Cory Hug wrote:

>
> We're having an issue with BE for NetWare 9.1 on NetWare 6.5. We
> have the media server configured to delete catalogs older than 7
> days. However it doesn't appear to be working. Catalogs will keep
> building up until the volume they're stored on runs out of space.
> But all I have to do is use the Java GUI Admin console and connect to
> the server through it (not even go into any config items) and that
> will force BE on the server to delete any old catalogs at that point.
> But we don't connect to a lot of servers on a regular basis
> (everything's mostly automated) so we keep seeing servers every now
> and then that run of space on the volume. Any idea why the BE media
> server itself won't delete the old catalogs by itself?

What build of Backup Exec do you have? Check in
sys:\bkupexec\version.doc for details.

Also, any anti-virus software running on these servers?

"Chris" wrote:
>Cory Hug wrote:
>
>>
>> We're having an issue with BE for NetWare 9.1 on NetWare 6.5. We
>> have the media server configured to delete catalogs older than 7
>> days. However it doesn't appear to be working. Catalogs will keep
>> building up until the volume they're stored on runs out of space.
>> But all I have to do is use the Java GUI Admin console and connect to
>> the server through it (not even go into any config items) and that
>> will force BE on the server to delete any old catalogs at that point.
>> But we don't connect to a lot of servers on a regular basis
>> (everything's mostly automated) so we keep seeing servers every now
>> and then that run of space on the volume. Any idea why the BE media
>> server itself won't delete the old catalogs by itself?
>
>What build of Backup Exec do you have? Check in
>sys:\bkupexec\version.doc for details.
>
>Also, any anti-virus software running on these servers?
>


Version 9.10 build 1158 (the latest build of version 9.1 last I knew).

Yes, we are running Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10 on these servers.

Cory Hug wrote:

>
> "Chris" wrote:
> > Cory Hug wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> We're having an issue with BE for NetWare 9.1 on NetWare 6.5. We
> >> have the media server configured to delete catalogs older than 7
> >> days. However it doesn't appear to be working. Catalogs will keep
> >> building up until the volume they're stored on runs out of space.
> >> But all I have to do is use the Java GUI Admin console and connect
> to >> the server through it (not even go into any config items) and
> that >> will force BE on the server to delete any old catalogs at
> that point. >> But we don't connect to a lot of servers on a regular
> basis >> (everything's mostly automated) so we keep seeing servers
> every now >> and then that run of space on the volume. Any idea why
> the BE media >> server itself won't delete the old catalogs by itself?
> >
> > What build of Backup Exec do you have? Check in
> > sys:\bkupexec\version.doc for details.
> >
> > Also, any anti-virus software running on these servers?
> >
>
>
> Version 9.10 build 1158 (the latest build of version 9.1 last I knew).
>
> Yes, we are running Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10 on these
> servers.

I suspect this could be the cause. Make sure you exclude the
sys:\bkupexec folder AND catalog folder (if in a different location)
from being scanned.