Re: Failure and Strange Dump Summary
On Fri, 3 May 2002 at 2:52pm, Michael Kopach wrote > FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: > localhost hda5a lev 0 FAILED [missing result for hda5a in localhost response] Two things: o You want to use a hostname. Even if you don't think you do, you do. localhost will more than likely come back to bite you. o Are you sure hda5a is correct? Are you sure it shouldn't just be hda5? o You may want to try using directory names (e.g. /home), rather than devices. It comes in handy if you add disks or move stuff around. OK, fine, so that was 3. > (brought to you by Amanda 2.4.3b3 b is for beta. If you don't need the new features, you probably want to stick with 2.4.2p2 plus patches. -- Joshua Baker-LePain Department of Biomedical Engineering Duke University
Failure and Strange Dump Summary
Ok, now I will wave the white flag
I am trying to get amanda working for the first time, but am running into same problem
over and over. The particulars are: O/S is Slackware 8.0, amanda version is 2.4.3b3.
Amcheck runs fine, but when I do an amdump, the following is what I end up with:
Subject: aug AMANDA MAIL REPORT FOR May 2, 2002
These dumps were to tape 3117.
The next tape Amanda expects to use is: a new tape.
FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY:
localhost hda5a lev 0 FAILED [missing result for hda5a in localhost response]
STATISTICS:
Total Full Daily
Estimate Time (hrs:min)0:00
Run Time (hrs:min) 0:02
Dump Time (hrs:min)0:00 0:00 0:00
Output Size (meg) 0.00.00.0
Original Size (meg) 0.00.00.0
Avg Compressed Size (%) -- -- --
Filesystems Dumped0 0 0
Avg Dump Rate (k/s) -- -- --
Tape Time (hrs:min)0:00 0:00 0:00
Tape Size (meg) 0.00.00.0
Tape Used (%) 0.00.00.0
Filesystems Taped 0 0 0
Avg Tp Write Rate (k/s) -- -- --
NOTES:
planner: Adding new disk localhost:hda5a.
driver: WARNING: got empty schedule from planner
taper: tape 3117 kb 0 fm 0 [OK]
DUMP SUMMARY:
DUMPER STATSTAPER STATS
HOSTNAME DISKL ORIG-KB OUT-KB COMP% MMM:SS KB/s MMM:SS KB/s
-- -
localhosthda5a 0 FAILED ---
(brought to you by Amanda 2.4.3b3
I'm hoping someone out there has some ideas??
Michael A. Kopach
System Administrator
Augustana University College
4901 - 46 Ave.
Camrose, AB T4V-2R3
Tel 780-679-1572
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: True Tape Overflow
On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 02:10:53PM -0500, Jim Summers wrote: > Hello All, > > I am preparing to re-configure my amanda system. I noticed while > reading the man pages that the version (2.4.2p2) of amanda I am using > will not do true tape overflow. > > I have an old DDS3 tape changer I am going to use (I have a stockpile of > DDS3) with a 12/24G capacity per tape. > > One of my file systems is slightly over the 24G limit and has not been > able to be backed up on my current config of one tape. I was hoping > that when I went to the changer and have 2 tapes per run set that it > would continue on to the next tape. Now I am not sure. > > Will the newest version do overflow? As is said many times here, each disklist entry must fit on a single tape. > Any ideas on how to handle this? use tar and split the single disklist entry into multiple entries instead of /fs backup /fs/a and /fs/b separately. -- Jon H. LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] JG Computing 4455 Province Line Road(609) 252-0159 Princeton, NJ 08540-4322 (609) 683-7220 (fax)
Re: True Tape Overflow
On 3 May 2002 at 2:10pm, Jim Summers wrote > One of my file systems is slightly over the 24G limit and has not been > able to be backed up on my current config of one tape. I was hoping > that when I went to the changer and have 2 tapes per run set that it > would continue on to the next tape. Now I am not sure. > > Will the newest version do overflow? Nope -- not yet. > Any ideas on how to handle this? tar and multiple disklist entries. -- Joshua Baker-LePain Department of Biomedical Engineering Duke University
True Tape Overflow
Hello All, I am preparing to re-configure my amanda system. I noticed while reading the man pages that the version (2.4.2p2) of amanda I am using will not do true tape overflow. I have an old DDS3 tape changer I am going to use (I have a stockpile of DDS3) with a 12/24G capacity per tape. One of my file systems is slightly over the 24G limit and has not been able to be backed up on my current config of one tape. I was hoping that when I went to the changer and have 2 tapes per run set that it would continue on to the next tape. Now I am not sure. Will the newest version do overflow? Any ideas on how to handle this? Thanks in advance!
Re: Formatting output of amreport
That's it. Thanks. > On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 12:50:22PM -0400, Wayne Richards wrote: > > > I seem to recall some messages regarding the format of amreport output but > > have been unable to locate that information. Could someone point me to the > > proper location? > > To a certain extent you can format the output by changing the field > specifiers in amanda.conf. > > > > > Regards, > > > > Niall O Broin
Re: Formatting output of amreport
On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 12:50:22PM -0400, Wayne Richards wrote: > I seem to recall some messages regarding the format of amreport output but > have been unable to locate that information. Could someone point me to the > proper location? To a certain extent you can format the output by changing the field specifiers in amanda.conf. Regards, Niall O Broin
Re: Tape changers/libraries
On Fri, 3 May 2002, David Flood wrote: >I have around £2000 to spend on a changer/library does any one >have any suggestions, ideally I would like to be able to back up >400GB but I realise this is maybe not possible for 2K so backup >capability is the most important factor. Hi David. I've been doing a lot of research lately evaluating various tape library/changer products for our use here. I could share some of my insights so far with you, but it would help to have an approximate conversion of £2000 into dollars. I don't follow currency exchange very closely. ;-) -- Brandon D. Valentine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Computer Geek, Center for Structural Biology "This isn't rocket science -- but it _is_ computer science." - Terry Lambert on [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: How to set up clients
Doug Silver wrote: > If you have 'amcheck CONFIG' working, then you probably have set up the > server as a client. Now you just need to duplicate those steps on other > clients. Read the INSTALL file that comes with Amanda. If you have > problems, let us know what OS you're running and what errors Amanda > reports back including the relevant debugging information generally found > in /tmp/amanda. > > Good luck! > Well, I think I've got it all ironed out. I have to set up the cron stuff now, and see how it runs over the weekend. I'm running Red Hat 7.2, and I installed AMANDA from the rpm packages that came with the system (which BTW, are 2.4.2p2). My biggest problem was that, and I found this to be true of any distrobution, when you install from a package someone else created the docs are never where you expect them to be. At least, they're not where they would be had one unpacked, compiled and installed that way. I fixed it by downloading the sources, and extracting the docs from the tar ball in to /usr/share/doc. That's where most of the other docs were. However, if I have any other problems, rest assured I'll ask here. Andy
lbl-templ
I've setup my tapetype to include "lbl-templ 8x11.ps". It generates a nice looking output to the default printer. The only problem I have is that it prints only one page for 90 filesystems. So about line 63, I get 1/2 of a line (the top half) and the rest of the filesystems disappear. Anyone else use this option and have this problem? --- Wayne Richards Phone: 330 796-4462 Goodyear Tech CenterFax:330 796-3947 Department 431A e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PO Box 3531 Akron, OH 44309-3531 And one for the lawyers: This email may contain confidential/proprietary information and may not be copied or disseminated without the express consent of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Re: How to set up clients
If you have 'amcheck CONFIG' working, then you probably have set up the server as a client. Now you just need to duplicate those steps on other clients. Read the INSTALL file that comes with Amanda. If you have problems, let us know what OS you're running and what errors Amanda reports back including the relevant debugging information generally found in /tmp/amanda. Good luck! On Fri, 3 May 2002, Andrew Falanga wrote: > Hello, > > > How exactly, do I setup a client? I've setup AMANDA on my tape > server (I think, at least I've got amcheck liking my setup) but what > this exercise is all about is backing up a classroom environment. So, > how do I setup a client? > > Andy > -- ~~ Doug Silver Network Manager Urchin Corporation http://www.urchin.com ~~
Re: How to set up clients
On Fri, 3 May 2002 at 10:43am, Andrew Falanga wrote > How exactly, do I setup a client? I've setup AMANDA on my tape > server (I think, at least I've got amcheck liking my setup) but what > this exercise is all about is backing up a classroom environment. So, > how do I setup a client? Compile just as you did on the server, although you can add --without-server to the configure flags. Install, set up networking (just like on the server), add the client to the disklist, run amcheck, and fix what goes wrong. It's all in the docs... -- Joshua Baker-LePain Department of Biomedical Engineering Duke University
Formatting output of amreport
I seem to recall some messages regarding the format of amreport output but have been unable to locate that information. Could someone point me to the proper location? --- Wayne Richards Phone: 330 796-4462 Goodyear Tech CenterFax:330 796-3947 Department 431A e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PO Box 3531 Akron, OH 44309-3531 And one for the lawyers: This email may contain confidential/proprietary information and may not be copied or disseminated without the express consent of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Re: Expanding tapecycle
On Thu, 2002-05-02 at 18:08, Brandon Moro wrote: > Here's where the problem is (unless you see one above that I have > overlooked). I send the tapes from the last week of every month offsite for > 1 year. Can I arrange the tapecycle in such a way that I can get amanda to > recognize a tape as being eligible to overwrite even though it is not in > chronological order (that is, tape 8 may still be offsite for a year, but > tape 24 has come back from a 6 week offsite cycle and I want to use it > again)? What should I expect to happen when I try this method? Will I have > to set up a second config (ex: DailySet2) and run this second config with > its own set of tapes and run it during the last week of every month? Amanda doesn't care about tape order. You can add new tapes any time (as long as their label matches the regexp you've specified) and any tape which doesn't have a dump on it we're supposed to be keeping is eligible to be used anytime.
How to set up clients
Hello, How exactly, do I setup a client? I've setup AMANDA on my tape server (I think, at least I've got amcheck liking my setup) but what this exercise is all about is backing up a classroom environment. So, how do I setup a client? Andy
HP Surestore 1/8
Hi All, I have looked through the Amanda docs and the FAQ to see if a particular autoloader is supported, but I can't find it listed. Does not listed == not supported? The unit is the HP Surestore 1/8 DLT vs80. TIA, Kenny -- "Tact is just *not* saying true stuff" -- Cordelia Chase Kenneth E. Lussier Sr. Systems Administrator Zuken, USA PGP KeyID CB254DD0 http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xCB254DD0
Tape changers/libraries
This is not really an amanda question but is an excellent place to get input. I have around £2000 to spend on a changer/library does any one have any suggestions, ideally I would like to be able to back up 400GB but I realise this is maybe not possible for 2K so backup capability is the most important factor. David Flood Systems Administrator
Help with AMANDA.conf
Hello group, This is my first go around with AMANDA and I needed a little guidance in getting things running smoothly. I am using a QUANTUM 4700 (20G/40G) 7 slot stacker under SuSE Linux 7.3. I have been fooling around with the AMANDA conf file, but I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this or a close configuration. If at all possible, would you share a copy of your amanda.conf so I can get some pointers in getting mine set up. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Kim C. Callis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
forcing a degraded backup
Hi, I'm looking for a way to force a backup to degraded mode, to holding disk with 2.4.3b3. Reading the docs I didn't find anything obvious yet. Here's what I'm trying to do: I have a 14 slots DLT changer. With a runspercycle of 7, I have plenty of space left on tapes, so I'd like to put 2 days of backup on a tape. I'm trying to get amanda do a degraded backup to holding disk (incrementals only), which should be quite small (less than 5G), one day out of two. The next day this backup would be flushed to tape before the scheduled backups. Of course I'd like to have all this under the same config, so that peoples running amrecover don't have to know if it was a full or degraded backup. The problem is that I don't know how to make it do a degraded dump when there is a valid tape available. Any idea ? -- Manuel Bouyer, LIP6, Universite Paris VI. [EMAIL PROTECTED] --
