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Q: Time Machine Backups are Empty

Hey guys - I have this weird problem with time machine. I'm backing up and iSCSI target to an external drive (also an iSCSI target). Time goes through its whole thing and reports a successful backup but the backups are empty. A folder was created for the volume being backed up but there is nothing in there.

Some information

  • 10.5.8 with Server App
  • Volume is 6TB with about 3.7TB of data to be backed up
  • Backups were successful at one point in time, one day the directory just started showing up empty
  • I've verified that there is enough space on the backup disk to hold all the data
  • ATTO iSCSI initiator
  • SAN is an MSA P2000

 

What I've tried so far

Performed a "hard reset" on time machine

  • disabled time machine
  • unmounted backup volume
  • /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine.plist
  • remounted backup volume
  • added volume back into time machine
  • reconfigured my exclusions
  • manually ran a backup

Backups successful but directory is still empty

Also should mention that I removed the .spotlight file from the volume to be backed up. I just looked at the most recent backup attempt in console, it says "copying 0KB from <VOLUME TO BE BACKED UP>". there is 3.7TB of data in there!

Any ideas?

Thanks guys

OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

Posted on Oct 9, 2014 6:22 PM

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