-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Paul Bijnens wrote: > On 2006-03-23 12:40, Thomas Widhalm wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Hello again, >> >> Thank you very much for all your help. Amanda now runs as I expected >> with "maxpromoteday 1" and reassigning hosts to different configs. I >> have to wait for another server, till I switch to a newer amanda >> version, so I can easily adopt vtapes. > > But I believe that vtapes do already work in your setup too. > Set up a small test config using vtapes: > > http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/Test_environment_with_virtual_tapes
Unfortunately I do not have enough time to change backup strategy. I know, it won't take that long, but we are VERY busy here for now. So I need a quick solution. > > >> >> Now I have another problem. I just post it into this thread, because it >> may be in connection with my setup. >> >> One of the disks can't get level 0 backuped. >> >> ############# >> springfield.edvz.sbg.ac.at:/mnt/bigdisk 0 planner: [dumps too big, >> 20675843 KB, but cannot incremental dump new disk] >> ############# > > Could that be because the "reserve"-ed space for incrementals on > your holdingdisk does not leave enough space for this 20 Gbyte level > 0 dump? Hm. I recently had reserve 30, but have reserve 0 for about a week now. > > > >> >> I raised the tapecycle but it didn't anything good. > > But you are not using tapes (not even vtapes). You are dumping > to holdingdisk. > > >> Can anybody help me, because I can't backup one of my disks at all, now. > > Any disk? Or this this disk only? Just this single disk. Amanda wants to make a level 1 backup which doesn't help me much if the disk dies. Regards, Thomas > > - -- ***************************************************************** * Thomas Widhalm Unix Administrator * * University of Salzburg ITServices (ITS) * * Systems Management Unix Systems * * Hellbrunnerstr. 34 5020 Salzburg, Austria * * [EMAIL PROTECTED] +43/662/8044-6774 * * gpg: 6265BAE6 * * http://www.sbg.ac.at/zid/organisation/mitarbeiter/widhalm.htm * ***************************************************************** -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEIrQLkbjs3GJluuYRAnTeAJ4p0KiZHGfCegnDuXc6VaRcDcjSigCfQYhl C5PlY86U4SwNf6+2Tru3V+s= =bTk1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
