Source Priority ignored 1

[mspope]

ARCserve 2000 SP3 on Win2k Pro

Daily Differential backup job using GFS. I have a specific source order set to backup my 20 plus servers in a specific order (Some processing takes place requiring certain servers to be backed up first and I prefer to have the Exchange servers and MY computer done last.)

Last night I added two global filter rules to ignore all files modified and created before last Friday (Start of my last full backup). This was done because an Admin made a mass change to securities on several file servers - this turns on the archive bit on all the files - causing ARCserve to backup everything.

This morning I found that my pre-set source priority was ignored. - My computer was done first - then all the agents - then the preferred shares.

I'm wondering if this maybe a bug - does setting global filters cause the source priority to be ignored?

Has anybody else experienced this problem?

 

[ARCserveGuru]

Hi,
I thought this issue was addressed with sp4? Issue of source priority being ignored when the job was re-modified. (nothing to do with filters, just modifying it will mess the priority)..

g

 

[mspope]

Actually, it's listed in Service Pack 3 (which I already have installed.):

T2D2009

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: NT -SOURCE PRIORITY DOESN'T WORK
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Drives were not backed up in the order
Specified under Source Priority

http://support.ca.com/Download/patches/asitnt/2000_fixes.html

Is it possible to find more information on this problem "T2D2009" online? a quick search of the CA site shows nothing.

So... I removed the job filters for last nights backup and the source priority is still wrong. Today I deleted the job and re-added it from my saved copy. This copy was saved as I removed the filters - I don't know if this will have anything to do with it. We will see....

 

[ARCserveGuru]

yes, we shall see

g