Slow Backups

[abs-joe]

Hi,

We are running Windows Server 2003 with Symantec Backup Exec 12.5

We have been backing up 280GB to our LTO3 tapes and recently we have noticed that the backups are taking a long time to complete. For instance we left it running and it was still going 72 hours later.

Any thoughts on why this is running slow would be great.

Thanks,

ABS Digital

[Nimish_Patel]

You can go through following

http://support.veritas.com/docs/285756
http://support.veritas.com/docs/324168
http://support.veritas.com/docs/231488

If any one of these resolves your issue, please mark this as the sollution.

[WalterH]

What type of data are you backing up? Files? Databases? Email?
 

[teiva-boy]

Try disable your AV software and try again.  This goes for both the client and BE server.

[pkh]

Look at the joblog and see which resource is slowing down the job and then analyse what could have caused this slowdown.

Also, check that there is no outstanding alerts waiting for your action.

[abs-joe]

Thanks everyone, will work through the suggestions and let you know how I get on.