Hi,
I'm expecting the backuppc to backup whatever I configured in the config file.
It turned out that I have to do this manually. Here is the parameter if the
nightly wake up schedule: $Conf{WakeupSchedule} = [2.5,5.5]; Am I missing
something here to tell it backing up automatically.
Thanks
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul S. Gumerman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Craig Barratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] WinXP client backup problems
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 10:51:57 -0400
>
> Craig,
>
> Yes, the files and directories are there. The backups always
> *partially* run, sometimes for 2 hours, before failing. I'm also
> having similar problems (out of space on device) backing up Linux
> clients.
>
> I tried BackupPC a couple of years ago, and was stymied by the XP
> Home "Basic file sharing". I've got that taken care of now.
>
> Is the RsyncFileIO perl module using bad arithmetic for device
> space calcs that can't handle multi-TB devices? Or does it just
> make the assumption that the problem is lack of space?
>
> The array is managed by a 3ware 9500 controller, and I do not have
> any problems with it, AFAIK. Other apps seem quite happy to write
> many GB to it.
>
> I have another 900GB array --- I'm currently copying the entire
> backuppc directory to it to see if that makes any difference. I'll
> let you know if it does.
>
> I do have one observation/criticism after spending a lot of time
> going through the list archives: it seems that the transfer
> processes for backuppc are overly fragile --- if there is a
> problem, the whole backup process stops in its tracks, rather than
> noting the problem and trying like hell to get the rest of the
> files. Don't know if anything more could be done to increase the
> robustness or not, and I'm hardly an expert on backup systems ---
> so take this with a grain of salt.
>
> Paul
>
> Craig Barratt wrote:
>
> > "Paul S. Gumerman" writes:
> >
> >
> >
> >> This has been driving me nuts. I'm trying to get going with
> >> BackupPC, but no matter what, I always seem to have "Child
> >> exited prematurely" failures.
> >>
> >> Here is a more specific error message:
> >>
> >> 2005-10-10 15:29:57 bethnote2
> >> <http://geordie.cooldog.com:8080/cgi-bin/BackupPC_Admin?host=bethnote2>:
> >> mkdir /raid5/backuppc/pc/bethnote2
> >> <http://geordie.cooldog.com:8080/cgi-bin/BackupPC_Admin?host=bethnote2>/new//fcDrive/fProgram
> >> Files/fMozilla Thunderbird/fchrome/foverlayinfo: No space left on device
> >> at /usr/local/backuppc/lib/BackupPC/Xfer/RsyncFileIO.pm line
> >> 537
> >> 2005-10-10 15:30:04 Backup failed on bethnote2
> >> <http://geordie.cooldog.com:8080/cgi-bin/BackupPC_Admin?host=bethnote2>
> >> (Child exited prematurely)
> >>
> >> If this is referring to the device where the backups go, it's hogwash!
> >> It's a 2.7TB array that still has almost 1.5TB available.
> >>
> >> Or does this refer to /tmp ???? If that's the case, is there any
> >> way to tell the rsync client to use a different place?
> >>
> >>
> >
> > The error means that this system call:
> >
> > mkdir /raid5/backuppc/pc/bethnote2/new//fcDrive/fProgram
> > Files/fMozilla Thunderbird/fchrome/foverlayinfo
> >
> > failed.
> >
> > Are you sure that /raid5/backuppc/pc/bethnote2 is on the /raid5
> > file system? What happens when you run:
> >
> > df -i /raid5/backuppc/pc/bethnote2
> >
> > Craig
> >
> >
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