[cobalt-users] Re: FTP-Based Backup - Time Required to Perform

[Johan-Kristian Wold <jkwold@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

In cobalt-users digest, Vol 1 #2042, gary@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> <snip>The "scheduled backup" was set for "daily",
> i.e., 1 AM.  We observed the time come and go without any obvious chatter
> between the RAQ3 and our local PC.  We went on to bed.  At 6 AM, we 
> received an
> email from the RAQ3 to the ADMIN stating that the backup was successful.
>
> The FTP server's log shows that the RAQ3 logged in at around 4 AM, dumped the
> single file and logged off.  The file size was around 1.8 MBs.  The file size
> seems reasonable based on the selected user.

You might want to check the time and date settings on the cobalt, 
versus your own machine - if the Cobalt's 3 hours off, you'll get 
this result. If you use a time server, the time server may be on a 
blink, and cause the Cobalt's clock to be off.

> With all this said...why would it take 3 hours (1 AM - 4 AM) for the RAQ to
> prepare/backup a single user's files and configuration data of only 1.8 MBs? 
> We currently have about 900 MBs of websites, user files, and 
> configuration data
> loaded to this RAQ3.  At this rate, it would seem that the RAQ would never get
> done.

Hmm - you  may have a serious processor hog, but it's not likely that 
the Cobalt should use 3 hours for making a 1.8Mb backup file. I 
believe the answer lies with the date and time settings on the box.

Johan-Kristian
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