Problem is the restore is to an NT share from a Unix (Solaris) based backup server.
On Thu, 9 May 2002, Todd Trann wrote: > I just ran into the "gzip: Broken Pipe" errors myself. > > I ended up doing using the "-c" flag with amrestore, so that it > didn't uncompress the backup (it just pulled it from the tape, and > dropped the whole compressed thing into the current file system). > > Then, use: > gunzip -c <big file> | restore -if - > > To unzip the file and pipe directly into the restore command on the > fly. I don't know if this is the "proper" way, or the exact reason > why the uncompressing failed when amrestore tried to do it... but > hey, this worked for me. YMMV. > > Todd > > > >I am currently running Amanda v2.4.1p1, with tar v1.13.17, gzip v1.3.3. I > >am currently backing up an NT share that contains alot of files that total > >up in size exceeding 4 gig. I am running with compression on the server, > >and backing up the share from the backup server (yes, I know it is quicker > >to backup off the backup server). > > > >The reason I am writing -->> every time I have tried to restore parts > >anything back to the NT share it fails. The current restore failed and > >wrote the following in the amidxtaped file: > > > >amrestore: 74: restoring > >backup.logical.net.__web1.logical.net_Domains.20020503.0 > > > >gzip: stdout: Broken pipe > >Error 32 (Broken pipe) offset 2124414976+32768, wrote 134525600 > >amrestore: pipe reader has quit in middle of file. > >amrestore: skipping ahead to start of next file, please wait... > >amidxtaped: amrestore terminated normally with status: 2 > >Rewinding tape: done > >amidxtaped: pid 20256 finish time Thu May 9 17:14:49 2002 > > > >The Broken pipe has shown up every time I try to do a restore to this NT > >share. I don't seem to have problems restoring any data to my Unix > >partitions and data to NT partitions where the total space is not alot. > >Does anyone have a clue as to what might the problem here be?? It is rather > >time consuming to have to go and run the restore only to discover that I end > >up having to restore the data by hand. > > > >Any/all assistance in this matter is greatly appreciated. > > > >----------------------------------------------- > >"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways > >that won't work." - Thomas Edison > > > >Michael Hendrix [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Systems Engineer / SysAdmin Team Leader > >Logical Net / Capital Net (518) 292-4509 > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Todd Trann, B.E., B.Sc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Programmer / Analyst ph (306) 966-2610 > Student Affairs and Services fax (306) 966-5092 > University Of Saskatchewan http://www.usask.ca/sas/ > ----------------------------------------------- "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." - Thomas Edison Michael Hendrix [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Engineer / SysAdmin Team Leader Logical Net / Capital Net (518) 292-4509
