unfreeze backing store with iwfreeze --

NathansDIS

Hi All-

A while ago our TeamSite server (win2k) became unresponsive. I had to reboot the server to get TeamSite available again. I did some research and found that an iwfreeze -- had just been run on the server while the store was already thawed due to a timeout of the original iwfreeze command(a result of a very long backup job delaying the backup script)

At that time I checked on DevNet and found a thread that I believe said that it is best practice not to use the iwfreeze -- command to unfreeze a backing store. Now I have users who are complaining that they can't update a file at one in the morning due to the duration of the iwfreeze we use to complete our backup.

The question is this: is it ok to use iwfreeze -- to unfreeze the store or should we avoid using this command? Any information, caveats or stories about backups and iwfreeze issues is much appreciated. Thx in advance.

-Nathan
Washington State DIS

Migrateduser

We use iwfreeze -- to unfreeze our backing store every day. Works just fine.

Dave Smith
Sr. Software Engineer
Nike, Inc.
(503) 671-4238
DavidH.Smith@nike.com