Re: I hope this text from the online manual is obsolete

2005-02-28 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 28 February 2005 19:29, Jon LaBadie wrote: >On Mon, Feb 28, 2005 at 05:25:00PM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Monday 28 February 2005 16:32, Fairbank, Bob wrote: >> >Normally, AMANDA uses one tape per run. With a tape changer (even >> > the chg-manual one), the number of tapes per run m

Re: I hope this text from the online manual is obsolete

2005-02-28 Thread Jon LaBadie
On Mon, Feb 28, 2005 at 05:25:00PM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Monday 28 February 2005 16:32, Fairbank, Bob wrote: > >Normally, AMANDA uses one tape per run. With a tape changer (even > > the chg-manual one), the number of tapes per run may be set higher > > for extra capacity. This is an upper

Re: I hope this text from the online manual is obsolete

2005-02-28 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 28 February 2005 16:32, Fairbank, Bob wrote: >Normally, AMANDA uses one tape per run. With a tape changer (even > the chg-manual one), the number of tapes per run may be set higher > for extra capacity. This is an upper limit on the number of tapes. > AMANDA uses only as much tape as it n

Re: I hope this text from the online manual is obsolete

2005-02-28 Thread Jon LaBadie
On Mon, Feb 28, 2005 at 02:32:31PM -0700, Fairbank, Bob wrote: > Normally, AMANDA uses one tape per run. With a tape changer (even the > chg-manual one), the number of tapes per run may be set higher for extra > capacity. This is an upper limit on the number of tapes. AMANDA uses > only as much tap

Re: I hope this text from the online manual is obsolete

2005-02-28 Thread Gavin Henry
On Monday 28 Feb 2005 21:32, you wrote: > Normally, AMANDA uses one tape per run. With a tape changer (even the > chg-manual one), the number of tapes per run may be set higher for extra > capacity. This is an upper limit on the number of tapes. AMANDA uses > only as much tape as it needs. AMANDA d

Re: Linux Storage Options

2005-02-28 Thread Eric Siegerman
On Mon, Feb 28, 2005 at 02:17:04PM -, Gavin Henry wrote: > Actually, Amanda is very enterprise ready. On Mon, Feb 28, 2005 at 03:47:31PM -0500, Brian Cuttler wrote: > Amanda is limited to DLE (DiskList Entries) that do not exceed the > capacity of a single tape volume. On Wed, Feb 23, 2005 at

Re: Dump larger than tape error

2005-02-28 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 28 February 2005 15:43, Fairbank, Bob wrote: >Hi. >I am definetly going to need to back up filesystems that are larger > than the >capacity of a single tape (SDLT). Apparently, amanda has a > limitation with this. >True? Any idea when it will be able to do this? >Thanks. > >-Origina

Re: I hope this text from the online manual is obsolete

2005-02-28 Thread Michael Loftis
Nope it isn't. Current (2.4.4p4) behavior is this. There is a patch floating around to address it though. I seem to remember it being on hold until 2.5 plans firm up though.

Re: Dump larger than tape error

2005-02-28 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 28 February 2005 15:43, Fairbank, Bob wrote: >Hi. >I am definetly going to need to back up filesystems that are larger > than the >capacity of a single tape (SDLT). Apparently, amanda has a > limitation with this. >True? Any idea when it will be able to do this? >Thanks. > >-Origina

Re: Dump larger than tape error

2005-02-28 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 28 February 2005 15:43, Fairbank, Bob wrote: >Hi. >I am definetly going to need to back up filesystems that are larger > than the >capacity of a single tape (SDLT). Apparently, amanda has a > limitation with this. >True? Any idea when it will be able to do this? >Thanks. > The accepted

I hope this text from the online manual is obsolete

2005-02-28 Thread Fairbank, Bob
Normally, AMANDA uses one tape per run. With a tape changer (even the chg-manual one), the number of tapes per run may be set higher for extra capacity. This is an upper limit on the number of tapes. AMANDA uses only as much tape as it needs. AMANDA does not yet do overflow from one tape to another

Re: Dump larger than tape error

2005-02-28 Thread Jon LaBadie
On Mon, Feb 28, 2005 at 01:43:39PM -0700, Fairbank, Bob wrote: > Hi. > I am definetly going to need to back up filesystems that are larger than > the > capacity of a single tape (SDLT). Apparently, amanda has a limitation > with this. > True? Any idea when it will be able to do this? > Thanks. I

Re: Linux Storage Options

2005-02-28 Thread Gavin Henry
On Monday 28 Feb 2005 20:58, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: > Hi, Gavin, > > on Montag, 28. Februar 2005 at 16:03 you wrote to amanda-users: > > GH> > > >> Gavin: > >> Can you put me in contact with these guys? If they really have > >> something, I probably should help them make it public. @ the ver

Re: Linux Storage Options

2005-02-28 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Hi, Gavin, on Montag, 28. Februar 2005 at 16:03 you wrote to amanda-users: GH> >> Gavin: >> Can you put me in contact with these guys? If they really have >> something, I probably should help them make it public. @ the very >> least, it sounds as if I should learn more about them. GH> Would an

Re: Dump larger than tape error

2005-02-28 Thread Brian Cuttler
Bob, Amanda is limited to DLE (DiskList Entries) that do not exceed the capacity of a single tape volume. However you are not restricted to "dump" but may use "tar" (specifically certain versions of gnutar) to select specific file types for subtrees residing on the partition. On Mon, Feb 28, 200

RE: Dump larger than tape error

2005-02-28 Thread Fairbank, Bob
Hi. I am definetly going to need to back up filesystems that are larger than the capacity of a single tape (SDLT). Apparently, amanda has a limitation with this. True? Any idea when it will be able to do this? Thanks. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] O

Re: Dump larger than tape error

2005-02-28 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 28 February 2005 13:35, Byarlay, Wayne A. wrote: >Hi, all! > >I've been running dumps to hard disk using chg-multi & stuff for > about a year now, very good, no complaints. > >But recently, suddenly, one of the computers I back up is failing. >Here's what's in the e-mail: > > >_+_+_+_+_+_

Re: Dump larger than tape error

2005-02-28 Thread Frank Smith
--On Monday, February 28, 2005 13:35:15 -0500 "Byarlay, Wayne A." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, all! > > I've been running dumps to hard disk using chg-multi & stuff for about a > year now, very good, no complaints. > > But recently, suddenly, one of the computers I back up is failing. > Her

RE: Dump larger than tape error

2005-02-28 Thread Byarlay, Wayne A.
Hmm, yes, you are right. Which would exist on the client, yes? (Does not exist on my Amanda server.) Strangely, I created another backup set, with only one "tape" in my "changer", and adjusted the amanda.conf file for this new config to backup that machine Full to a separate area; and it's running

RE: Dump larger than tape error

2005-02-28 Thread Byarlay, Wayne A.
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Byarlay, Wayne A. Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 1:35 PM To: amanda-users@amanda.org Subject: Dump larger than tape error Hi, all! I've been running dumps to hard disk using chg-multi & stuff for about a

Re: Dump larger than tape error

2005-02-28 Thread Jon LaBadie
On Mon, Feb 28, 2005 at 01:35:15PM -0500, Byarlay, Wayne A. wrote: > Hi, all! > > /usr/local/var/amanda/gnutar-lists/luke.lib.purdue.edu_var_0.new: Cannot > write: No space left on device > | Total bytes written: 3040256000 (2.8GB, 8.9MB/s) > ? gtar: Error exit delayed from previous errors > sendb

Dump larger than tape error

2005-02-28 Thread Byarlay, Wayne A.
Hi, all! I've been running dumps to hard disk using chg-multi & stuff for about a year now, very good, no complaints. But recently, suddenly, one of the computers I back up is failing. Here's what's in the e-mail: _+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+ _+_+_+_+

Re: Linux Storage Options

2005-02-28 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 28 February 2005 10:03, Gavin Henry wrote: > > >> Gavin: >> Can you put me in contact with these guys? If they really have >> something, I probably should help them make it public. @ the very >> least, it sounds as if I should learn more about them. > >Would anyone like to step forward a

Re: amreport

2005-02-28 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 28 February 2005 09:52, ddaasd wrote: >The idea with 3 groups sounds better. > >I have 2 more questions for this scenario: > >1. If my dumpcycle=5, runspercycle=5 then I need tapecycle to be > minimum 6 (runspercycle+1). These are for one group (for one week > - only weekdays). If I woul

Re: new problem with the Exabyte VXA-2 packet-loader system

2005-02-28 Thread James D. Freels
I put the cartridge in backwards (which looks like forwards for traditional tape drives).  I will always have to remember this !!! Now in the process of taking the unit apart to take out the cartridge. On Thu, 2005-02-24 at 09:17 -0500, James D. Freels wrote: The Exabyte lack of timely t

Re: Linux Storage Options

2005-02-28 Thread Jon LaBadie
On Mon, Feb 28, 2005 at 04:23:28PM +0100, Alexander Jolk wrote: > Gavin Henry wrote: > > Guys, can we have your stories too and then maybe Mike can add an update > > to his article. > > Who was it already who conducted that amanda survey last year or so? > Jon? That list might be interesting to

Re: Linux Storage Options

2005-02-28 Thread Alexander Jolk
Gavin Henry wrote: > Guys, can we have your stories too and then maybe Mike can add an update > to his article. Who was it already who conducted that amanda survey last year or so? Jon? That list might be interesting to show off what amanda can do. And for the record, we currently use amanda wi

Re: amreport

2005-02-28 Thread Paul Bijnens
ddaasd wrote: The idea with 3 groups sounds better. I have 2 more questions for this scenario: 1. If my dumpcycle=5, runspercycle=5 then I need tapecycle to be minimum 6 (runspercycle+1). These are for one group (for one week - only weekdays). If I would have 3 groups then it seems I need 18 tap

Re: Linux Storage Options

2005-02-28 Thread Gavin Henry
> > I actually have no idea how this ended up in my INBOX (I presume through > the Amanda mailing list but it doesn't look like other Amanda posts, and > as you can see Reply All doesn't include the list) but I can comment Thanks Fran, I CC'd it to the list, as I was annoyed that Amanda was

RE: Linux Storage Options

2005-02-28 Thread Gavin Henry
> Gavin: > Can you put me in contact with these guys? If they really have > something, I probably should help them make it public. @ the very > least, it sounds as if I should learn more about them. Would anyone like to step forward and speak to Mike? > > Thanks for your interest. > Cheers. >

re: amreport

2005-02-28 Thread ddaasd
The idea with 3 groups sounds better. I have 2 more questions for this scenario: 1. If my dumpcycle=5, runspercycle=5 then I need tapecycle to be minimum 6 (runspercycle+1). These are for one group (for one week - only weekdays). If I would have 3 groups then it seems I need 18 tapes. Now I hav

RE: Linux Storage Options

2005-02-28 Thread Gavin Henry
> Hi Gavin. > Thanks for the note. Actually, I had never heard much about either of > these before your note. Since then, I've refreshed my knowledge re > Amanda, albeit briefly. From what I can see, based on a quick reading > of the doc you pointed me to, it doesn't appear to be an industrial