Backup problem at Cluster (SQL Server 2000)

Hello,
SQL Server 2000 sitting on cluster windows2003. Complete backup to local
disk file, file size was about 4G if sometimes it could be finished
successfuly. Most times (80%) it failed.
Successful complete backup running took less than 4 minutes.
If failed, normally stopped at about 23 seconds.
Tansaction log backup is no problem.
job step:
BACKUP DATABASE [dbname] TO DISK = N'E:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL$SQLC02\BACKUP\dbname.bak' WITH INIT , NOUNLOAD , NAME =
N'dbname full backup', NOSKIP , STATS = 10, NOFORMAT
manually run the job get this err:
Executed as user: domainname\user1. ConnectionRead (WrapperRead()).
[SQLSTATE 01000] (Message 258) General network error. Check your networ
k
documentation. [SQLSTATE 08S01] (Error 11) 10 percent backed up. [S
QLSTATE
01000] (Error 3211). The step failed.
Database has 1 data file + 1 log file. (I know this is stupid to be having
only one data file, but nothing I can do to it now.)
I really need some directions. This issue is killing me.
Thanks for help!!!!!!!!!!
TomSorry to ask obvious questions but... How big is your full DB
(sp_helpdb)? About 4GB I assume. How much free disk space do you have
on your E: drive? Does it always fail around the same point (somewhere
between 10% and 20%)? Is E: a local disk, a SAN attached disk or some
network mapped disk?
*mike hodgson*
blog: http://sqlnerd.blogspot.com
Tom Runzer wrote:

>Hello,
>SQL Server 2000 sitting on cluster windows2003. Complete backup to local
>disk file, file size was about 4G if sometimes it could be finished
>successfuly. Most times (80%) it failed.
>Successful complete backup running took less than 4 minutes.
>If failed, normally stopped at about 23 seconds.
>Tansaction log backup is no problem.
>job step:
>BACKUP DATABASE [dbname] TO DISK = N'E:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
>Server\MSSQL$SQLC02\BACKUP\dbname.bak' WITH INIT , NOUNLOAD , NAME =
>N'dbname full backup', NOSKIP , STATS = 10, NOFORMAT
>manually run the job get this err:
>Executed as user: domainname\user1. ConnectionRead (WrapperRead()).
>[SQLSTATE 01000] (Message 258) General network error. Check your netwo
rk
>documentation. [SQLSTATE 08S01] (Error 11) 10 percent backed up. [
SQLSTATE
>01000] (Error 3211). The step failed.
>Database has 1 data file + 1 log file. (I know this is stupid to be having
>only one data file, but nothing I can do to it now.)
>I really need some directions. This issue is killing me.
>Thanks for help!!!!!!!!!!
>Tom
>|||How big is your full DB (sp_helpdb)? About 4GB I assume.
4471 MB
How much free disk space do you have on your E: drive?
55 GB free, also host data file and log file.
Does it always fail around the same point (somewhere > between 10% and 20%)?
yes, after 22 sec, but I couldn't see the percentage, but should be
within 10%
Is E: a local disk, a SAN attached disk or some network mapped disk?
local disk.
Thanks for help!!!!!
"Mike Hodgson" wrote:

> Sorry to ask obvious questions but... How big is your full DB
> (sp_helpdb)? About 4GB I assume. How much free disk space do you have
> on your E: drive? Does it always fail around the same point (somewhere
> between 10% and 20%)? Is E: a local disk, a SAN attached disk or some
> network mapped disk?
> --
> *mike hodgson*
> blog: http://sqlnerd.blogspot.com
>
> Tom Runzer wrote:
>
>