Hi Paul and Scheeder Here is the error it is giving me when I try to run amdump. It is not specific to friday but it happens everyday, So I am not sure what to do. I have attached the lastest amanda.conf and disklist files. *** A TAPE ERROR OCCURRED: [reading label: Input/output error]. Some dumps may have been left in the holding disk. Run amflush to flush them to tape. The next tape Amanda expects to use is: a new tape.
FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: brokerserv sda6 lev 0 FAILED [can't switch to incremental dump] brokerserv sda3 lev 0 FAILED [can't switch to incremental dump] Please tell how I can force amanda to do a dump on the existing tape irrespective of the tape number or label. Regards Yogish ------------------------------------------------------------------ Yogish.G.K American Healthcare Solutions Inc 405, South Lincoln Steamboat Springs CO-80487 Ph-970-870-6232 ( EXT 106) (office) Ph:-970-219-6520 (Cell) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "C.Scheeder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Your Name" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Paul Bijnens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 11:42 PM Subject: Re: tape problem > Hi, > it is easy for you to verify if your tapelabels are valid, > do the following commands: > > mt rewind > dd if=/dev/nst0 bs=32k count=1 > > this will give you the first block of the tape. > if the first characters there in are something like > > "AMANDA: TAPESTART DATE" > > then your labels are ok. if not you'll have to relabel them. > How? > very easy: > > amlabel -f normal normal05 > > the -f option forces amanda to ignore its tape-database and the contents > on tape an write the label anyway. > Christoph > > > Your Name schrieb: > > Hi Paul > > You were right in pointing out that I have used a different > > amanda.conf file. However the changes in this file and that file are > > minimal (like nst0 instead of st0). You might be right when you > > say "by using a rewinding device, I might have overwirtten the name ", > > I am not sure how to answer this. I tried to rename the tape > > by "amlabel normal normal05" which should be the tape it should be > > expecting. When I do this it says the label is already present in the > > drive. How can do a manual dump for time being immediately?. IS there > > any way I can force amanda to do backup on the tape irrespective of > > its label?. > > > > I appreciate your help. > > Regards > > Yogish > > > > > >>Yogish wrote: > >> > >>>Hi all > >>> > >>>I am facing problems with the tapes. Everytime I try to run > >>>amcheck,amverify or amdump it says its expecting a new tape. Here > > > > are > > > >>>the results it puts out when I run amcheck > >>> > >>>Amanda Tape Server Host Check > >>>----------------------------- > >>>Holding disk /home/amanda: 29635568 KB disk space available, > > > > that's plenty > > > >>>ERROR: /dev/nst0: reading label: Input/output error > >>> (expecting a new tape) > >>>NOTE: skipping tape-writable test > >>>Server check took 0.016 seconds > >> > >> > >>I strongly believe that the amanda.conf you send is not the one > >>that is used! Or you changed it very recently. > >> > >> From your amanda.conf: > >> > >> > tapedev "/dev/st0" > >> > >>This is wrong: it is the rewinding device, and if I remember > > > > correctly > > > >>I pointed out this and other errors in your amanda.conf a few weeks > > > > ago: > > > >>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amanda-users/message/46994 > >> > >>But the amcheck above says it uses /dev/nst0, so assume that the > >>current amanda.conf is a different one... > >> > >>It could be that by using the rewinding device, you accidently > >>overwrote the label. Was this what happened? > >> > >>-- > >>Paul @ Home > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.529 / Virus Database: 324 - Release Date: 10/17/2003
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