You might want to consider using Big Brother (www.bb4.com) with Amanda to get alerts when there are backup problems.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jos� Vicente N��ez Zuleta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 11:26 AM > To: Johannes Niess > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Perl script to remind someone about changing a > tape: anyone > interested? > > > Hello to all, > > probaly i didn't explained mysefl very well so here i > go again :) (please correct me if i'm wrong): > > The script is used to ask someone else on the > datacenter to change the tape if there were no errors; > I read in the amcheck man page the following (related > to the -m option): > > "-m Nothing is printed, but mail is sent if any > errors are detected. The mail goes to the mailto > address specified in the amanda.conf file or the > address value if -M is set." > > Because nothing is printed i cannot use this option to > check if the backups went fine until i receive an > email (if there were any errors). That means i should > use procmail or something similar to run a tool if an > error mail is received (but then i want the oposite, > that is sent an email to change the tape if everything > was ok).. > > Also (correct me if i'm wrong) amcheck only do checks > about the state of the clients, server and current > loaded tape but doesn't say anything about how well > the last amdump command ran (you use amstatus on the > last dump file to check that). > > In our case, i need to notify the datacenter if all is > ok; Amdump sent us an email with the whole summary so > we know allways if the dump went fine or not. > > Anyway thanks for the info :) > > Probably posting the code will clarify the whole thing > but again i don't know if the list is the best place > to do it. > > Moderator, any ideas ? ;) > > JV > > > --- Johannes Niess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribi�: > > Jos� Vicente N��ez Zuleta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > writes: > > > > > Hello people, > > > > > > This list has been a very good source of > > information > > > on setting up amanda and i will like to > > contribute; I > > > made a little Perl script that sents an email to > > the > > > responsible of changing tapes on a tape unit for > > the > > > next backup. > > > > > > The script is smart (well kind of :) ), only sents > > the > > > email if there were no errors during the amanda > > run > > > and also points correctly wich tape should be put > > onto > > > the tape unit. Also is very easy to configure and > > uses > > > only very standar perl modules (the ones you can > > > install using CPAN, for example :)). > > > > > > There is a place called amanda contrib or > > something > > > similar where i can post the code? > > > Currently this is the script we are using in our > > > datacenter. > > > > > > I apologogize is this not the correct list to make > > > this question. > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Jos�, > > > > I've not seen your script, but a very basic version > > is: > > > > 0 15 * * 1-5 > > /usr/local/sbin/amcheck -m taeglich > > > > i. e. a cron job. The mail is only sent to the > > people getting the dump > > reports if there is a problem, and the mail has the > > expected tape name > > in it. > > > > Johannes Nie� > > ===== > System Engineer, Jos� Vicente Nu�ez Zuleta ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Newbreak System Administrator (http://www.newbreak.com) > Phone: 203-355-1511, 203-355-1510 > Java 2 Certified Programmer > Java 2 Certified Developer > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > �Quieres armar tu pr�pia p�gina Web pero no sabes HTML? > Usa los asistentes de edici�n de Yahoo! Geocities > y tendr�s un sitio en s�lo unos minutos. > Vis�tanos en http://espanol.geocities.yahoo.com >
