Hi,
I run amcheck - it's all right. After I try to run amdump. test.ru:/etc/amanda/test/log | 513 >less amdump.1 amdump: start at Mon Mar 4 17:59:34 MSK/MSD 2002 planner: pid 6649 executable /usr/contrib/lib/amanda/planner version 2.4.1p1 planner: build: VERSION="Amanda-2.4.1p1" planner: BUILT_DATE="Sun Oct 8 22:38:54 GMT 2000" planner: BUILT_MACH="BSD/OS hephaestus.BSDI.COM 4.2 BSDI BSD/OS 4.2 Kerne l #2: Mon Aug 21 14:49:26 MDT 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/polk/sys/com pile/HEPHAESTUS i386" planner: CC="shlicc" planner: paths: bindir="/usr/contrib/bin" sbindir="/usr/contrib/sbin" planner: libexecdir="/usr/contrib/lib/amanda" planner: mandir="/usr/contrib/man" CONFIG_DIR="/etc/amanda" planner: DEV_PREFIX="/dev/" RDEV_PREFIX="/dev/r" planner: DUMP="/sbin/dump" RESTORE="/sbin/restore" planner: SAMBA_CLIENT="/usr/contrib/bin/smbclient" planner: COMPRESS_PATH="/usr/contrib/bin/gzip" planner: UNCOMPRESS_PATH="/usr/contrib/bin/gzip" planner: MAILER="/usr/bin/Mail" planner: defs: DEFAULT_SERVER="localhost" DEFAULT_CONFIG="DailySet1" planner: DEFAULT_TAPE_SERVER="localhost" planner: DEFAULT_TAPE_DEVICE="/dev/nrst0" HAVE_MMAP planner: LOCKING=POSIX_FCNTL DEBUG_CODE BSD_SECURITY KRB4_SECURITY planner: SERVER_HOST_PRINCIPLE="amanda" planner: SERVER_HOST_INSTANCE="<hostname>" planner: SERVER_HOST_KEY_FILE="/etc/kerberosIV/srvtab" planner: CLIENT_HOST_PRINCIPLE="rcmd" planner: CLIENT_HOST_INSTANCE="<hostname>" planner: CLIENT_HOST_KEY_FILE="/etc/kerberosIV/srvtab" planner: TICKET_LIFETIME="128" CLIENT_LOGIN="operator" FORCE_USERID planner: HAVE_GZIP COMPRESS_SUFFIX=".gz" COMPRESS_FAST_OPT="--fast" planner: COMPRESS_BEST_OPT="--best" UNCOMPRESS_OPT="-dc" READING CONF FILES... startup took 0.011 secs SETTING UP FOR ESTIMATES... setting up estimates for test.ru:/dev/sd0a test.ru:/dev/sd0a overdue 11751 days for level 0 setup_estimate: test.ru:/dev/sd0a: command 0, options: last_level -1 next_level0 -11751 level_days 0 getting estimates 0 (0) -1 (-1) -1 (-1) setting up estimates took 0.000 secs GETTING ESTIMATES... driver: pid 6650 executable /usr/contrib/lib/amanda/driver version 2.4.1p1 driver: send-cmd time 0.009 to taper: START-TAPER 20020304 taper: pid 6651 executable taper version 2.4.1p1 driver: started dumper0 pid 6653 driver: started dumper1 pid 6654 driver: started dumper2 pid 6655 driver: started dumper3 pid 6656 dumper: pid 6653 executable dumper version 2.4.1p1, using port 1021 dumper: pid 6654 executable dumper version 2.4.1p1, using port 1022 dumper: pid 6655 executable dumper version 2.4.1p1, using port 1023 dumper: pid 6656 executable dumper version 2.4.1p1, using port 512 taper: read label `Daily01' date `X' taper: wrote label `Daily01' date `20020304' error result for host test.ru disk /dev/sd0a: Request to test.ru timed out. getting estimates took 29.995 secs FAILED QUEUE: 0: test.ru /dev/sd0a DONE QUEUE: empty ANALYZING ESTIMATES... planner: FAILED test.ru /dev/sd0a 0 [Request to test.ru timed out.] INITIAL SCHEDULE (size 5120): .... But test.ru is up. Would you be so kind to promt me how amanda check host is up or down? Tnak you in advance, Mary Koroleva