Hello Frank, So pipe2file gets killed, because "sapmnt/AAI/exe/backint" finished with an error. Somewhere below in dbm.ebl you should find the output of backint. Maybe that gives us a hint, why the backups fail.
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If you have received this e-mail in error, you are hereby notified that any review, copying, or distribution of it is strictly prohibited. Please inform us immediately and destroy the original transmittal. Thank you for your cooperation. -----Original Message----- From: Frank Sent: Montag, 20. August 2007 18:49 To: maxdb@lists.mysql.com Subject: Re: using archive_stage und archive_stage_repeat in scripts Hello Tilo, below a part of dbm.ebl The period from start Pipe2file till kill pipe2file seems always about 60 sec. best Regards Frank --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Constructed pipe2file call 'pipe2file -d file2pipe -f /sapdb/ALI/saparch/LCLOG.719 -p /sapdb/ALI/saparch/BACKINT_LOG_PIPE -nowait'. Starting pipe2file for stage file '/sapdb/ALI/saparch/LCLOG.719'. Starting pipe2file process 'pipe2file -d file2pipe -f /sapdb/ALI/saparch/LCLOG.719 -p /sapdb/ALI/saparch/BACKINT_LOG_PIPE -nowait >>/tmp/temp1187627401-0 2>>/tmp/temp1187627401-1'. Process was started successfully. Pipe2file has been started successfully. Starting Backint for MaxDB. Starting Backint for MaxDB process '/sapmnt/AAI/exe/backint -u ALI -f backup -t file -p /sapdb/ALI/sapbackup/backint/initALI.utl -i /sapdb/ALI/sapbackup/backint/backint.inp -c >>/sapdb/ALI/sapbackup/backint/backint.out 2>>/sapdb/ALI/sapbackup/backint/backint.err'. Process was started successfully. Backint for MaxDB has been started successfully. Waiting for end of the backup operation. 2007-08-20 18:30:01 The backup tool is running. 2007-08-20 18:30:01 Pipe2file is running. 2007-08-20 18:30:02 The backup tool process has finished work with return code 2. 2007-08-20 18:30:06 Pipe2file is running. 2007-08-20 18:30:16 Pipe2file is running. 2007-08-20 18:30:31 Pipe2file is running. 2007-08-20 18:30:51 Pipe2file is running. Killing not reacting pipe2file process. Pipe2file killed successfully. 2007-08-20 18:31:03 The pipe2file process has finished work with return code -1. The backup operation has ended. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:13:54 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ("Heinrich, Tilo") wrote: >Hello Frank, > >I do not remember pipe2file having any timeout. What do you see exactly in >dbm.ebl? > >Best regards, >Tilo > >Tilo Heinrich >Senior Developer >MaxDB&liveCache >SAP AG >http://www.sap.com > >Sitz der Gesellschaft/Registered Office: Walldorf, Germany >Vorstand/SAP Executive Board: Henning Kagermann (Sprecher/CEO), Shai Agassi, >Léo Apotheker, Werner Brandt, Claus Heinrich, Gerhard Oswald, Peter Zencke >Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats/Chairperson of the SAP Supervisory Board: Hasso >Plattner >Registergericht/Commercial Register Mannheim No HRB 350269 > >Diese E-Mail kann Betriebs- oder Geschäftsgeheimnisse oder sonstige >vertrauliche Informationen enthalten. Sollten Sie diese E-Mail irrtümlich >erhalten haben, ist Ihnen eine Kenntnisnahme des Inhalts, eine >Vervielfältigung oder Weitergabe der E-Mail ausdrücklich untersagt. Bitte >benachrichtigen Sie uns und vernichten Sie die empfangene E-Mail. Vielen Dank. > >This e-mail may contain trade secrets or privileged, undisclosed, or otherwise >confidential information. If you have received this e-mail in error, you are >hereby notified that any review, copying, or distribution of it is strictly >prohibited. Please inform us immediately and destroy the original transmittal. >Thank you for your cooperation. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Frank >Sent: Freitag, 17. August 2007 18:18 >To: maxdb@lists.mysql.com >Subject: Re: using archive_stage und archive_stage_repeat in scripts > >Hello Tilo, > >As I see in dbm.ebl or *.ssa it seems that the pipe2file-cmd timed >out. This happens only one or two times a day likely because highload >of the backup-Server. > >Is there any way to avoid this situation or change the timeout-value >for the pipe2file-cmd > >Best Regards Uwe > > >On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:00:31 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ("Heinrich, >Tilo") wrote: > >>Hello Frank, >> >>One option would be to put the archive_stage* commands into an additional >>file and use the '-i <input_file>' option of dbmcli. In this case dbmcli >>would not execute the archive_stage_repeat, if the archive_stage had already >>failed (at least, this is stated by >>http://maxdb.sap.com/currentdoc/84/5b0282467f11d4aa1100a0c9430730/frameset.htm >> >><http://maxdb.sap.com/currentdoc/84/5b0282467f11d4aa1100a0c9430730/frameset.htm> >> ). >> >>Best regards, >>Tilo >> >>Tilo Heinrich >>Senior Developer >>MaxDB&liveCache >>SAP AG >>http://www.sap.com <http://www.sap.com/> >> >>Sitz der Gesellschaft/Registered Office: Walldorf, Germany >>Vorstand/SAP Executive Board: Henning Kagermann (Sprecher/CEO), Léo Apotheker >>(stellvertretender Sprecher/Deputy CEO), Werner Brandt, Claus Heinrich, >>Gerhard Oswald, Peter Zencke >>Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats/Chairperson of the SAP Supervisory Board: >>Hasso Plattner >>Registergericht/Commercial Register Mannheim No HRB 350269 >> >>Diese E-Mail kann Betriebs- oder Geschäftsgeheimnisse oder sonstige >>vertrauliche Informationen enthalten. Sollten Sie diese E-Mail irrtümlich >>erhalten haben, ist Ihnen eine Kenntnisnahme des Inhalts, eine >>Vervielfältigung oder Weitergabe der E-Mail ausdrücklich untersagt. Bitte >>benachrichtigen Sie uns und vernichten Sie die empfangene E-Mail. Vielen Dank. >> >>This e-mail may contain trade secrets or privileged, undisclosed, or >>otherwise confidential information. If you have received this e-mail in >>error, you are hereby notified that any review, copying, or distribution of >>it is strictly prohibited. Please inform us immediately and destroy the >>original transmittal. Thank you for your cooperation. >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Frank >>Sent: Freitag, 27. Juli 2007 14:12 >>To: maxdb@lists.mysql.com >>Subject: Re: using archive_stage und archive_stage_repeat in scripts >> >>Helle Tilo, >> >>sorry that I didn't explain the error-situation. >> >>if the backup-infrastructure (tape_changer,robots, Mediaserver etc) >>has to work on a high load the responsetime of the external backup >>program is higher then the TIMEOUT...-Parameter in bsi.env >>So the first archive_step fails >>Now the second archive_step can run ok and we have only 1 copy of the >>logfile. >> >>I increased the TIMEOUT...-Parameter in bsi.env to 300 sec. Now we >>have nearly no errors. >> >>The last error seems not covered from the timeout-Parameter because >>" The pipe2file process has finished work with return >>code -1." after 1 min 03 sec >> >>I will send you the dbm.ebl. >> >>Best Regards >>Frank >> >> >> >>On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:51:08 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ("Heinrich, >>Tilo") wrote: >> >>>Hello Frank, >>> >>>Does log file dbm.ebl contain any information about such an error situation, >>>if so can you please send the log file dbm.ebl to the mailing list or to me? >>> >>>Best regards, >>>Tilo >>> >>>Tilo Heinrich >>>Senior Developer >>>MaxDB&liveCache >>>SAP AG >>>http://www.sap.com <http://www.sap.com> <http://www.sap.com/ >>><http://www.sap.com/> > >>> >>>Sitz der Gesellschaft/Registered Office: Walldorf, Germany >>>Vorstand/SAP Executive Board: Henning Kagermann (Sprecher/CEO), Shai Agassi, >>>Léo Apotheker, Werner Brandt, Claus Heinrich, Gerhard Oswald, Peter Zencke >>>Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats/Chairperson of the SAP Supervisory Board: >>>Hasso Plattner >>>Registergericht/Commercial Register Mannheim No HRB 350269 >>> >>>Diese E-Mail kann Betriebs- oder Geschäftsgeheimnisse oder sonstige >>>vertrauliche Informationen enthalten. Sollten Sie diese E-Mail irrtümlich >>>erhalten haben, ist Ihnen eine Kenntnisnahme des Inhalts, eine >>>Vervielfältigung oder Weitergabe der E-Mail ausdrücklich untersagt. Bitte >>>benachrichtigen Sie uns und vernichten Sie die empfangene E-Mail. Vielen >>>Dank. >>> >>>This e-mail may contain trade secrets or privileged, undisclosed, or >>>otherwise confidential information. If you have received this e-mail in >>>error, you are hereby notified that any review, copying, or distribution of >>>it is strictly prohibited. Please inform us immediately and destroy the >>>original transmittal. Thank you for your cooperation. >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Frank >>>Sent: Dienstag, 24. Juli 2007 19:17 >>>To: maxdb@lists.mysql.com >>>Subject: Re: using archive_stage und archive_stage_repeat in scripts >>> >>>Hello Tilo, >>> >>>I use the following skript for archiving (thanks for your support) >>> >>>dbmcli -u control,control -d $SID -uUTL -c <<EOF >>>(step-1) archive_stage $ARCHIVE_MEDIUM $LOG_MEDIUM NOVERIFY KEEP >>>(step-2) archive_stage_repeat $ARCHIVE_MEDIUM2 $LOG_MEDIUM VERIFY >>>EOF >>> >>>If step_1 fails and step_2 succeed I get only 1 backup and afterwards >>>the log wil be deleted. >>> >>>Is there any possibility to avoid this situation? >>> >>>best regards Frank >> >> >> -- MaxDB Discussion Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/maxdb To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]