Hello Marc, What is the tape device you want to recover from? The one in your configuration file.
Is it 'file:/backup/tape/t3' Then use it. settape backup.int.somehost.com:file:/backup/tape/t3 Jean-Louis On Mon, Dec 10, 2001 at 12:49:24PM -0600, Marc Rassbach wrote: > (and somehost is not the real hostname, k?) > I got this advice from amrestore: > EOF, check amidxtaped.debug file on backup.int.somehost.com. > > And, well I can't find said debug file. > > > here is how I got to this impass: > Using the 242p2 version allowing backups to disk directories > > Once a day backup.int.eclipsemedia sucks down files to /backup/tape/tX. > (Todays target for this e-mail t3) > And in /backup/tape/t3 sits: > > t3/data: > 00000-backup03 > 00000.backup03 > 00001-web.int.somehost.com._etc.0 > 00001.web.int.somehost.com._etc.0 > 00002-backup.int.somehost.com._etc.0 > 00002.backup.int.somehost.com._etc.0 > 00003-web.int.somehost.com._usr_local_etc_apache.0 > 00003.web.int.somehost.com._usr_local_etc_apache.0 > 00004-web.int.somehost.com._var_spool_imap.0 > 00004.web.int.somehost.com._var_spool_imap.0 > 00005-web.int.somehost.com._root.0 > 00005.web.int.somehost.com._root.0 > 00006-web.int.somehost.com._database.0 > 00006.web.int.somehost.com._database.0 > 00007-web.int.somehost.com._ww1.0 > 00007.web.int.somehost.com._ww1.0 > 00008-TAPEEND > 00008.TAPEEND > backup# > > And in 00005.web.int.somehost.com._root.0 is the files I want. I can get > them with a lop off 32K bytes from the front and guntar. But I'd rather > use amrecover. > > So on web.int.somehost.com I type: > amrecover -C backup -s backup.int.somehost.com > > AMRECOVER Version 2.4.2p2. Contacting server on backup.int.somehost.com ... > 220 backup AMANDA index server (2.4.2p2) ready. > 200 Access OK > Setting restore date to today (2001-11-06) > 200 Working date set to 2001-11-06. > 200 Config set to backup. > 501 No index records for host: web.somehost.com. Invalid? > Trying host web.somehost.com ... > 501 No index records for host: web.somehost.com. Invalid? > Trying host web.somehost.com ... > 501 No index records for host: web.somehost.com. Invalid? > amrecover> sethost web.int.somehost.com > 200 Dump host set to web.int.somehost.com. > 200 Dump host set to web.int.somehost.com. > amrecover> setdate 2001-11-05 > 200 Working date set to 2001-11-05. > amrecover> setdisk /root > Warning: no log files found for tape backup30 written 0-00-00 > Warning: no log files found for tape backup29 written 0-00-00 > Warning: no log files found for tape backup28 written 0-00-00 > Warning: no log files found for tape backup27 written 0-00-00 > Warning: no log files found for tape backup26 written 0-00-00 > Warning: no log files found for tape backup25 written 0-00-00 > Warning: no log files found for tape backup24 written 0-00-00 > Warning: no log files found for tape backup23 written 0-00-00 > Warning: no log files found for tape backup22 written 0-00-00 > Warning: no log files found for tape backup21 written 0-00-00 > Warning: no log files found for tape backup20 written 0-00-00 > Warning: no log files found for tape backup19 written 0-00-00 > Warning: no log files found for tape backup18 written 0-00-00 > Warning: no log files found for tape backup17 written 0-00-00 > Warning: no log files found for tape backup16 written 0-00-00 > Warning: no log files found for tape backup15 written 0-00-00 > Warning: no log files found for tape backup14 written 0-00-00 > Warning: no log files found for tape backup13 written 0-00-00 > Warning: no log files found for tape backup12 written 0-00-00 > Warning: no log files found for tape backup11 written 0-00-00 > Warning: no log files found for tape backup10 written 0-00-00 > Warning: no log files found for tape backup09 written 0-00-00 > Warning: no log files found for tape backup08 written 0-00-00 > Warning: no log files found for tape backup07 written 0-00-00 > Warning: no log files found for tape backup05 written 0-00-00 > Warning: no log files found for tape backup04 written 0-00-00 > Scanning /dumps/amanda... > 20010801: found Amanda directory. > 200 Disk set to /root. > amrecover> > Scanning /dumps/amanda... > 20010801: found Amanda directory. > 200 Disk set to /root. > amrecover> settape backup.int.somehost.com:default > Using default tape from server backup.int.somehost.com. > amrecover> ls > 2001-10-18 . > 2001-10-13 .cshrc > 2001-10-18 .history > 2001-10-13 .klogin > 2001-10-13 .login > 2001-10-13 .pinerc > 2001-10-13 .profile > 2001-10-13 .psql_history > 2001-10-13 .rnd > 2001-10-13 .saves-26276-web.somehost.com~ > 2001-10-13 .saves-6214-web.somehost.com~ > 2001-10-18 .ssh/ > 2001-10-13 .vacation.db > 2001-10-13 analogimages > 2001-10-13 architextSearch.core > 2001-10-13 copy.pl > 2001-10-13 daily.bak > 2001-10-13 daily.cgi > 2001-10-13 daily_joeker.cgi > 2001-10-13 daily_wtgray.cgi > 2001-10-13 db_bak.sh > 2001-10-13 dns > 2001-10-13 dns.bak > 2001-10-13 dnsjoeker > 2001-10-13 dnswtgray > 2001-10-18 mail/ > 2001-10-13 mbox > 2001-10-13 monthly_wtgray.cgi > 2001-10-18 src/ > 2001-10-13 test > 2001-10-13 using_tar.txt > amrecover> > amrecover> lcd /root > amrecover> pwd > /root > amrecover> add dai* > Added /daily.bak > Added /daily.cgi > Added /daily_joeker.cgi > Added /daily_wtgray.cgi > amrecover> extract > amrecover: warning: using /dev/null as the tape device will not work > > Extracting files using tape drive /dev/null on host backup.int.somehost.com. > The following tapes are needed: backup06 > > Restoring files into directory /root > Continue? [Y/n]: Y > > Load tape backup06 now > Continue? [Y/n]: Y > > Then after some time elapses: > > EOF, check amidxtaped.debug file on backup.int.somehost.com. > amrecover: short block 0 bytes > UNKNOWN file > amrecover: Can't read file header > extract_list - child returned non-zero status: 1 > Continue? [Y/n]: > > amrecover> settape backup.int.somehost.com:backup03 > Using tape backup03 from server backup.int.somehost.com. > mrecover> add dns* > Added /dns > Added /dns.bak > Added /dnsjoeker > Added /dnswtgray > amrecover> extract > > Extracting files using tape drive backup03 on host backup.int.somehost.com. > The following tapes are needed: backup03 > > Restoring files into directory /root > Continue? [Y/n]: y > > Load tape backup03 now > Continue? [Y/n]: y > EOF, check amidxtaped.debug file on backup.int.somehost.com. > amrecover: short block 0 bytes > UNKNOWN file > amrecover: Can't read file header > extract_list - child returned non-zero status: 1 > Continue? [Y/n]: n > > The EOF happens quickly. > > > Ideas on how I can track this down? > > -- Jean-Louis Martineau email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Departement IRO, Universite de Montreal C.P. 6128, Succ. CENTRE-VILLE Tel: (514) 343-6111 ext. 3529 Montreal, Canada, H3C 3J7 Fax: (514) 343-5834
