ArcServe 2000 doesn't want to create machine specific disks 1

[Guest_imported]

Hi

I have tried a full backup of a server running AS2k, SQL agent, BAOF agent and DR option. The backup completes with no errors. When I create boot disks, it creates the DR disk, modifies the NT boot disk but when tryimng to create the machine specific disk, I get a "Failed to write to the disk" error and the disk does not create. Any ideas on a workaround or a fix to what may be causing this would be appreciated.

System is WinNT 4 Server SP6a.

 

[ARCserveGuru]

You must backup through the agent using Computer Name Resolution only.

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[Guest_imported]

As it happens, we found the problem. Although the floppies were brand new out of the box, we still had to format them first.

 

[speshalyst]

Use Format /u to format the floppy..

So it Shall be Written!
So it Shall be Done!!

 

[hhughes]

in the advice to set backup with computername resolution, how do I backup up systems in another domain. we have a dmz and we do not want internal systems to see computername outside of that domain. This would be a breech in security to allow this type of configuration to exist.

 

[speshalyst]

In a DMZ you need to open certain ports on the FireWall,
and both the domains should be in a trust .

ARcserve uses ports 41523\41524 for the Discovery service.
POrt 6050 for the NT agent.

cheers
Speshalyst So it Shall be Written!
So it Shall be Done!!