Newbies amowrey Posted February 28, 2005 Newbies Share Posted February 28, 2005 Hi All, I'm using the FMServer Config 5.5 on an Xserve running Mac Server 10.2.8. I have two schedules set up to back up all databases to an attached RAID. One runs weekly and the other nightly. The Schedules window says that they are running when they should, but if I look at the file dates, they're from more than 3 weeks ago. I've tried altering the script to save to the Xserve's harddrive, but I get the same results. Has anyone seen this behavior? Thanks in advance, Andy Mowrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkemme Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 FMS 5.5 does not backup large databases from multiple volumes such as RAIDs or to a volume other than the one the hosted file resides on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanley Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Andy: It should work fine - I've got FMS 5.5 on OSX backing up to several volumes. It is possible that the menu item "Allow Schedules to Run" in FMServer Config has been unchecked. Looking in the Schedules pane, it appears that they'll run (the checkboxes are checked) but if the menu item is unchecked, the schedules don't run. I've seen this happen at one of my clients, and when I suggest that someone has unchecked it, they look at me like I'm a madman. So, either it is an odd bug, or someone is fiddling with the server. -Stanley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbecue Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 FMS 5.5 does not backup large databases from multiple volumes such as RAIDs Is this an OS X limitation? I've been using my Windows FM Server with a RAID array for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Something that has tricked me in the past: the files have to be opened in FM Server before they can be backed up in schedules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Kessing Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 I also back up all the time to a raid system adn multiple volumes. BUT I have noticed that mounting the volume can be the problem in X. Try reselecting the destination and see if the volume changes slightly (eg. "volume" to "volume-1" changes. THis happens all the time for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanley Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Why would you not keep the volume mounted? If you're backing up to it on a scheduled basis, you should keep the volume mounted at all times, or create an AppleScript which fires ahead of the scheduled backup and mounts the volume. -Stanley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkemme Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 This was a problem in OSX FMS 5.5, and only with larger files, both in Gb size and number of records. Supposedly fixed in latest version but I never had any luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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