

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=======================<END NTBACKUP LOG FILE>=====================
NTBackup finished the backup with no errors.
Backup ended at Wednesday, January 16, 2008 11:11 PM
Backup Runner finished.


Any Troubleshooting Help Appreciated.....

.

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