From: "Jim Queen" 
Subject: Re: Database taking too long to backup
Date: 1998/06/30
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Cheryl,
Need some more information on the config (esp the server and tape backup
hardware, and
the version of the tape backup software).  I assume the tape drive is in a
workstation or other
server on the net?
Can you determine the actual size of the database that is being backed up?
Does other backup
activity seem to take longer?  Does your backup software report a throughput
value during backups?

Cheryl Matrasko wrote in message ...
>Everyone:
>
>Can anyone give me some advice on a database on a 4.11 server that used
>to take 1 hour to backup, but now seems to take 7 hours?
>
>We have a 100MB channel for backups, aside from the enterpise 10baseT
>channel.
>Can there be a problem with the database files?
>This length has been going on now for about 1 month. The database has
>been increasing in size, but NOT exponentially as the backup times has.
>
>Any advice or suggestions would greatly be appreciated.
>
>--
>Cheryl Matrasko
>Northwestern Memorial Hospital
>Networking and Communications
>259. E. Erie
>Chicago, IL. 60611
>
>