I have two Netapp 760s for which I use Budtool 4.6.1 to backup the filer's data. We have been running into a problem in which Budtool does not create a file history associated with a backup of the filers volumes. The backup reports that it completed successfully with the exception of not having created a file history. Without the backup file history the backup is more or less useless. Budtool reports the following error message after a scheduled backup of the filer has completed:

"Error writing to file history command: Error code = -1"

I have attempted to correct this problem by increasing the file history timeout as suggested by Legato's TechDialog support web site but the problem still exists.

While examining the goserver diag log I found the following error message which is repeated throughout the diag log until the backup finishes:

"L01 (:logfilter.c:310) 01/17/01 02:22:48> Unknown type 4d2 in dump image "

The following associated error message was found throughout the goserver filer log:

****************************************************************** filter~header 2fh 2540 ------ E R R O R ------- filter~header 2fh 2541 Unknown type 4d2 in dump image filter~header 2fh 2542 ******************************************************************

It looks as though budtool receives a data type that it does not recognize and goes south as far as creating a file history log. I attempted to pull the file history off of one of the backup tapes put received the same "unknown type 4d2" error message.

Any assistance with this problem would be greatly appreciated.

Kenny Henderson henderka@risc.sps.mot.com