joshua,
thanks for the quick reply.
Ok, Q1 is clear, thanks for clearing that up.
In response to Q2, I set up my amanda.conf to use "program GNUTAR", however,
i still get the "disk offline" errors when i run amdump.
--snip---
#
define dumptype global {
comment "global defaults"
record yes
index yes
}
#
define dumptype root-tar {
global
program "GNUTAR"
comment "backups with GNU tar"
compress none
priority high
}
--end snip--
here's my disklist:
amanda.us.lhsgroup.com /backup2/DMPB5238 root-tar
amanda.us.lhsgroup.com /backup2/IDIR6008 root-tar
--end disklist---
/backup2 is the filesystem and the directories below it are what i'd like
amanda to backup individually.
here's my error from amreport:
FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY:
amanda.us. /backup2/IDIR6008 lev 0 FAILED [disk /backup2/IDIR6008 offline
on amanda.us.lhsgroup.com?]
amanda.us. /backup2/DMPB5238 lev 0 FAILED [disk /backup2/DMPB5238 offline
on amanda.us.lhsgroup.com?]
Thanks again for your input. It is much appreciated.
Regards,
Edwin
-----Original Message-----
From: Joshua Baker-LePain [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 9:19 AM
To: Rivera, Edwin
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 2 questions::multiple simultaneous instances && DIR vs. FS
On Tue, 5 Feb 2002 at 8:20pm, Rivera, Edwin wrote
> Q1: Is it possible to run two simultaneous instances of Amanda (amdump)
at
> one time? I have two tape devices each running a different configuration.
> I'd like to run them both starting at midnight every night. Each one
writes
> to a different tape device and uses a different holding disk. I remember
> someone posting once that they got a message like: "amdump is already
> running"
IIRC, yes. The caveat is that no client can be in two configs, because
two amandads cannot run side by side. That limitation *can* be
sidestepped with a patch John R. Jackson has posted a couple of times --
search the archives for it.
To make sure you don't get the 'amdump is already running' message make
sure that the two configurations do not share a logdir (in addition to
everything else).
> Q2: Where can I read up on some info on backing up Directories vs.
> Filesystems? I remember reading that I have to use GNU-Tar to do this (no
> problem), however, I'd like to read up on a thread or web document if
anyone
> knows where i can get details on this, please let me know.
>
Hmmm, what do you need to know? Backing up a directory with tar works
just like you think it should, i.e. analogous to backing up an entire
filesystem with dump.
--
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University
