On 07/06 02:38 , Bowie Bailey wrote: > The problem is that the original backup took 2 weeks to fail with no > indication of problems that I could see... it was just very slow. I > posted a previous question about it on this list while it was running. > I could not find any bottlenecks or problems. I'm reluctant to start it > again without some idea of what I'm looking for. How would you suggest > I go about collecting more info? Up the log level in BPC? Make rsync > more verbose? > > Right now, the only error I've seen is the error that stopped the backup: > rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(1556) > [generator=3.0.9.12] > > The main annoyance is that I have no way to track progress. While the > backup is running, I can't tell if it's about to finish, or if it's > bogged down and is likely to take a few more hours (or days).
Do you have a preferred tool for tracking how much bandwidth is in use, and to which ports and hosts it's going to? For this I use 'iftop' (or, 'iftop -BP' to show output by bytes and to name the ports). It's a good way to see if the backup is still moving data or if it's hung up on something. -- Carl Soderstrom Systems Administrator Real-Time Enterprises www.real-time.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
