On Thursday 23 February 2006 18:11, Wayne Thorpe wrote: >Hello, > > I am attempting to get the functionality of AMANDA down and during > the initial testing locally. I am discarding tape data by putting > 'tapedev "null:" ' in amanda.conf. When I run amcheck, I receive > the a "host down" message even though my backup backup client is on > the same host as server, my system is a solaris 10: > > > [host] ~ > amcheck ProtoLocal >Amanda Tape Server Host Check >----------------------------- >WARNING: tapedev is null:, dumps will be thrown away >Holding disk /amanda-vtapes-local/ProtoLocal: 9375682 KB disk space > available, that's plenty NOTE: skipping tape checks >NOTE: info dir /usr/adm/amanda/ProtoLocal/curinfo: does not exist >NOTE: it will be created on the next run >Server check took 0.002 seconds > Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check >-------------------------------- >WARNING: localhost: selfcheck request timed out. Host down? >Client check: 1 host checked in 30.027 seconds, 1 problem found > (brought to you by Amanda 2.4.4)
Why are you using localhost? It is not, and never will be, a unique address, and amanda gets a tummy ache because of it. Please use the FQDN of the machine, as it exists in the /etc/hosts file, or an alias that is also listed in that file. >______________________________________________________ > > My log file reads: > > [host] /usr/adm/amanda/ProtoLocal > more log.20060223.0 >START driver date 20060223 >DISK planner localhost /itrn1 >START planner date 20060223 >INFO planner Adding new disk localhost:/itrn1. >START taper datestamp 20060223 label [fake-label] tape 0 >WARNING taper tapedev is null:, dumps will be thrown away >ERROR planner Request to localhost timed out. >FINISH planner date 20060223 >WARNING driver WARNING: got empty schedule from planner >STATS driver startup time 30.035 >INFO taper tape [fake-label] kb 0 fm 0 [OK] >FINISH driver date 20060223 time 30.055 > ____________________________________________ > > > A portion of my dump.1 reads: > > [host] /usr/adm/amanda/ProtoLocal > more amdump.1 > . > . > . > GETTING ESTIMATES... >driver: started dumper0 pid 1632 >driver: started dumper1 pid 1633 >driver: started dumper2 pid 1634 >driver: started dumper3 pid 1635 >taper: pid 1631 executable taper version 2.4.4 >dumper: dgram_bind: socket bound to 0.0.0.0.753 >dumper: pid 1632 executable dumper0 version 2.4.4, using port 753 >taper: page size is 8192 >taper: buffer size is 32768 >dumper: dgram_bind: socket bound to 0.0.0.0.754 >dumper: pid 1633 executable dumper1 version 2.4.4, using port 754 >dumper: dgram_bind: socket bound to 0.0.0.0.755 > _______________________________________________ > > /etc/services reads: > > #amanda >amanda 10080/udp >amandaidx 10082/tcp >amidxtape 10083/tcp > ________________________________________________ > > /etc/inetd.conf > > #amanda >amanda dgram udp wait amanda /opt/sfw/libexec/amandad amandad >amandaidx stream tcp nowait amanda /opt/sfw/libexec/amindexd amindexd >amidxtape stream tcp nowait amanda /opt/sfw/libexec/amidxtaped > amidxtaped ------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- > Yahoo! Mail > Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. -- Cheers, Gene People having trouble with vz bouncing email to me should add the word 'online' between the 'verizon', and the dot which bypasses vz's stupid bounce rules. I do use spamassassin too. :-) Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2006 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
