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Anyone using Ntbackup?

  • 22-08-2014 2:04pm
    #1
    ppshay
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    Anyone using Ntbackup or have an idea why it might suddenly start to run much slower?

    Below is the log before the slowness problem - full normal backup - approx 500GB in 50 hours :
    Backup Status
    Operation: Backup
    Active backup destination: File
    Media name: "fri.bkf created 09/08/2014 at 01:21"

    Volume shadow copy creation: Attempt 1.
    Backup (via shadow copy) of "C: "
    Backup set #1 on media #1
    Backup description: "Set created 14/12/2010 at 22:59"
    Media name: "fri.bkf created 09/08/2014 at 01:21"

    Backup Type: Normal

    Backup started on 09/08/2014 at 05:18.
    Backup completed on 09/08/2014 at 05:33.
    Directories: 3887
    Files: 27503
    Bytes: 6,286,000,872
    Time: 14 minutes and 8 seconds
    Backup (via shadow copy) of "D: "
    Backup set #2 on media #1
    Backup description: "Set created 14/12/2010 at 22:59"
    Media name: "fri.bkf created 09/08/2014 at 01:21"

    Backup Type: Normal

    Backup started on 09/08/2014 at 05:33.
    Backup completed on 11/08/2014 at 07:20.
    Directories: 722984
    Files: 5866625
    Bytes: 515,384,088,476
    Time: 2 days, 1 hour, 47 minutes, and 18 seconds

    The last full backup stopped at 400GB after 72 hours, as per settings, so no log file was written.


    Below is a log before the slowness - a daily, differential, approx. 35GB, 18:43 - 00:11:
    Backup Status
    Operation: Backup
    Active backup destination: File
    Media name: "thurs.bkf created 31/07/2014 at 18:43"

    Volume shadow copy creation: Attempt 1.
    Backup (via shadow copy) of "C: "
    Backup set #1 on media #1
    Backup description: "Set created 06/10/2011 at 00:12"
    Media name: "thurs.bkf created 31/07/2014 at 18:43"

    Backup Type: Differential

    Backup started on 31/07/2014 at 18:45.
    Backup completed on 31/07/2014 at 18:47.
    Directories: 3699
    Files: 188
    Bytes: 146,208,454
    Time: 1 minute and 16 seconds
    Backup (via shadow copy) of "D: "
    Backup set #2 on media #1
    Backup description: "Set created 06/10/2011 at 00:12"
    Media name: "thurs.bkf created 31/07/2014 at 18:43"

    Backup Type: Differential

    Backup started on 31/07/2014 at 18:47.
    Backup completed on 01/08/2014 at 00:10.
    Directories: 721736
    Files: 33192
    Bytes: 34,165,341,746
    Time: 5 hours, 23 minutes, and 6 seconds
    Backup (via shadow copy) of "System State"
    Backup set #3 on media #1
    Backup description: "Set created 06/10/2011 at 00:12"
    Media name: "thurs.bkf created 31/07/2014 at 18:43"

    Backup Type: Copy

    Backup started on 01/08/2014 at 00:10.
    Backup completed on 01/08/2014 at 00:11.
    Directories: 236
    Files: 2927
    Bytes: 589,686,278
    Time: 1 minute and 26 seconds

    Below is the log of slow backup - daily, differential, approx 8GB, started 18:35, finished 09:06:
    Backup Status
    Operation: Backup
    Active backup destination: File
    Media name: "Mon.bkf created 18/08/2014 at 18:35"

    Volume shadow copy creation: Attempt 1.
    Backup (via shadow copy) of "C: "
    Backup set #1 on media #1
    Backup description: "Set created 15/02/2010 at 10:56"
    Media name: "Mon.bkf created 18/08/2014 at 18:35"

    Backup Type: Differential

    Backup started on 19/08/2014 at 00:41.
    Backup completed on 19/08/2014 at 00:41.
    Directories: 3887
    Files: 62
    Bytes: 119,597,918
    Time: 55 seconds
    Backup (via shadow copy) of "D: "
    Backup set #2 on media #1
    Backup description: "Set created 15/02/2010 at 10:56"
    Media name: "Mon.bkf created 18/08/2014 at 18:35"

    Backup Type: Differential

    Backup started on 19/08/2014 at 00:41.
    Backup completed on 19/08/2014 at 09:04.
    Directories: 724014
    Files: 12524
    Bytes: 8,216,194,854
    Time: 8 hours, 22 minutes, and 56 seconds
    Backup (via shadow copy) of "System State"
    Backup set #3 on media #1
    Backup description: "Set created 15/02/2010 at 10:56"
    Media name: "Mon.bkf created 18/08/2014 at 18:35"

    Backup Type: Copy

    Backup started on 19/08/2014 at 09:04.
    Backup completed on 19/08/2014 at 09:06.
    Directories: 236
    Files: 2930
    Bytes: 590,820,554
    Time: 2 minutes and 3 seconds

    So, 15 hours to complete 8GB compared to 5 hours to complete 35GB.

    The jobs are going to an external USB2 drive. I replaced this but it hasn't made any difference. Nothing in the Windows or Raid logs. No processes are peaking. No changes have been made to the machine that I can think to affect the backup like this.

    Would anyone have any ideas as to where the problem might lie?


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